Thank you Maureen. Yes, Don has been deceased for a year and a half or two
years, and had been quite ill prior to that.
Pam
On Aug 10, 2020, at 6:33 PM, Maureen Hogg <m.e.hogg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Check the recent archives, Steve. Pamela Drake stated about a week ago
Don Bishop passed away several years ago. Hi widow, Vickie, is still
alive to the best of Pam's knowledge.
Hope that helps.
Maureen
On 8/10/2020 6:43 PM, Steve (Redacted sender k8sp for DMARC) wrote:
Guys,
This has nothing to do with using an Optacon to fill out a ballot.
Don Bishop, where are you?
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Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 8:06 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Voting by mail-in.
Hi,to view the list archives, go to:
I asked this very question of a conservative talk show host, and found out
that some states handle it better than others, so he may be right, but in
our state, so far, all is pretty okay.
Judy
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Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 3:32 PM
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I surely don't understand President Trump's hoopla about mail-in ballots.
They have been in existence for several years, and I don't see much
greater potential for fraud than there is in going to the poling place,
since you could probably manage to get a fake ID or two for voting and
then go vote under each ID. I don't think it should be a big deal.
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Behalf Of Judy Jones
Sent: Monday, 10 August, 2020 10:40 AM
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Voting by mail-in.
Maureen, you nailed it! That's all I can say. A hearty amen to you!
Judy
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From: Maureen Hogg
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, August 10, 2020 08:10 AM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Voting by mail-in.
That's the heart of the matter, Judy: A "dumbed down" culture that
promotes apathy and co-dependence, whether or not the individual is
disabled. The Optacon was created by The GreatestGeneration as a part of
its ethic to make the world a better place to live and to allow
individuals to reach their full potential. The "disabled" community was
simply a subset of that mindset. Once the culture gets back on track with
that ethic, the "disabled" community will also get back on it.
You mentioned people weren't even curious about it or didn't even care a
blind p erson could read independently. That's the general apthy. "Not my
problem." Actually, it is everyone's problem. We're all in this together,
as the present recession and pandemic demonstrate, vividly.
The technology is out there. The funding is out there. The attitude is
not. Change the attitude and the motivation, you change the world.
Best!
Maureen
On 8/10/2020 5:07 AM, Judy Jones wrote:
Hi, All,of
I was able to do this with the aid of the optacon.
This was brought home to me, as I was on a state board call involving
severalblind people.
An article one had written is going to appear on a list-serv. At the
end
the reading of this article, I spoke up and explained my successfulquotes) in the message subject.
experience, being able to vote by mail. While I didn't expect any
comments one way or the other, I also realized that very few, if any,
probably, not o nly knew what an optacon is, but also, more than that,
noone was even curious, or even questioning the fact that it is even
possible for a blind person to do this independently.
The moral of the story being that, if developong of a new model
optacon is tobe developed, the interest has to be piqued among the
blind community before the marketing can even begin.
The recipe has to include entities with money, influence, and
knowledge of the market they're going after. Blindness product compa
nies are "small potatoes" compared to someone like Google, who
produces Pixel devices and others that can be used by blind people.
The blind population is such a niche market, the technology has to be
such that it's affordable by all and people made to believe they have
to have one.
The culture is so dumbed down nowadays.
I'm going to add the mail-in vote capability to the Optacon Task List.
Judy
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