[optacon-l] Re: Optacon Podcasts
- From: "Natalie" <nataliej@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 16:27:07 -0500
Very well expressed. The sighted community can't imagine the benefits of
the Optacon to them and to us. I think advertising of any kind would have
to be directed more toward them.
Natalie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mallard" <mallard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 4:19 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Optacon Podcasts
>
> Yes, Fran, I agree.
> Maybe one of our problems is that we keep thinking only in terms of the
> blind and visually impaired community, while I think we should aim at
> communicating a lot more with the sighted world.
>
> The "authorities" David mentioned in his message threw a number of
> precious Optacons into the trash bin, because they dind't probably
> understand their value to a blind person.
>
> Using an Optacon means allowing a blind person to fulfill tasks that
> they couldn't cary out otherwise. This means being able to get better
> jobs, earning higher salaries, paying higher taxes, and not being a
> burden on the community.
>
> If our authorities could be made to understand this (I'm pretty hopeless
> as regards Italian politicians, by the way...), we would aready have
> gone quite a long way.
>
> Badly expressed, probably, but hopefully clear enough...
> Ciao,
> Ollie
>
> Il 04/11/2012 21.30, Fran ha scritto:
>> Catherine, I don't agree. I think videos might have a tremendous impact,
>> especially on parents or teachers of blind kids. Then of course, the
>> fact a
>> blind person cannot see a video doesn't mean the video wouldn't work for
>> them either.
>>
>> Fran
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Catherine Thomas" <braille@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 9:05 PM
>> Subject: [optacon-l] Optacon Podcasts
>>
>>
>>> There have been a couple of podcasts made to do with the Optacon. Our
>>> own
>>> Mary Emerson is featured in one of these. For totally blind users,
>>> videos
>>> wouldn't have much appeal. For those with some sight, the Optacon
>>> doesn't
>>> have much appeal.
>>>
>>> For those interested in the podcasts, I'm sure Mary can turn them up. I
>>> have a copy of the tape that was made someplace.
>>> Catherine
>>>
>>>
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