[optacon-l] hello from former Optacon teacher Judy Adams
- From: JBliss Judy <judy@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:50:03 -0800
Dear friends of the Optacon,
I was an Optacon teacher for many years at Telesensory, and mourned the end of
the product. Even after the introduction of the Optacon II in partnership with
Canon, where we were able to provide PC-based independent reading practice
lessons in several languages, even Japanese, and won several design awards, the
sales never reached a level where the Optacon could be efficiently manufactured
at a modest cost, and the company that bought Telesensory's technology never
continued the product. I agree that scanners just do not do it!
Were you trained at Telesensory in California? I worked with many students and
it's hard to remember after all these years. We had an Optacon teacher's
reunion last year and it was great to see what people were doing, although
we've lost several teachers over the years.
I'm still in the access technology field. I was the Telesensory training
manager and then in charge of technical support and service center support for
many years - started in 1976 at TSI, but laid off in 2001, before the
bankruptcy and acquisition by InSiPhil. I then worked for Jim Bliss, who
co-founded TSI from 2001 to 2005 at his new company JBliss Imaging, which I
took over from him (he retired with multiple myloma), and re-named it JBliss
Low Vision Systems, since we have a full line of products with speech and
enlargement for scanning (updating his original VIP), e-mail and internet (PnC
E-mail and PnC Net), developed with a NSF grant and evaluated through the
Western Region VA in Palo Alto, CA, and a variety of low vision products that
we represent from other manufacturers. Our newest product is a mini-PC that
the user connects to their TV (or to a monitor, or just speakers, for a blind
user), and it provides scanning, e-mail and internet access with a dialup,
dsl/ca
ble or USB wireless connection.
I just recently joined the listserv, hoping to hear from Optacon users, to see
what everyone is doing these days. Hope to hear from you.
Best regards and Happy New Year!
Judy Adams
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