[Blindtlk] Question about Web Braille

Thu Nov 22 12:36:21 CST 2007

Hi guys,
I was trying to log in to web braille and I got a message that it is being 
shut down. Does anyone know what happened? And, if it's true? If not, can 
anyone send me the real link for the loggin site, I may have been on the 
wrong site...
Thanks, AC
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> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:14:46 -0600
> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Victor Reader Stream question
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> Yes, any off the shelf card should work.  If it is larger than 2
> gigabytes it must be a High Capacity HCSD card.
>
> Dave
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> At 04:54 PM 11/20/2007, you wrote:
>>Does anyone know if you can use any SD card with the Victor Reader Stream?
>>$35 seems a bit much for a SD card.  I would like to purchase the card 
>>from
>>somewhere else for a much cheaper price, but I don't know if an "off the
>>shelf" SD card will work.
>>
>>Thanks in advance!
>>Julie
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> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:53:34 -0600
> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Braille reader research
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>>  Braille reader research
>>
>> > This message is being sent on behalf of Dr. Terri Hedhpeth, Arizona 
>> > State
>> > University.
>>
>> > Hello all,
>>
>> > Terri Hedgpeth here. We have a visiting professor from New Zealand who 
>> > is
>> > doing some exciting research on how Braille readers read Braille.
>> > This is exciting
>> > because there is the potential for this research to inform the manner 
>> > in
>> > which Braille is taught, and how Braille literacy can be improved. I 
>> > hope
>> > you will participate in his study. It isn't very often we have a chance 
>> > to
>> > be a part in such exciting research. Feel free to share this with other
>> > Braille readers. Also if interested, please be sure to contact Dr. 
>> > Hughes
>> > in
>> > the next week or so, so he can schedule you in. Please read Dr. 
>> > Hughes's
>> > message below.
>>
>>
>> > Research on Braille reading
>> >
>> > I am Dr Barry Hughes, a research scholar in the Department of 
>> > Kinesiology
>> > at
>> > Arizona State University visiting from the University of Auckland in 
>> > New
>> > Zealand.
>> > I have done research in collaboration with blind people for over 20 
>> > years,
>> > both in US and in New Zealand. I am working with two experienced
>> > scientists
>> > here: Professor George Stelmach and Associate Research Professor Arend 
>> > Van
>> > Gemmert.
>> >
>> > We are conducting a research study to investigate some important 
>> > aspects
>> > how
>> > your fingers and brain work together during Braille reading. We are
>> > planning
>> > a series of studies to study this coordination between fingers and 
>> > brain
>> > in
>> > the hope of better understanding how it works and then developing ideas
>> > for
>> > how to improve its teaching and learning.
>> >
>> > I am recruiting individuals to take part in one or more studies (up to 
>> > 6
>> > maximum) which will take no more than 90 minutes per study. In
>> > compensation
>> > for your time, we will pay you $25 cash per study. We will arrange for
>> > transportation to and from the university's main Tempe campus if you
>> > require
>> > it.
>> >
>> >
>> > The research will involve you reading sample Braille text of various
>> > lengths
>> > comprising words of greater or lesser familiarity. We will be measuring
>> > the
>> > position of your dominant reading finger and its speed as you read.
>> > This is all. Later we will do some math on these recordings and see if 
>> > we
>> > can learn something new about how your brain interprets the patterns at
>> > your
>> > fingerpad and controls how your reading finger moves.
>> >
>> > Your participation in this study is completely voluntary.
>> >
>> > There are several important criteria for participation:
>> >
>> > . You SHOULD BE 21 years or older
>> > . You SHOULD be a good reader of Braille in English . You SHOULD NOT 
>> > have
>> > any residual vision that permits you to read even large size text . You
>> > SHOULD NOT have any impairments or disabilities other than a visual one
>> >
>> > These criteria are important for scientific purposes. If you fit these
>> > criteria, we would like you to consider participating.
>> >
>> > If you are interested and would like more information concerning any
>> > aspect
>> > the research study, please contact me by either: emailing me at
>> > barry.hughes at asu.edu or calling me anytime on my cell: (480) 334-5374
>> >
>> > Dr. Terri Hedgpeth
>> >
>> > Academic Research Professional
>> >
>> > Cubic, iCare box 87-8309
>> >
>> > Arizona State University
>> >
>> > Tempe, AZ 85287-8309
>> >
>> > (480) 727-8133 (voice)
>> >
>> > (480) 965-2751 (fax)
>> >
>> > http://cubic.asu.edu
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