That is what I meant by "uncontracted braille". Sorry about any confusion.
Sarah -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jane Jordan Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 12:03 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] ,*ang+ ,places Not necessarily, Sara. BT users need to remember to switch to computer Braille when editing subject lines, is all. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Cranston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 10:30 AM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] ,*ang+ ,places It does sound great, and in a perfect world that's exactly how it would be. Unfortunately it's not a perfect world and one reason for this is that there are relatively few blind people, compared with the numbers of sighted people. If there were more blind people, there would be a larger market for our specialized products and they would cost less. Another point on this subject is that prices for all kinds of equipment, both specialized and mainstream, are coming down. Rumor has it that there will soon be a sharp decrease in the prices for CompactFlash cards, and this will benefit all of us when it happens. Incidentally, I have a suggestion for anyone who uses a BT to write Email. When writing a subject line, it is necessary to write in uncontracted Braille so people who are using a PC will not be confused by strange symbols showing up instead of letters. For example, an s h sign will show up as a percent sign, an i n g will show up as a plus sign, c h will show as an asterisk, e d will show up as a dollar sign, t h e will show up as an exclamation mark, and so on. Please try to understand that I am not trying to be rude or mean with this suggestion, only that I am trying to prevent confusion for those who use a computer to retrieve Email. Sarah -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of charles and sharon campbell Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 9:53 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: [Braillenote] ,*ang+ ,places Hi List, Here's an interesting concept to chew on. Suppose our so-called "Specialized Equipment", BrailleNotes, updates, caller ID's, well, any equitment, were to be reduced in price by half, and the so-called "unspecialized equipment" for the sighted, such as computers, updates, caller ID's, etc. were raised in price? The economy would flourish, visually impaired persons would smile, sighted people would grumble, but maybe learn how it feels. Doesn't that sound great!! ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
