Hi Christine No, I don't know Jackie, but having just Checked old emails I find it was Lucy Naismith that did my first Demonstration. I think she's sales manager for the North. Martin is training manager. Were you impressed with DBC I love the idea of being abel to Send and receive text messages in Braille. Regards, Derek -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine Weetman Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 4:43 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille Hi Derek, wow, I've got the DBC from HumanWare and am due a training day with Jackie Hall...I do hope this isn't the lady who can't read braille? I do understand that Martin Griffiths is a braille user as he was originally coming to train me, but unfortunately became unwell...Maybe Stupidly in panic, I asked for a female as I'm no use at listening to a deeper male voice and wondered why I'd ever agreed a male for a whole day training, sure it would have been a huge strain on me--but now, I'm wondering if I've let go of a Really experienced person? I hope you or someone can reassure me I've done the right thing for me? Regards, Christine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 4:18 PM Subject: [access-uk] Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille > Hi Jackie > I have changed subject line a I think there is room for a wider > Debate on some issues here. > I understand all you are saying and I was surprised nobody can read > Grade 2 Braille. But then just a sec, maybe not surprised! > > Few weeks ago I had a demonstration by Humanware of a new > Package aimed at the deafblind. They call is DBC I think > Stands for deafblind communicator. > Anyway the lady that gave me the demonstration didn't seem to know > Braille! And this caused some confusion! > > So after that failed demonstration Alan Davis came to me, > Not too sure if he knows Braille, but he certainly was far better > At explaining what he was showing me. > > I am now told the trainer will be a guy called > Martin (I forget his surname) works for Humanware in UK. > > A don't think a sighted driver would be happy for a car > Salesman to be a non driver, so to a point I agree There is a need > for those that sell Braille displays, to know Both grade 1 and 2 > Braille. > > I do not accept the person must be blind, because there are > Many sighted people out there that know Braille very well. > Regards, Derek > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.441 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3196 - Release Date: 10/14/10 06:34:00 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq