[access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille
- From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 19:38:28 -0000
Hi Eleanor
Well I am as deaf as door post!
Cannot hear speech at all.
So Braille is my only way to access text messages
And typetalk. Are you aware of typetalk?
It's a telephone relay service that makes it possible
For deaf, deafblind, and speech impaired people to receive and make
Telephone calls from anyone.
Regards, Derek
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Eleanor Burke
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 6:46 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille
Very expensive bit of kit though Derek for Braille messages but I think that
perhaps yourself and Christine have hearing impairment too so of course
braille is paramount.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 6:21 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille
> 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
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