Hi Bruce.
Assuming this time my email finds its target.
I'd not like you to expect to have as much trouble using the rather graphic
environment of the internet as I do. Truth is Some internet skilled blind
folks
do manage amazingly well. You will find Its enormously helpful to be
previously skilled. I also find many legally blind internet users are
partially sighted
and I think this makes a big difference. For example being total I use an
Iphone as I find it much more accessible than any android I have tried, yet
a partially blind friend much prefers his android phone and is more
effective with it.
I expect you might retain perhaps only a little, but that is a very useful
little eyesight. So you need not expect the loss of your considerable
internet
sleuthing skills. You might even find eye strain issues abate by using
accessible technology.Your Skills and time are valuable to the EVDL. You
impress
me every time you almost forensically obtain background details to
incomplete postings on the list.
Also frankly you do a very good job as an advocate for the disabled. In
particular. I remember a discussion about noise generators on electric
vehicles
and your contribution.along with Robert Llewellyn's utube channel.
I personally would hate for our environment including acoustic to remain
polluted when electric vehicles could lower this overlooked problem.
I also of course look forward to the advent of total self driving vehicles
and I fear retrenchment due to ill-considered opposition to them. The
argument
should be a simple statistical one.
Ironically the blind might be better off with some kind of low speed vehicle
like those Google has already developed.which could not only find a street
address but an entrance. Something buses and trains can't do , certainly
finding doors on a first visit is difficult for the blind.
As you've seen from the video I am passionate about human-electric hybrid
low speed transportation. I think these offer Not only a healthier planet
but
healthier human inhabitants. The extra Motive force could be set to an
individuals requirements.
Currently I'm wondering if the love of cycle touring my sighted wife and
I share could become safer and more comfortable by combining cycling with
a self driving ultra low speed cargo transporter. Howabout a small high
visibility
low speed solar powered cargo carrier trundling along well in front of
touring cyclists warning on coming traffic of their presence. while carrying
their
heavier camping equipment and food.
We already use a custom electric three wheeled pusher trailer when taking
my guide dog with us on tour. This trailer is self powered and self stable
with a range of 80 km. All it needs is the smarts of the new Google
Alphabet company. After all if the cargo transporter got confused, the
following cyclists
could set it right.
So that's a little about the "lurker" and how he employs the inspirational
ideas you gather on the internet for us all.
Bruce, please keep up your good efforts for just as long as you enjoy the
Sleuthing and advocating.
Cheers Verne.
----- Original Message -----
From: "brucedp5 via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
To: <ev@lists.evdl.org>
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2017 12:02 PM
Subject: [EVDL] (lurker) Verne enjoys the EVDL: Video with new music.
I find it good to hear from someone that is where I likely will be in a
few
years.
Currently, I only have one 100% eye, the other has solar-macular
degeneration from my Vietnam era military service (it has a dead spot in
the
vision's center where the back of the eye was solar damaged).
At some point in the future, I will lose my sight too. When I do, it is
good
to know that like Verne, I will still be able to read the text of the EVDL
posts ...
[ https://www.google.com/search?q=screen+readers+blind
Screen readers are software programs that allow blind or visually impaired
users to read the text that is displayed on the computer screen with a
speech synthesizer or braille display. A screen reader is the interface
between the computer's operating system, its applications, and the user
...
]
... though I doubt I will be able to continue to do the EV news searches I
currently do. I am sure there will be new-blood to take the baton and
carry
on the good EV-cause fight.
For EVLN EV-newswire posts use:
http://evdl.org/evln/
{brucedp.neocities.org}
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