Jackie have you worked for other access technology companies other than the one where you were 2 years in the employment? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 10:26 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille display options
Hi Tony Thank you. I don't travel too often and this suits me because of my worsening back condition, but I get out to shows here when I can and of course love meeting people. As soon as you say to a fellow blind person that you are indeed in the same boat as them, it makes a world ofdifference, and I found that so often in my job with S and S. Indeed, whenit came to the K-Reader, I had a few customers who insisted they wanted a blind person to train them because it made a difference to how theyperceived the equipment and could get the most out of using it. And with somany people out of work who could do a good job but don't get a sniffbecause they have a disability, it doesn't seem right or fair to me that we aren't being properly represented among assistive technology manufacturers. You'd better believe it, I've seen two sides of this argument having been acustomer for many years and an employee of a company selling it! Kind Regards, Jackie Cairns J&M Work-Ability jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.work-ability.co.uk -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Oftony sweeney Sent: 06 November 2010 01:09 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille display options Hi Jackie, All things being equal, certainly a blind person!Not saying that sighted would not know fully but I feel that a blind personqualified and so on would be an advantage. All things being equal I repeat! A lot of money is paid to S and S by and behalf of the blind so folk bear that in mind!Gladd to know that you are doing well in Ireland, like Eleanor, would hopeto meet you at an exhibition sometime; you sound like "a breath of frresh air" indeed. Thank you. Tony Sweeney----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Cairns <mailto:jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 10:01 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille display options They don't have a blind person like myself to go out and demo, train and support their Braille products as it currently stands and, in my honest experience, there is nobody like a Braillist to really demonstrate what a display or other similar hardware can do. Kind Regards, Jackie Cairns J&M Work-Ability jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.work-ability.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke Sent: 02 November 2010 09:49 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille display options Ask Sight & Sound Catherine. Sight & Sound are aware that it does not work with the N97 Mini as I told them. Also informed Freedom Scientific. Maybe it has to do with N97 Mini being a 5th generation phone but it works well with the other phones. Don't Sight & Sound have a service, well they did when Jackie worked there, where someone would come out and show you a Braille display, in that case, the person could try it with our phone and then you would know before purchasing it. There is a really nice man at Freedom Scientific who uses the Focus Blue all the time with his phone. I wrote to him too re the drivers but whether they do anything about it or not is anyone's guess. While I was disappointed, I have to say of course that the Focus Blue is excellent in conjunction with PC also. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Turner" <catherineturner2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 9:24 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille display options > Ah. Did you ask the manufacturer about this? Is there a particular > reason why it doesn't work with the n97 mini? Is there any way of > knowing before purchase whether it would work or not. I will have to > ask Sight And Sound about it, but presumably if it didn't work I could > return it for a refund. > > Catherine > > On 11/3/10, Eleanor Burke <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> you want to ensure that it will work as I got the Focus Blue and it >> does not work with the N97 Mini but iT works with my other phones. >> -original message- >> Subject: [access-uk] Braille display options >> From: Catherine Turner <catherineturner2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: 02/11/2010 7:37 am >> >> Hi, >> >> My BrailleNote PK died recently and I decided it wasn't worth the >> price to fix it, it needing a new memory board. So I am tentatively >> looking at braille display options. I need either to be able to >> write notes on the braille display, or for the display to work with >> my Nokia >> E5 mobile phone running Talks. 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