[Nfb-web] Webmasters Seminar, Any Thoughts?

Fri Feb 15 20:01:39 CST 2008

Sounds like you need some new hearing aids, I haven't ever had that kind of 
problem.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB Webmaster's List" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] Webmasters Seminar, Any Thoughts?


> Hello Laura and listers,
>
>    If I can get them to work long enough I'll try that. When I trained 
> with
> Johnny last winter I wore them when my trainer from Seeing Eye and I went
> out on routes. They went out early in the second week. On the third day we
> decided to go downtown with a stop at the hearing aid place so they could 
> be
> cleaned. The technician was able to clean them and get them working. But
> what do you know. Three days later they went out again. Thanks for asking.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tribble" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
> To: "NFB Webmaster's List" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 2:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] Webmasters Seminar, Any Thoughts?
>
>
> Hey Peter -- do you ever use the T-coil setting in your hearing aids? I 
> have
> never been able to get that to work in my 20 years of waring hearing aids,
> but if you turn on T-coil it is supposed to pick up some emissions from 
> the
> phone or wiring in an auditorium so you canh hear more clearly.
> Just wondering.
> Cheers!
> --le
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB Webmaster's List" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] Webmasters Seminar, Any Thoughts?
>
>
> Hello Quintina and listers,
>
>    The same here. I believe whenever other seminars are held participants
> are given material to take home with them or to read in their spare time. 
> I
> was looking forward to reading this material on the flight back to San
> Antonio. Having said that let's remember that this was a first for the NFB
> Jernigan Institute. Perhaps this suggestion will be acted upon for 
> follow-up
> seminars.
>
>    The only other thing I could suggest is that a P.A. system be installed
> in the computer lab to make it easier for those with hearing impairments 
> to
> hear the speaker. I have hearing aids, but the blasted things spend more
> time in the repair shop than they do on me. They're always going out due 
> to
> ear wax being lodged in them. A friend of ours also has the same problem
> with her hearing aids. Other participants told me that they also had 
> trouble
> hearing too. My hearing is such that if there's a P.A. system in use I can
> hear much better. It's only a matter of sitting closer to a speaker, or in
> the front of the room. When Gary moved me to the workstation closer to 
> where
> John was it was easier to hear him, but he still sounded rather unclear.
>
>    Add to that that workstation had a laptop so I was faced with having to
> figure out how to use it. As I said in this business there's lots of
> opportunities for structured-discovery learning. I got my share of it 
> during
> the seminar including learning how to use the laptop. I jumped in with 
> both
> feet and began feeling comfortable with it by the time we finished on
> Saturday evening.
>
>    It was also a pleasure to meet you too. I'll be curious to hear about
> your X Catalyst adventures as well as those of others on this list. Happy
> Valentine's Day.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Quintina M. Singleton" <qmsingleton at comcast.net>
> To: "NFB Webmaster's List" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] Webmasters Seminar, Any Thoughts?
>
>
> Peter,
> Since you asked, I also had a very productive weekend.  I was scared to
> death at the beginning, but by the end of the evening I felt comfortable
> enough to consider the fact that one of these days I could become quite
> computer savvy, or at least more than what I am now.
> The only thing I can think of at the moment, in regards to any
> recommendations for other seminars, is to perhaps have a handout or brief
> outline of what has been discussed during the day.
> I can not speak for other beginners, but even though I took accurate notes
> as well as recorded the entire thing, it also would be of help to read a
> breakdown of the material provided by an authority on the subject.
> Just My Thoughts,
> Quintina Singleton
>
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net>
>
>> Good afternoon everyone,
>>
>> I noticed that the list has been very quiet following the Webmasters
>> Seminar this past weekend. I'm curious to hear what folks have to say
> about
>> the event so share your thoughts please. For me it was an emotional and
>> personal experience having had the opportunity to spend a weekend at our
>> national headquarters and to attend an event held in the NFB Jernigan
>> Institute. It's an awesome place and one I highly recommend everyone to
>> visit when the opportunity presents itself. That opportunity didn't come
>> easy for me. I went at my own expense. I came home still not believing
> that
>> I, of all people attended an event at the National Federation of the 
>> Blind
>> Jernigan Institute and stayed over in our national headquarters. But at
> the
>> same time I feel a sense of inner piece in that there's a brighter future
>> ahead for me in this organization.
>>
>> Since coming home I haven't had much of a chance to work with the CMS,
>> but was able to connect to the NFB Command Center from here on both of 
>> our
>> computers. I plan to study the documentation to better acquaint myself
> with
>> all of the system's capabilities so I can begin creating various types of
>> pages which I hope will become affiliate Web sites in the coming weeks 
>> and
>> months. I'll be curious to hear what y'all have done with X catalyst 
>> since
>> coming home from the seminar and am interested in hearing your thoughts 
>> on
>> this event.
>>
>> Finally I wish to public thank Gary Wunder and John Bergrenn for their
>> work in coordinating this event and instructing us during the weekend. 
>> And
>> of course let me not forget Dr. and Mrs. Maurer, Mrs. Thompson, and 
>> others
>> who worked tirelessly to make this event happen and to ensure that our
> needs
>> were met and that our stay at the National Center was a memorable one.
>>
>> Anyway it's Valentine's Day so I need to go shopping and buy Mary a
>> something special. She likes those heart-shaped boxes filled with
>> chocolates so I'll probably get her one for her to snack on later tonight
>> and to share with her co-workers tomorrow. All the best for a great
> weekend.
>> It was great visiting with you all during the seminar last weekend. Talk
> to
>> you later.
>>
>> Peter Donahue
>>
>> "I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten"
>> Joel 2-25
>>
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