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                            THE BLIND NEWS DIGEST

                                 Issue # 1086

                         Wednesday, October 19, 1994

Today's Topics:


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                            source of audio books
                          SLIP with screen reader?
           New Internet Resources in Ophthalmogenetics and Vision
                            Re: jaws for windows
                            Re: jaws for windows
                   Re: Recommended large print size & font
                               Re: unix access
                        Re: RITE WATCH COMPANY phone?
                Closing the Gap: looking for some assistance


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Subject: source of audio books
From: senkmj@ptbma.usbm.gov (Mark J. Senk WB3CAI)

I heard a ad on the radio for a company which rents recordings of best
sellers.  They claim to have over 3,000 titles with full text rather than
the two cassette abridged versions.  Rental prices run between $10 and
$20 per month.  For more info and a brochure phone :
1 (800) 88BOOKS  which is 1 (800) 882-6657



Mark Senk       (412) 892-6513  senkmj@ptbma.usbm.gov
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Pittsburgh, PA  15236





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Subject: SLIP with screen reader?
From: mmines@halcyon.com (maurice A. mines)

Dear Bill,

I want to know if anyone knows what program to use so that I can run SLIP in
DOS.  The program should be able to allow me to telnet, ftp, and if
possible gopher.  And, if possible, pop mail and news.  I have a 486-66,
8 mb of RAM, a 340 hard drive stacked to 530, an external 1.44 modem on
Com2, and a Doubletalk LT on Com1.  The screen-reading program is ASAP.

The reason why I am looking for this is that in three weeks I am going to
start having ISDN service from the phone company and Halcyon runs SLIP
on their ISDN line.

If there is such a program, could someone please point me towards an ftp
site, where i can get it, and any documentation that is necessary to
install it properly.

Please send responses directly to me.  Thank you all in advance.

Maurice A. Mines
Graduate Student
City University
Seattle, Washington, USA
MBA candidate
1-206-431-6740
email mmines@halcyon.com
I want to help everyone get on the internet and make our world a better place





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Subject: New Internet Resources in Ophthalmogenetics and Vision
From: BERGEN@AMC.UVA.NL (Arthur Bergen)

1) A comprehensive Internet list of mailinglists, usenet newsgroups etc. in
vision may be obtained by sending an E-mail message:

GET EYE-MOVEMENT NETINFO

to the adress:

MAILBASE@MAILBASE.AC.UK

2) Jurg Ott has opened a new FTP-site, in which (ao) the latest versions of
the LINKAGE computerprograms can be obtained through Internet.
Also, the LINKAGE news-letter is available on-line.

adress:

FTP YORK.CPMC.COLUMBIA.EDU

or:

FTP 128.59.101.161

LOGIN with (No password required):

ANONYMOUS

If you have any problems navigating aroud that site (which is an UNIX
machine) send an E-mail to Joseph Terwilliger (JOE@YORK.CPMC.COLUMBIA.EDU)


3) Since the OPH-GEN list has grown considerably the last month (There
are now, since the start of the list, august 20 th 1994, almost 40
subscribers worldwide) I would like to urge new subscribers to review the
previous messages send to the list (about the intention of the list, initial
messages, etc.). in the list-archive.

Best wishes,

Arthur Bergen, Bergen@amc.uva.nl




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Subject: Re: jaws for windows
From: rrock@clark.net (Kerby Hill)
Organization: my room, (please clean it for me) 410-538-4301

In article <34075@handicap.news>, Patrick LIROU <lirou@orme.irit.fr> wrote:
>Does someone know if it exist a demo version of jaws for windows
>and how to get it?

call Henter-Joyce at 1-800-363-5658 and you should be able to get it
through there.

Kerby

--
Kerby Hill rrock@clark.net: Howard Stern is the only true radio god of the
morning anywhere.  Compuserve: 73162,536: Don and Mike are the only true
radio gods of the afternoon.  David Letterman is the only true god of late
night television.  Genie: k.hill3



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Subject: Re: jaws for windows
From: 72150.575@CompuServe.COM (Charles Oppermann)
Organization: via CompuServe Information Service

Re: JAWS for Windows Demo copy

Greetings Patrick,

I'm the author of JFW and it is still in the development stage.
We are gearing up for the first beta release to a select group of
testers.

I have added you to my mailing list and will let you know when
the product is released.  If you have any questions, please email
me.  Thanks!

--
>------------------------------------------------<
<  Charles Oppermann, 72150.575@compuserve.com   >
>                                                <
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Subject: Re: Recommended large print size & font
From: danyaon@savvy.com (ACCESS Foundation)
Organization: United States Information Corp.

KSEVEN@delphi.com wrote:
: Index Number: 34034

: Remember that FREE
: MATTER for the BLIND must be sent only to those who are legally blind (and
: the matter of Visually Impaired seems to be up in the air at the moment) and
: the font must be at least 14 point to qualify as "large print"

Actually, USPS regulations state clearly that all reading materials (and
equipment to read materials) may be sent postage-free if the person
receiving the matter is in need of:

a)  someone else to read for them;
b)  a device to hold and/or read for them;
c)  a device which requires their use to read and/or view the materials.

Exceptions are: ANY materials carrying commercial or paid advertisements;
ANY material ordered and paid for; ANY material soliciting funds and/or
donations: and a few other ANY's.

Ex:  If a person cannot read printed material due to blindness OR a
physical incapacity to do so, the information may be sent on floppy disc,
brailled stock, video and/or audio tape, etc.. without postage, so long as
it is NOT commercial.  Physical incapacity in this sense means they
*must* normally use a device to hold and/or turn pages, or require the
assistance of someone to do so.

The regulations are very involved, but we have found them to be very
comprehensive, too.  USPS publishes a complete booklet on all aspect of
the reg.  It's available at your local post office.

NB:  Please be advised -- the USPS does NOT do adequate training of its
lettre carriers and staff concerning this regulation.  MANY, many of our
mailed pieces have seen 'sewer service' delivery from employees who
consider FREE MATTER to mean 'junk mail'.  Also, there are many local
office supervisors who are not knowledgable about the priviledge and
return for postage due.  It is a very good idea to file a lettre with
your local postmaster so they will have valid proof, should their
supervisor... well, you get the point.

Need more specific info?  Send us mail.

ACCESS Foundation
danyaon@savvy.com




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Subject: Re: unix access
From: jejanes@mtu.edu (Jeff E. Janes)
Organization: Michigan Technological University

Kathy Seven Rush (kseven@delphi.com) wrote:
: Index Number: 34086
:
: According to a programmer working for IRS in setting up their UNIX system here
: in Utah, UNIX comes with a screen enlarger font option that can be used in
: programming, but if it's not included from the start it's tough to add to an
: application. He said it's
:  like moving a magnified postage stamp around the screen and reading with that
: magnified area, but it's there and it's a start. K7

If the unix system was the X-consortiums windowing system (A widely
available system for unix) it has the xmag command, which allows
the user to magnify one section of the screen at a time.  A believe
newer versions of X are supposed to have a lot of nice options for
visual and other disabilities.

--
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+  Jeff Janes     at  Michigan Tech,no logical University   +
+  jejanes@mtu.edu                                          +
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Subject: Re: RITE WATCH COMPANY phone?
From: unidextr@nando.net (Unidexter)
Organization: News & Observer Public Access

On Thu, 6 Oct 1994, JOHN NELSON X2076 Ppppp wrote:

> Hello,
> Does anyone have the phone number for this company? I would like their catalog
.
>
> Rite Watch Company

I checked a CD-ROM business telephone directory and found no listing for
it - but I'll try another one to see if it may be listed there.



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Subject: Closing the Gap: looking for some assistance
From: mattioli@panix.com (John Mattioli)
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC


Hi,

        I found out on Friday (yesterday) that I will be attending CTG
for sure.  The conference is Wednesday through Saturday of the coming
week.  Because of my late registration I'll be unable to get any braille
information.  They're willing to give me a diskette, but that's about
it.  Anyway, if anybody out there has scaned the print booklet that they
sent out in the mail, or if anyone's got the ascii file with the meeting
rooms and times in it, please send me mail.  I'd like to get the file
from you if possible.  PLEASE reply via mail.  I'll get your reply more
quickly than if you reply here.

        Your assistance will be very much appreciated!!!!!

                                        John

P.S.    A trip report will follow the conference.  It promises to be
interesting!



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