[access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette replacement)
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 14:27:20 -0000
Well Jackie, more than a few would agree with you. So called
'Membership' has always seemed less than a genuine attempt at 'of'
rather than 'for' reality.
Still, I know tfor a fact there are genuine souls who feel membership
and expressing one's opinions and ideas is worth pursuing. (Better
peeing out of the tent, rather than well, peeing into the wind! Much
good it seems to do them, but have to admire the optimism and
persistence of those who do speak out from what, supposedly, is the
indside. Not the place to resorect the old chestnut of who exactly
counts at RNIB, but its my guess that having been to the right school
counts for a lot, and you are the sort of guy or gal who will be on
those committees of which we know nothing.
This is all really disability politics isn't it, although I'd argue
that being able to genuinely influence how our access needs are met is
not off the mark here. It is too how this conversation started in the
context of the Solutionsradio. Maybe we'd have more luck on Vi-gen,
and I know of course Jackie that you are subbed there.
Cheers,
From Ray
I can be contacted off-list at:
mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
Jackie Cairns
No offence Ray, but RNIB are just full of their own importance in my
view.
Having dealt with them for over 40 years, I have nothing but cynicism
and
contempt for their ideas now. You never even hear about who evaluates
their
gear, let alone what the outcome of it is.
Sorry if that offends anyone else, but it needs saying.
Jackie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 10:53 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette replacement)
> Jackie, I cannot but agree with what you say. It could be evaluation
> is to sell the thing to us though, not for there own nefarious
> reasons or agenda; but not even RNIB members are privy to what goes
> on in that corporate head of theirs!
>
> Falling over backwards and doing myself an injury in the process,
> I'll reiterate that this was a speculation on my part, re. rolling
out
> the thing as a 'national solution' to the communication problem. It
> might be that the portable USB device will appeal, at least in the
> shorter term, to local talking newspapers particularly. I've a
little
> more news on that which I'll hold fire on for now.
>
> From Ray
> I can be contacted off-list at:
> mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Jackie Cairns
>
>
> Well here's your cynic here again ... God help us all if RNIB are in
> on this
> one. Chances are they'll spend a packet of charitable funds
> evaluating it,
> only for the project to fall flat on its proverbial bum!! (smile.)
>
> Jackie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 9:29 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette
replacement)
>
>
>> Jim, I read, or heard somewhere, that this Solutions Radio costs
>> around £300. As far as I know, there isn't a UK distributer as
yet.
>>
>> Whether RNIB have serious plans for using this device themselves I
>> don't know, but they're said to be 'evaluating' it. I believe
TNAUK
>> maybe showing interest too.
>>
>> Just as a final comment, it was amusing when someone at RNIB seemed
> to
>> be muzing that they weren't certain what was the best way of
>> contacting members and customers quickly in the recent mess-up over
>> the Talking Book library, not helped by the postal strike. Hardly
>> needs pointing out that the majority of the TB membership aren't
>> computer users, so email's out. So, enter a device like this?
>>
>> Don't know the answer. Just a speculation.
>>
>> From Ray
>> I can be contacted off-list at:
>> mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> jim o'brien
>>
>>
>> there is no price listed. does anyone know how much this animal
> costs?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 3:58 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette
> replacement)
>>
>>
>>> Thanks, Ray. Taking a look ...
>>>
>>> --
>>> Carol
>>> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 10:56 PM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette
>> replacement)
>>>
>>>
>>>> Carol, Soundings isn't subscription driven. If you click on the
>> link
>>>> I gave in my message it will download.
>>>>
>>>> They are vey much an open organisatiohn.
>>>>
>>>> From Ray
>>>> I can be contacted off-list at:
>>>> mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of Carol Pearson
>>>> Sent: 7 November 2007 9:31PM
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette
>> replacement)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ray,
>>>>
>>>> Sounds most interesting. I don't subscribe to "Soundings" but am
>>>> wondering
>>>> if the article can be heard by non-subscribers?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Carol
>>>> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: "VI-Genaccess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<vi-genaccess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
>>>> "Access-Uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 3:15 PM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Solutionsradio (another cassette
replacement)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Funny that nearly everyone missed this at Sight Village earlier
>> this
>>>>> year.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is a completely accessible internet 'radio' but without the
>>>>> computer! So, it'll receive streaming audio from stations and
>>>>> services you select via a nice menu system that breaks things
> down
>>>>> into genres and individual services. Bit pricy at around £3.00,
>> but
>>>>> RNIB and TNs are said to be interested. (It would pay RnIB to
>>>>> distribute this sort of device at a subsidy, I think, as it
>>>> obviously
>>>>> avoids costs of posting out stuff. (No, not just referring to
>>>> actual
>>>>> postage costs.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Seems Americans are interested too, and I believe it has been
>> bought
>>>>> by an Alaskan organisation.
>>>>>
>>>>> there is book marking and some fast forward and rewind
> capability.
>>>>>
>>>>> Only two things I'd say thus far.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. No connectivity mentioned to the outside world.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. No in-built recording facility, though easy enough to go
back
>>>> and
>>>>> just stream again.
>>>>>
>>>>> This does seem a much better solution to cassette replacement
for
>>>> TNs
>>>>> and the like. (People could still send in contributions via
>>>> whatever
>>>>> means they want.)
>>>>>
>>>>> More info.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.solutionsradio.nl/index.php?newlang=english
>>>>>
>>>>> Soundings magazine download feature:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.soundings.org/select/soundings-webbox.mp3
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> From Ray
>>>>> I can be contacted off-list at:
>>>>> mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
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