[vicsireland] Re: Siri.
- From: "Tim Culhane" <tim.culhane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:10:17 -0000
Hi Nicky,
Interesting question.
I suppose its like everything, use in moderation!
It will obviously be of more use to some people than others, and for that
reason alone its probably a step forward.
I know what you mean regarding braille, but we all use screen readers on a
daily basis mainly because we either have to or because it is a far more
efficient and cheaper way than reading or writing things in braille.
I do read braile almost every day, for leisure and work, and I'd probably
use it more if there was such a thing as a 25 by 80 cell braille display
which was cheap and portable!
Tim
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Sent: 10 November 2011 15:57
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Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Siri.
I am listening to all of the discussion on Cerie with great interest. I
haven't used it and yes, maybe if I did I would grow to depend on it a
little too much. Lads, really, is this just a very lazy way out? Ok,
quickly speaking something into your phone to have it put in your calendar
or something might be alright but having it dictate tweets and text messages
and stuff like that? How many of us actually read Braille now on a
day-to-day basis these days? We are depending on technological developments
to a great extent. What about our literacy skills? Is this programme not
just a lazy way out for blind people?
Nicholas Kealy
Information Unit
National Employment Rights Authority
O'Brien Road
Carlow
Tel: 059 - 9178947
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