[vicsireland] Re: Stuart Lawler on John Murray Show, Radio 1
- From: Joshue O Connor <joshue.oconnor@xxxxxxx>
- To: "vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:42:18 +0100
Ho y'all,
Yes, it was fantastic awareness raising! Stuart was very cool and professional,
but also personable and accessible! But what else would we expect?
Apart from Stu one day taking over from Pat Kenny. He should have his own tech
show, IMHO of course.
Cheers
Josh
On 14 Oct 2010, at 23:31, "tony sweeney" <deirton711@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Folk,
>
> Haven't heard the interview yet but hope to tomorrow.
>
> Wouldn't come up for me this evening online
>
> Yes it's important to really get our message out there with the public!
>
> Great "talking" amongst ourselves but getting it out there is really too the
> way surely to go.
>
> Enough in the public eye is great but overall a balance so we don't "shoot
> ourselves in the foot" and do what we don't intend with perhaps turning the
> public off!
>
> It was a great interview by all accounts.
>
> Well done Stuart!
>
> Tony Sweeney
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stuart Lawler
> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 10:22 PM
> Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Stuart Lawler on John Murray Show, Radio 1
>
> Hi Derbhile,
>
> Many thanks for your email and kind words!
>
> I think pushing these topics on to mainstream radio is the way we need to go
> in the future.
>
> Noggling is more for object recognition, whereas the KNFB reader is more of a
> text scanning solution.
>
> Regards, and thanks again!
>
> Stuart.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Derbhile Dromey
> Sent: 14 October 2010 14:38
> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vicsireland] Stuart Lawler on John Murray Show, Radio 1
>
> Hi
>
> Just a note to say well done to Stuart Lawler for lifting the list on
> assistive technology to listeners of the John Murray Show. He really
> demonstrated the skill visually impaired people have with computers and how
> easily accessible computers are other technologies are now. A lot of sighted
> people still think visually impaired people can't use a computer, so Stuart's
> interview did a lot to debunk the myth. And I'm sure all our lives are richer
> for knowing how to 'noggle.'
>
> By the way, Stuart, is that noggle thing the same as the KNFB reader?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Derbhile
>
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