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                            THE BLIND NEWS DIGEST

                                 Issue # 1132

                           Monday, March 27, 1995

Today's Topics:


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                       Re: Brailler for a young child?
                       Microsoft letter to MCB # 1129
                                  Recorder
                          My son needs help # 1130
                        Help with low vision software
                                introduction
                             ***DragonDictate***
                     Re: MacIntosh near-blind soft-ware
                     Re: MacIntosh near-blind soft-ware
                          http-//access.berksys.com
                                  Blinkchat


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Subject: Re: Brailler for a young child?
From: Bill@blondie.demon.co.uk (Bill Casey)

Maxsdad@aol.com writes:

Text deleted

> I know they will begin braille with my son in the next year or two and I am
> not sure if a brailler is the way to go or if we should just start him on a
> computer.  Any advice??  Thanks again.

I think you should definitely start you son off with a brailler, Let him get
used to handling and playing with it at first.  He then should be got used to
fingering the keys so he can get some idea of what they do.  Then by the time
he begins learning braille this will have been of some advantage.  After he
has been learning braille for a while and he has began to become a little
more literate, then introduce him to a computer.








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Subject: Microsoft letter to MCB # 1129
From: ralphf5521@aol.com

It appears that part of this letter is missing as it ends to abruptly.

If you have a copy of the entire letter please...send it to APPLE.
Spectators don't win. Helping others is helping yourself.




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Subject: Recorder
From: ralphf5521@aol.com

Try contacting LS&S Group, they may have the info. They do have an 800 #
you MIGHT get it from the free 800 directory 1-800-555-1212. If they don't
have it try calling directory assistance in Northbrook, Illinois. Sorry, I
don't know the number.
Spectators don't win. Helping others is helping yourself.



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Subject: My son needs help # 1130
From: ralphf5521@aol.com

In Indianapolis, Indiana there is located at the IU (Indiana University)
Medical Center a facility named the James Whitcom Riley Hospital for
Children. I don't know if they can help your son or not, but I suggest you
contact them and inquire. The IU Medical Center has 5 hospitals on its
campus. You may want to mention this to your son's doctor.
IU also has an Opthmalogy dept.

I have no medical knowledge to give you.

Best wishes for your son and your family.


Spectators don't win. Helping others is helping yourself.



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Subject: Help with low vision software
From: tonyd@dorsai.dorsai.org (Tony DeVito)
Organization: The Dorsai Embassy - New York

Posted for Myrna who does not have an email address.

I have the following Low-Vision software for windows which has been
installed on my 486:
Artic Technologies - Magnum Deluxe Arctic Vision
Arkenstone - An Open Book

I have had frequent problems with the computer freezing. Is there someone
using this combination of programs successfully?

I would appreciate recommendations regarding possible sources of problems
and tips on using this with greater success.

Myrna


Please reply to tonyd@dorsai.org and I will pass on.

Thanks in Advance






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Subject: introduction
From: ejporter@root.indstate.edu (ejusers)
Organization: Indiana State University

Hello.  I am new to this news group, and I thought I would introduce
myself.  I haven't received any messages from this group yet, but from the
title, I thought this was a group for news regarding blindness or vision
impairments.  I have histoplasmosis and lost all of my center vision just
over a year ago.  However, I participated in a relatively new surgery being
done in St. Louis by Dr, Matthew Thomas.  This surgery was successful and I
new have partial center vision in one eye.  If there is anyone who is
interested in more information about this surgery or about how to contact
Dr. Thomas, I'd be happy to respond.  Just post to this list or to my
address.

Also, someone told me about a technique that may be used to treat Macular
Degeneration.  I think the article was in Fortune magazine.  It involved
medications that would gather around the affected areas but would not do
anything until activated by a laser.  The article said that this was being
done in Canada and elsewhere but was not available in the US.  Has anyone
else heard of this?

----Christy



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Subject: ***DragonDictate***
From: foliver@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu (Frank J. Oliver)
Organization: The University of Texas at San Antonio


Hi, my name is Jeremy Oliver and I am trying to get DragonDictate for
Windows (Version 1.0) running on a friend's computer.  I am looking for
someone I can correspond with who is familiar with this speech
recognition software.  Thank You in advance.

                                                Sincerely,

                                                Jeremy Oliver
                                                foliver@lonestar.utsa.edu




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Subject: Re: MacIntosh near-blind soft-ware
From: kc4gfr@nando.net (Randy Stegall)
Organization: News & Observer Public Access

> >I am looking for soft-ware that will enlarge the type on the screen of
> MacIntosh for use bya sight impaired person.  Do you have any suggestions
> where I should look for this type of soft-ware?
If you have the systems disks a control panel called CloseView can be
found on the tidbits disk. That is just for starters as there is Enlarge
from Berkeley Systems, also a control panel but with more features.

--
Randy Stegall
Internet: kc4gfr@nando.net
Microsoft Network is prohibited from redistributing this work in any
form, in whole or in part. Copyright, Randy Stegall, 1995. License to
distribute this post is available to Microsoft for US$1M. Posting
without permission constitutes an agreement to these terms.



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Subject: Re: MacIntosh near-blind soft-ware
From: lincmd@aol.com (LINC MD)
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)

CloseView in your Mac system software will do this.  A more sohpisticated
product is InLarge from Berkeley Systems, 510-540-5535.



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Subject: http-//access.berksys.com
From: jam@berksys.com (Josh Miele)

  REGARDING           http://access.berksys.com

Berkeley Systems, makers of outSPOKEN for Mac and Windows, is now on the
World Wide Web at http://access.berksys.com . Check it out with your favorite
web browser. send us e-mail, read our brochures, download our demos,  and
surf the Web. Please let us know what you think by filling out our on-line
questionnaires.

Berkeley Systems will be demoing access to the World Wide Web at the CSUN
Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities (Los Angelis, March
15,19) using outSPOKEN--a screen reader for MS Windows and Macintosh. All
machines at the booth will be on-line running Netscape and other web
browsers, as well as a variety of FTP and telnet software.  Attendees will
have the opportunity to surf the net for themselves and see what this WWW
thing is really all about.

We will also be giving a presentation on Wednesday the 15th titled
"Net-Surfing with outSPOKEN," which will illustrate the use of outSPOKEN with
Netscape and other cool Internet applications.

If you want to know more about outSPOKEN or any of our other products,
contact us by any means available.

Berkeley Systems, Inc.
Phone: +(510) 540-5535 EX. 716
e-mail: access@berksys.com
URL: http://access.berksys.com

2095 Rose St.
Berkeley, CA 94709
e-mail




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Subject: Blinkchat
From: djc@crl.com (Don Coco)


     I'd like to Encourage and Invite you to join the growing
list of Visually impaired persons who chat in real time each
evening Via IRC (Internet Relay Chat) in a room called
#blinkchat.
     We meet at the following times:  19-00 (7 PM Pacific), 20-00
(8 PM Mountain), 21-00 (9 PM Central), 22-00 (10 PM Eastern), or
03-00 UTC.  We also meet on Sundays at 16-30 (4-30 PM Pacific,
7-30 PM Eastern or 00-00 UTC).
     We encourage sighted persons to stop by and we answer
questions about our computers, the technology used, and Visual
Impairment in General and we smile a lot.  I met a totally blind
fellow from Pittsburgh Pensylvania who logged in to IRC and saw
the room #blinkchat and came in.  He told me that he didn't know
that there were any other blind persons online and he was blown
away when I told him that I used a Eureka A.4 from my home in
Oakland California and as I am a Psychologist&broadcaster it
really gave me a wonderful feeling.
     If your on a Unix account you should only have to type irc
from your main prompt.  Once you get the welcome screen type
/join #blinkchat hit return and you are their.  Remember to put a
slash before the word join and a number sign before the word
Blinkchat.  Not only can we chat but we can transfer files while
talking using the /dcc command.
     Someone told me that some Visually Impaired Persons are
afraid to try IRC because they think it is complicated to use.
Not so at all.  There are commands to be learned yes but once you
get the hang of it You will Love it I Promise so Please feel free
to Join Us and I hope to meet you in #blinkchat.
     Note:  If you are not sure if your Service Provider offers
IRC be sure to ask.  Most full Internet Sites do offer it.  If I
can assist you in any way feel free to drop e/mail to djc@crl.com
and I will do my best to help.

          djc@crl.com Out!




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