[optacon-l] Re: hello from former Optacon teacher Judy Adams
- From: JBliss Judy <judy@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:40:52 -0800
Dear Lucy,
Great to hear from you. I remember several students in the 70's who were
medical transcriptionists going nuts over the possibilities of the Optacon to
consult medical reference books. I suppose now that's all done online, but we
remember when it wasn't so easy to access information...or for a blind person
to access their own medical records!
Do you use e-books for pleasure reading now? Our receptionist at Telesensory,
for many years, who was blind, would amaze and astound new students by how
speedily she read even poor paper/print quality paperback novels in between
calls at the front desk! I don't know where she went after working at
Telesensory. Those of us who were still working at Telesensory until a year or
so before its bankruptcy still keep in touch through a TSI listserv. Maybe
someone remembers her?
Judy Adams
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: hello from former Optacon teacher Judy Adams
From: "Edmonds, Lucy (DLEG)" <edmondsl2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:30:26 -0500
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Hello everyone. I don't post too much to this list, but I sure enjoy
>everyone's comments and stories.
>
>I first saw the Optacon in 1973, and fell in love with it! I received
>training for one week in Flint Michigan at the Service Center for the
>Visually Impaired. I was a medical transcriptionist at the time, and
>the Optacon was very useful for reading the medical dictionary and other
>reference books.
>
>I still use the Optacon quite a lot at home, although I don't read
>novels like I used to. Guess I'm getting lazy! SMILE!
>
>Nice to hear everyone's keeping the Optacon alive! Keep posting
>
>Lucy Edmonds
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