[optacon-l] Re: memories of TSI and the Good Old days!
- From: "Nick Dotson" <nickdotson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:24:14 -0600
Just like the Optacon, safe and efficient use is a function of motivation,
training and practice, more training and practice, and constant use for
reinforcement... Again, like the Optacon, once people encounter the
resistance of reality to the wish for a panacea of an instant easy
no-brainer fix, they give up and say "It's too hard, it ain't no good"...
In fact, Nurion (spelling?) the vendors of the Laser Cane wouldn't sell it
to someone who didn't have a training contract with a mobility instructor
certified to train on the device. Probably a good idea because of liability
in this overly litigious society, and because a product can be quickly sunk
with the winjing of unhappy purchasers who bought on the basis of hope and
too short an acquaintance with the device. It isn't just blind people
guilty of this sort of thinking in our society, but that's what I've worked
with since 1978--so call me a "Burnt out Case". (grin) But yes, I'd like
to see that, and of course a resurrection of the manufacture of a straight
image to touch device--no processing to slow or mess things up, we have that
a plenty for the bulk hamburger making of reading the sea of print we all
encounter and for which OCR is the only truly efficient means of boring
through it--but one must have an arsenal to achieve any degree of parity
with the photonically enabled. (smile)
Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Emerson" <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:03 AM
Subject: [optacon-l] memories of TSI and the Good Old days!
> Nick,
>
> Wow! That must have been an incredible experience, running and navigating
> so
> well. I am really surprised that more hasn't been done with mobility aids.
> Wouldn't you think there's been enough advancement in electronics to make
> something small and sensitive enough to allow us to travel more safely?
> With
> quiet cars coming on the scene, it surprises me that modern devices like
> the
> sonic guide and Mowat sensor aren't a priority.
>
> Mary
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