I still don't understand the use of direct touch typing. If you have to tap somewhere else when you find the letter, how is that different from standard typing?
Sharonda On 9/22/14, Pablo Morales <pablomorale...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh my gosh. > Now I don't understand anything. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Teresa Cochran > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 7:05 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Direct touch typing > > I'm a little puzzled by the general statements in this thread. I know of > four totally blind people who have used this method successfully, including > myself. Maybe it's because it's a little tricky to describe. It's a little > like describing balancing on a bicycle. But it's like any other method of > doing anything. When Fleksy first came out, I decided to try it, and it > never clicked with me. I didn't then proceed to say that it wasn't > something > blind people could use. It just wasn't something that suited me > specifically, as far as I could tell. That is fine. I don't think folks > should be lambasted for using a method that is unfamiliar or new. I've > trained many people, some of whom learn things in extremely different > methods from the ones I use. But it works for them, so that's all that > counts. If a person doesn't like a particular method, there's another one > out there to use. Literally, different strokes, etc. Right? :) > > Teresa > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sharonda Greenlaw President (Phoenix Chapter) National Federation of the Blind ------------- Skype: sharonda2004 Twitter: shari_rocks Facebook: facebook.com/TheSharondaWhiteGreenlaw -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
