Re: not mastering the optacon
- From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:43:15 -0800
One should never say "never", but I don't think so. I know Blazie tried a
sine wave and apparently it was quieter without impairing inteligibility.
But I am not convinced.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Pond" <dg140@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: not mastering the optacon
> Could the display be improved in any way to make things easier?
>
> Charles
>
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>
>>Rachael and Mike,
>>The reasons why a lot of people could not master the optacon are not
>>unknown at all. 1. Some people were evaluated for Optacon training and
>>deemed incapable without ever really having the chance to try. 2. Many
>>were discouraged by the hard work needed t learn tracking, threshold
>>adjustment, and symbol recognition. 3. Many people lost heart whenthey
>>discovered that the neat and tidy pages they had een given in training did
>>not resemble what they were faced with when reading mail and other print
>>material. 4. Many people were discouraged when they found out how slowly
>>the optacon reads. TeleSensory had convinced a lot of people that they
>>could do away with sighted assistance and other reading devices if they
>>used an optacon. A "slight" exaggeration.
>>I'msure others onthis list can add more to the known reasons why many
>>people did not master the optacon aside from the original purchase price
>>and the need for intense training.
>>Catherine
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