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                            THE BLIND NEWS DIGEST

                                 Issue # 1057

                           Tuesday, July 05, 1994

Today's Topics:


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                         Re: Helen Keller's teacher
                              MY ERROR - SORRY
                   Computers for blind people in Thailand?
                        Re: Scanners and OCR Software
                Re: Braille output devices for PC compatibles
                            Access to CompuServe
                                   ada day
       International Technical Aids Seminar for the Visually Impaired


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Subject: Re: Helen Keller's teacher
From: SANDERCO@WLSVAX.WVNET.EDU (Nancy)
Organization: West Virginia Network


Helen & teacher is listed in Books in print. ISBN 0891282343. $19.95.
Any book store should be able to order a copy for you. Nancy
sandrco@wlsvax.wvnet.edu




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Subject: MY ERROR - SORRY
From: pcwood@cyclone.mitre.org (Philip C. Wood)

RFB was said to be in Princeton and i sent you comment that it is
in Rochester NY, I was thinking about National Braille Assn - it
does books and is in Rochester.

Sorry about that.
Pc Wood




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Subject: Computers for blind people in Thailand?
From: polawo@morakot.nectec.or.th (Polawat Ouilapan)

[Note from Bill McGarry: Anyone out there have any suggestions
 for Pol?]

Hello,
        I got you address from the handicap board which I got the address
from 'The Whole Internet' book. A non-profit orgainization here in
Thailand is looking for computer equipment/program for the blind people
to use. Do you know if I can get any information on the subject?

Thank you and sorry to have bother you.
-Pol-








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Subject: Re: Scanners and OCR Software
From: stricker@netcom.com (Richard Stricker)
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)

I use read/write OCR and it works well.

Rich Stricker




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Subject: Re: Braille output devices for PC compatibles
From: ebohlman@netcom.com (Eric Bohlman)
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)

Joerg Fricke (fricke@fuhainf2.fernuni-hagen.de) wrote:
: There are several other approaches to reduce the number of dots
: per device or the price per dot but none of these are already
: brought to market. (At least not a comfortable one. Of course you
: can read using just one usual Braille cell and a set of cursor
: keys but that is usable only with small amounts of data like
: addresses and phone numbers stored in an electronic notebook.)

My Braille-reading friends (I'm sighted) compare single-cell Braille
reading to reading print while looking through a straw.

One idea that I've had is a mouse-like device with four or five cells,
along with software that would send the appropriate material to the cells
as the device is moved.  While it wouldn't be exactly like paper-braille
reading, it would be closer to it than using the typical 20-or-40-cell
refreshable Braille display would.





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Subject: Access to CompuServe
From: awoods@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Alan Woods)

Kathryn Woods, a customer service rep at CompuServe, is presently
compiling information to make access to CompuServe easier for blind
or visually impaired users.  She'd welcome comments,
recommendations, or statements of how useful such material might be
for potential users, as well as any hints from CompuServe
subscribers (or former subscribers) on ways they've developed to
navigate the system.  She can be reached at:

     70004.1617@CompuServe.com




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Subject: ada day
From: Steve.Philips@dataport.com (Steve Philips)
Organization: Data Port BBS [Info: info@dataport.com]


In the June\july issue of Mainstream in the calendar section there is a listing
for " Disability Independence Day ". It stated there will be " celebrations
in sights across the county" ( usa ) on July, 24, 1994. Can any one post a list
of the celebrations events and cities ?
                      thanks, steve philips, san jose, california,usa
                       steve.philips@dataport.com
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Subject: International Technical Aids Seminar for the Visually Impaired
From: t94303mn@sfc.keio.ac.jp (Masafumi NAKANE)
Organization: Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus, Kanagawa Japan

            INFORMATION OF INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL AIDS SEMINAR

Sponsored by Japan Optacon Committee
             Vocational Development Center for the Blind in Japan, Inc.
             Information Device Access Support Association for the Blind
             (IDAS)

Supported by Ministry of Health and Welfare
             Ministry of Education
             Ministry of Labor
             Japan Association for Employment of the Disabled
             National Committee for the Welfare of the Blind in Japan

Corporation with Canon Inc.

Date        July 23 (Saturday) & 24 (Sunday), 1994
            9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Place       Nishi-shinjuku Seven City Hall
            4-34-1 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan
            Telephone: +81-3-3376-5101

Traffic     Nearest Station: Shinjuku
            Keio-bus for Nakano Station: Yodobashi Dai-roku Shogakko Mae

Interpretor Japanese/English (simultaneous)

Lunch       Prepared by Sponsor

Fee         one day  1,000 yen.-
            all days 2,000 yen.-
Application 1) Request Date
            2) Fee
            3) Name, Company Name
            4) Address, Phone No., Fax No.
            5) You need Braille Information ?

Please contact with above matter to the following address, and also applicate at
tendance.

Office of Administration
          Vocational Development Center for the Blind in Japan, Inc.
          10-3 Honshio-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160 Japan
          Tel: +81-3-3341-0900 Fax: +81-3-3341-0967


                                1994

                        INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL
                              AIDS SEMINAR
                        for The Visually Disabled

ANNUAL TOPICS  '94 "Graphic Information"
               '95 "Man-Machine Interface"

Date          July 23 (Saturday) & 24 (Sunday), 1994

Place         Nishi-shinjuku Seven City Hall
              4-34-1 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan
              Telephone: +81-3-3376-5101

Sponsored by  Japan Optacon Committee
              Vocational Development Center for the Blind in Japan, Inc.
              Information Device Access Support Association for the Blind
              (IDAS)

Supported by  Ministry of Health and Welfare
              Ministry of Education
              Ministry of Labor
              Japan Association for Employment of the Disabled
              National Committee for the Welfare of the Blind in Japan

Corporation with CANON INC.



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Office of Administration:
Vocational Development Center for the Blind in Japan, Inc.
           10-3 Honshio-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160 Japan
           Tel: +81-3-3341-0900   Fax: +81-3-3341-0967


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                               PROGRAM


July 23, 1994 (Saturday)

 9:00- 9:30 REGISTRATION
 9:30-10:00 OPENING CEREMONY
                  General Chairperson:Mr. Bunji Watanabe, IDAS Association,
                                       Nanasawa Light Home
                  Opening Address:Mr. Hirotsugu Jitsumoto
                                   Chairman, Japan Optacon Committee
                  Addresses from Guests


10:00-12:00 KEYNOTE SPEECH
                  Chairperson:Mr. Shinjiro Matsui
                              Chairman, Vocational Development Center for the
                              Blind in Japan, Inc.
                  "Access to Graphics and Graphical User Interfaces"
                            Mr. Eugen Schaefer  President, METEC GmbH
                            Dr. Gerhard Weber  Stuttgart University

12:00-13:00 LUNCH

13:00-14:00 KEYNOTE SPEECH
                  Chairperson:Mr. Shinjiro Matsui, Chairman,(VDCBJ)
                  "On the Centrality of Images in Our Thinking, and Computer
                   Assitance"
                              Dr. Hisao Yamada
                              Deputy Director General
                              National Center for Sience Information Systems

14:00-14:40  RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
                  Chairperson:Mr. Hideji Nagaoka
                              Tsukuba College of Techonology
               1. Various Use of Optacon
                      Mr. Mitsugu Sakamoto
                      Student, Attached School for the Blind to Tsukuba Univ.
               2. Haptics Shape Recognition in the Blind
                      Dr. Yosio Muranaka
                      Chairman, IDAS Association

14:40-14:50 BREAK
14:50-15:30 RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
               3. Computerized Tactile Graphics for Blind and
                  Visually Impaired
                       Mr. Masaki Tauchi
                       Okayama Prefectural University
               4. Study of Tactile Maps for Visually Disabled by Geographical
                Survey Institute - Development of Drawing System of
                  Producing Tactile Map with Digital Geographic Data -
                       Mr. Junichi Fujisaku
                       Geographical Survey Institute


July 24, 1994 (Sunday)

 9:00- 9:30 REGISTRATION

 9:30-11:00 PANEL DISCUSSION  "How to Provide and Use the Graphical Data"

                  Chairperson:Mr. Tetsuya Fukui,
                              Tokyo Metropolitan Kita Medical Rehabilitation
                              Center for the Handicapped
                  Panelists:  Mr. Toshikazu Kato, Nippon Lighthouse
                              Mr. Kozue Handa
                              Mr. Yoshiko Toriyama, Attached School for
                                              the Blind to Tsukuba Univ.

11:00-12:00 EXHIBITION

12:00-13:00 LUNCH

13:00-14:45 RESEARCH PRESENTATIO
      USA                  "Graphics Access in the work Environment"
                            Mr. Gregory Fowler, Cisco Systems, Inc.
      Germany              "DMD 120060- an Interactive Device for Graphics and
                            text"
                            Mr. Eugen Schaefer  President, METEC GmbH
      Germany              "Access to Windows"
                            Dr. Gerhard Weber  Stuttgart University
      USA                  "Access to Maps and Location Information through
                            Virtual Reality Techniques and GPS Satellite
                            Receivers"
                            Mr. James R. Fruchterman
                            President & CEO, Arkenston
      JAPAN                "(Pseudo-)3-dimensional tactile display"
                            Dr. Masami Shinohara
                            National Institute of Bioscience and Human-
                            technology

14:45-15:00 BREAK,


15:00-16:30 PANEL DISCUSSION  "Present Status & Future Prospect for the
                               Visually Handicapped  Part 2"
                  Chairperson:Mr. Jun Ishikawa, University of Shizuoka
                  Panelists:  Mr. Gregory Fowler
                              Dr. Eugen Schaefer
                              Dr. Gerhard Weber
                              Mr. James R. Fruchterman
                              Ms. Julie Lovins
                              Dr. Masami Shinohara

16:30-16:40 CLOSING CEREMONY
                  Mr. Noriyuki Mitsuoka, Director, Vocational Development
                  Center for the Blind in Japan, Inc.


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          Masafumi NAKANE, Keio Univ., Dept. of Environmental Information
E-Mail : t94303mn@sfc.keio.ac.jp / HFC03131@niftyserve.or.jp




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