[Reader-users] question about the reader

[Barbara Loos]

Louana, in addition to what you are hearing from others, I find the reader 
useful in many ways.  Just this past week, my husband and I bought a washer 
and dryer for our daughter.  She was to have it delivered at the end of this 
week.  When reviewing the receipt with the Reader, I discovered that the 
address for delivery was incorrect.  I called her.  She called the company. 
They were able to change it in their computer and not have a problem.  Our 
live reader wouldn't have come until after the delivery would have happened.

We also just recently got a notice of an appointment for my husband which 
needs to be changed.  Again, we found out about that in a timely manner 
because of the Reader.

We have made it to school and church events we might otherwise either have 
missed or had to plan for in a hurry.  We have read things in manuals that 
have helped us to know how to use things without having to wait for a live 
reader.

I have used the Reader to do voice notes of the people where I work as an 
alternative to the pictorial directory they use to get to know one another.

I have sometimes read things with it and sent text files to people who need 
certain information.

I can read nutrition facts and other information on many packages.

In hotels and other public places, there is much that can be read.  One 
thing my husband and I recently read were directions for using a prefab or 
whatever you'd call it log in a fireplace in a hotel.

There are many more things, but this is what I think of right off.

Barbara Loos


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net>
To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader users list" 
<reader-users at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Reader-users] question about the reader


> Hello Louana,
>
> There are many uses for the Reader.  You could read mail; identify your
> paper money; take it with you and read a menu at a restaurant; you could
> read handouts at a meeting, or the church bulletin; you could use it to 
> find
> a name and phone number in a phone book; there are some food packages that
> you'd be able to read, including cooking instructions.  These are only a 
> few
> things I can think of right away.  But, there are many uses.
>
> Do you have one, or have you seen one demonstrated?  It might be helpful 
> for
> the rehab person to see one in action, in order to get the full value of 
> the
> Reader.
>
> Cindy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lou" <labney at charter.net>
> To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader users list"
> <reader-users at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 12:27 PM
> Subject: [Reader-users] question about the reader
>
>
> Hi all, I am new to the list and have a request of you all. I have a rehab
> person coming to my house on Wednesday and I would like your input on the
> uses for the reader. I will show them to her so maybe rehab will perches 
> me
> the reader. Thanks for your replies.
> Louana
>
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