Nice job. Hopefully, he'll read, and pay attention. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Anita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 19:47:59 -0400 >Subject: [Braillenote] Braille-Note.
>Hi All, > I wrote this to my Rehab Councillor, in the hope that he will help me >get a Braille-Note with a perkins style keyboard and an eighteen cell >display, preferabley. > Anita > WHY A BRAILLE-NOTE WOULD BE HELPFUL >1. Keeping track of Doctor's Appointments. >2. Keeping recipes so i can cook. >3. Taking minutes in meetings. >4. Doing school presentations, so I can let other students know what >> technology is out there. >5. Using the calculator to keep track of my finances. >6. Being able to use the Internet independently to find things i need. >7. Being able to download books, so I can learn new things. > A BNS doesn't have a Braille display. It doesn't do e-mail. If I >chose > to go into business for myself, I need to be able to do e-mail, as well as > the internet. The speech in the BNS is difficult, if I'm reading a > significant amount of information. With the Braille-note, I can download >whatever i need, and the braille with the crisp speechwill help me be more >independent. DSB won't have to hire anyone to teach me. You all can give me >a Braille reading test. > The best way for me to learn to read well, is to have access to > technology that will make me independent. If no one ever gives me a >chance, > how will I ever learn? How will I be a productive member of society, if >i'm >> never given the chance? I came up with these plans myself. >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
