[vicsireland] Re: FW: Freedom Scientific Price Reduction on Screen Magnification Software
- From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:21:01 +0100
Philip,
I'm hopig this second attempt will get the message to list.
No, it hasn't yet 'put paid to' braille. one of the reasons braile is
so expensive is because people think that it has. Blind folk with less
hearing still need to have braille from their computers. Braille is
still used by blind computer users at work in non-English-speaking
countries. There's also an argument gaining currency that children need
to be able to
really read - which they cannot do by only listening to speech - in
order to attain true or adequate literacy.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Philip.Dunne@xxxxxxx>
To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 9:37 AM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: FW: Freedom Scientific Price Reduction on
Screen Magnification Software
Jane,
I think that the advent of speech technology has put paid to Braille.
It's
only people of a certain age who would use it these days, speaking for
myself, it's still my favourite option.
Regards
Philip Dunne
Business Services Unit
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Kildare Street, Dublin
2,
Ireland
An Roinn Fiontar, Trádála, agus Nualaoichta, Sráid Chill Dara, Baile
Átha
Cliath 2, Éire
T: + 353 1 631 2100; LoCall: 1890 220 222
F: + 353 1 631 2827; www.deti.ie
Tel: 01-6312445
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