[Blindtlk] Question about web braille

[Aziza]

Hi, Antonio;
Thanks for your help. I don't know how or why I came up with that message, 
but the link you sent worked fine. Thanks so much.
AC
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:36:21 -0800
> From: "Aziza" <acwaterreader09 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Question about Web Braille
> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
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> 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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>>   1. Re: Victor Reader Stream question (David Andrews)
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>> Message: 1
>> 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
>>
>> 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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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:53:34 -0600
>> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Braille reader research
>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org, arizona-students at nfbnet.org,
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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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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:01:43 -0400
> From: "Antonio Guimaraes" <amguima at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question about Web Braille
> To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Message-ID: <001601c82d7d$2dfd0e20$020fa8c0 at homeb5fa>
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> Hi AC
>
> Web braille is certainly not shutting down. Whatever site you might be 
> using
> may be some auternative way to get to the real nls site, and may be
> experiencing technical glitches.
>
> I just downloaded a book on the site
>
> www.loc.gov/nls
>
> to make sure that I read any and all messages displayed by NLS. I had no
> difficulty with opening web braille books, and only  had to get past the 
> NLS
> agreement witch follows.
>
> I hope this helps you, and goes to dispel any Web Braille myths.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Antonio Guimaraes
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Aziza" <acwaterreader09 at gmail.com>
> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 2:36 PM
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Question about Web Braille
>
>
>> 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
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <blindtlk-request at nfbnet.org>
>> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:00 AM
>> Subject: blindtlk Digest, Vol 17, Issue 27
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>>>
>>>   1. Re: Victor Reader Stream question (David Andrews)
>>>   2. Braille reader research (David Andrews)
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:14:46 -0600
>>> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Victor Reader Stream question
>>> To: NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Message-ID: <auto-000026259407 at mailfront1.g2host.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>>>
>>> Yes, any off the shelf card should work.  If it is larger than 2
>>> gigabytes it must be a High Capacity HCSD card.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>_______________________________________________
>>>>blindtlk mailing list
>>>>blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk
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>>>
>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:53:34 -0600
>>> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Braille reader research
>>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org, arizona-students at nfbnet.org,
>>> nfbaz-talk at nfbnet.org, nabs-l at nfbnet.org, nabop at nfbnet.org,
>>> nfb-db at nfbnet.org, nosb at nfbnet.org
>>> Message-ID: <auto-000026261176 at mailfront1.g2host.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>  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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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:05:31 -0500
> From: "Corey C." <coreyfaith at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: [Blindtlk] NFB and ACB
> To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Message-ID: <00e601c82dc0$c42096e0$6001a8c0 at JBSLAGLE>
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> Good morning,
>
> I write this email in hopes to get answers and not make anyone mad with 
> me.
>
> As a younger blind person in my 20s, taking steps to enter the rehab field
>
> to work with and help other Blind people.
>
> I have to ask why should I care about the NFB or ACB?
>
> I have been lerking on these lists for a while now, and I am on some NFB
>
> lists, as I have time with my job and other pursuits I read both the 
> Braille
>
> Monitor, and the Braille Forum.
>
> I am trying to become better informed about both groups in hopes that I 
> will
>
> join one of them.
>
> The thing I keep coming back to is this, for all the good that is 
> happening
>
> in both groups, there is so much fighting and accusing.
>
> It seems that as Blind people we are at war.
>
> I am getting the feeling that both groups in there own way are allowing
>
> politics to get in the way of the greater good, witch I thought was to
>
> improve the lives of the Blind, and give tomorrow's Blind a brighter 
> future.
>
> As someone who is not currently a member of iether group I must say this 
> is
>
> serving to scare me away.
>
> So here is my question witch I would love to be answered with out bashing
>
> anyone, why should I care?
>
> Why should I give my money and time to either group?
>
> What good can I accomplish by choosing to join the ACB or the NFB?
>
> Think about it, you might just get a new member out of this email.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Corey M. Cook
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:14:05 -0600
> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> Subject: [Blindtlk] March for Independence Team Building Revised
> Instructions
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> National Federation of the Blind Imagination Fund
>
>
>
> March for Independence
>
>
> Building Imagination through Team Work
>
>
> What is a March for Independence Team?
> A March for Independence Team is a group of
> individuals who have committed to work together
> to raise money for the NFB Imagination
> Fund.  Each member of a team will set their own
> individual goal of fundraising to contribute to
> the overall team.  By working together as a team,
> individuals can leverage their personal effort
> and encourage other team members in their
> outreach.  Establishing a team is also a way to
> encourage individuals who may not be able to
> attend the 2008 March for Independence, but who
> still wish to contribute to the effort, as a
> means to participate.  Individuals who register
> to participate as a team, but who are unable to
> attend the event should register as virtual
> marchers (more about virtual participation
> below). Examples of individuals who may band
> together as a team include chapter members,
> members of the same scholarship class,
> individuals interested in Braille literacy, or members of the same family.
>
> Why Form A Team?
> Forming a team is another tool that individuals
> can use to increase motivation around the NFB
> Imagination Fund, increase participation, expand
> the circle of influence of the individual
> fundraiser, and create community and imagination
> around the March for Independence.  Many feel it
> is easier to ask for money when it can be
> attributed to being part of a team rather than
> simply an individual ask.  Forming a team allows
> individuals to come together to add a creative
> twist to their participation in the March for
> Independence.  For example, in our first March
> for Independence, one of the teams was Skating
> Canes?a group of blind people who raised money in
> support of their rollerblading through the March
> for Independence.  You may wish to form a team
> around some special participation or activity
> planned as a part of our March for Independence
> or you may base your team on other factors which
> unite such as a chapter, family, business, or
> perhaps a group of people who have set specific
> personal fundraising goals. For example, ?the
> Thousand Dollar Club?. A team is a great way to
> invite friends, family, and chapter members who
> will not be able to attend the NFB National
> Convention to join in the effort.  You can invite
> them to join the team and let them know that the
> other team members will represent them in the March for Independence.
>
> What is a virtual marcher?
>           A virtual marcher is an individual who
> commits to raising money for the March for
> Independence ? Walk for Opportunity, even though
> they will not be available to actually
> participate in the event.   Virtual participants
> receive the same benefits and rewards as actual
> participants, with the exception of actually
> walking the 5K.  Teams can be totally virtual,
> actual, or a combination of the two.  Virtual
> marchers will have the ability to create their
> own Web pages and use the online tools to help
> raise money for the March, as will actual participants.
>
> How Does A Team Work?
> Each individual team member will establish his or
> her personal goal for fundraising.  Individuals
> will then go out and solicit contributions using
> any and all of the tools available.  However, as
> a member of a team, you can use your team as an
> additional marketing point in asking for
> donations.  Additionally, your team will have an
> overall fundraising goal that you can use to
> motivate your donors.  Donors may decide to
> contribute to the individual or to the team?this
> is helpful when you and other team members are
> soliciting the same donors because they do not
> have to choose whom to give to.  As a result, a
> team accumulates contributions to their overall
> total in two ways.  When a contribution is made
> to an individual team member, that contribution
> is credited both to the individual and to the
> overall team total.  Secondly, contributions made
> directly to the team are credited only to the
> team total (these are team gifts).  Thus, the
> total amount raised by a team is the sum of the
> team gifts and the gifts that have been given to
> each individual team member (see the below
> example).  At the end of the campaign, the team
> gifts that are not attributed to an individual
> will be divided equally among each member of the
> team and this will be considered part of the
> final amount raised by the individual.
>
> Team Fundraising Example:
> Team NFB has three members: N, F, and B.  Each
> member of the team went out and received
> donations for the NFB Imagination Fund.  Team
> member N raised $1,250; F raised $800; and B
> raised $2,250.  Additionally, donations were
> given to Team NFB in the amount of $600 (team
> gifts).  As a result, Team NFB ended up with
> $4,900 in total donations and the individual team
> members were credited with $1,450, $1,000, and
> $2,450, respectively (each individual was
> credited with $200 or one third of the total team
> gifts received).  This resulted in team member F
> reaching the medallion level even though the
> contributions that F received directly did not
> total $1,000.  This is the power of teamwork.  It
> may be that F encouraged more people to give to
> the team, and thus most if not all of the team
> gifts were a result of her individual fundraising.
>
> How Do I Form A Team?
> First, find at least one other person to start a
> team with you.  Second, identify a team name (the
> name might relate to why you are working together
> as a team?e.g. the Skating Canes).  Third,
> identify one person to be the team captain.  The
> team captain is simply the person who will have
> access to the team captain tools on the
> marchforindependence.org Web site.  The team
> captain should be the team member who is going to
> track the team?s progress and cheerlead along the
> way.  Fourth, the team captain should go to
> marchforindependence.org and establish a team for
> the 2008 March for Independence.  Lastly, the
> team captain should personalize the team Web page
> to reflect the personality and goals of the
> team.  Once the team is established, other
> individuals can join the team directly from a
> link on the team page or during their own
> registration process.  Individuals who are
> already registered for the March but want to join
> a team can do so at any time by contacting Kristi
> Bowman
> (<file:///mailto:kbowman@nfb.org>kbowman at nfb.org
> or (410) 659-9314, ext. 2406, at the National
> Center for the Blind.  Once you are signed up,
> you can begin using your team membership to
> encourage greater participation and gather more donations for the team.
>
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