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From: Ron.Denis@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Ron Denis)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Doggie And Me
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:31:55 GMT
Reply-To: Ron.Denis@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:129/89.0 - BlinkLink, Pittsburgh PA
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Index Number: 26804

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hi Deana,

My comment to Carol was aimed at one who had good mobility skills.
Need to bug her so she won't let them lapse.  I have found that
with intense anxiety about something like mobility, the fear and
imaginings are worse than the reality and Lord knows the reality
can be pretty damn bad.  In working with anxieties, I have found
the following strategies work best.  Of course I have people in the
office and lots of time to work on this stuff which makes it a bit
easier.

I have found that relaxation, habituation/desensitization,
assertiveness training, and emotional
differentiation/identification/expression are all necessary
components of bringing about the change.  Having a "safe person"
you admire is, as you have discovered, a great help.  With this
kind of help, you can slowly expand your territory.

I don't mean to imply that you should run out and become Miss
mobility 1993; just want to say one can cope with the anxiety and
increase one's territory if the need and desire are there.  I'll
bet you're better at changing diapers than most of us will ever
ve.  <smile>  We all go with what we've got as best we can.  No one
should ask for more.  <smile>

     Be good to yourself.

     Ron

... I have seen the truth and it makes no sense.

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From: Darrell.Shandrow@f59.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Darrell Shandrow)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Jaws With A Votalker
Date: 15 Dec 92 17:54:25 GMT
Reply-To: Darrell.Shandrow@f59.n114.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:114/59 - Bob's Place BBS Nod, Mesa AZ
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
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Index Number: 26760

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

It may be a problem with the smart screens setup.  I mean, even when
smart screens are set to off.  Try clearing the smart screen monitor
macro by going into frames menu and into monitor and into clear.  Clear
frame 0 from the insert r macros.

... A feature is a bug with seniority.

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From: Kelly.Ford@f8.n121.z1.fidonet.org (Kelly Ford)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Satellite Dishes
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:15:42 GMT
Reply-To: Kelly.Ford@f8.n121.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:121/8 - JW-PC DataFlex.HST, Sun Prairie WI
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
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Index Number: 26788

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

I'd be interested in hearing from people that own a satellite dish about
which equipment they've found easiest to operate with no vision.
I'm going to purchase a dish in the near future and want something
that's relatively easy to operate.
The Drake 1524 has been suggested to me as one of the better systems but
I don't know how easy it is to operate.
Kelly

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From: Les.Kriegler@f207.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Les Kriegler)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Completion of Tax Returns with the Computer and Speech
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:34:55 GMT
Reply-To: Les.Kriegler@f207.n260.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:260/207 - The Recovery Room, Rochester NY
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Index Number: 26828

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Has anyone tried to complete tax returns on a computer?  As a Quicken user, I
understand that that product directly supports TurboTax, a program used for
 filing one's return.  I looked at that program 5 years ago, and determined
 that it was not feasible to do, even though parts of the program worked quite
well with speech.  With the advances made in today's speech software, I am
 wondering if it is worth re-exploring this issue.  If anyone has used
 TurboTax, or used any tax preparation software with speech, your comments
 would be appreciated, both pro and con.  Les

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From: tedebear@leland.Stanford.EDU (Theodore Chen)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Fax/modem
Date: 15 Dec 92 02:15:15 GMT
Reply-To: tedebear@leland.Stanford.EDU (Theodore Chen)
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
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Index Number: 26728

In article <26708@handicap.news> 34AEJ7D@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu (Bill Gorman) writes:
>In article <26221@handicap.news>, Trained.Bear@f203.n161.z1.fidonet.org
>(Trained
>Bear) says:
>>...
>>Or maybe a software/configuration option to echo all incoming FAXes
>>directly to your printer?
>
>The QuickLink II fax software will do this.

yeah, it will... if it works.  the QuickLink Fax Manager INIT has
a tendency to crash my computer.  also, you have to take it out
of the system folder if you want to use the modem to connect to
another computer.  otherwise, random characters will get lost
in the transmission.  [The QuickLink Fax Manager INIT must be
installed in order to send or receive faxes.  So, whenever i'm
going to be using the fax, i put the INIT in the system folder.  at
all other times, i take it out.  it's a pain.]

find another program if you can, unless they've come out with
a more stable and reliable version.  on the positive side, it
has a lot of nice features.

-teddy
p.s. the above comments apply to macintosh, by the way.
From: Barbara.Akin@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Barbara Akin)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: chat
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:33:31 GMT
Reply-To: Barbara.Akin@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:129/89.0 - BlinkLink, Pittsburgh PA
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
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Index Number: 26817

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

CA>DR>  pass on what my trainers told me to do.  Come to a stop. Drop the
CA>DR>  harness, put your dog in sit, and keep your feet planted so you don't
CA>DR>  lose the direction you were traveling.  Now do all the thinking you
CA>DR>  want

I have a Braille compass (you can get them from American Foundation For
The Blind for about $30.
A Braille compass has saved me more frustration more times than I can
say.
It allows me to keep accurate dirrection, and another place where it is
real handy, is in a very large mall where all tendsto look the same on
both ends.
You know whether or not you are going Northor south or east or west,
andd in malls, that is great!
It also comes in handy when getting off a buss and you ask the bus
driver which corner he has left you off on.
They don't always tell you accurately, and a compass allows you to check
for yourself.
This particular company that makes this compass is wonderful too,
because if you drop one, and break it (which I have done twice) they'll
just send you a replacement one!
I also use mine when hiking in the mountains.
Just thought I'd throw in a seldom used mobility aide!
-!-
 ~ SLMR 2.0 ~ This tagline is umop apisdn

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From: Patti.Bader@p0.f323.n202.z1.fidonet.org (Patti Bader)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Sweet cheeks
Date: 15 Dec 92 22:22:44 GMT
Reply-To: Patti.Bader@p0.f323.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:202/323.0 - SHENK'S EXPRESS, La Mesa
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26850

 -=> Quoting Alan Hess to Tim Syfert <=-

Hi Alan!

 AH> In a missive of <Nov 27 16:31> Tim Syfert (1:114/119)
 AH> writes to Alan Hess:

 AH> Both sores were caused by air mattress failures - I sleep on my back,
 AH> and have no problems when the mattress works.  When it leaks, or the
 AH> pump dies, I get a sore.  *adh*

I just got another sore, from the exact same thing as you...air
mattress failure! This is the 4th time in 2 years that my pump has
failed. They replaced the 1st one, after 2 repairs, now I'm up to 2
repairs on the second one...of course the warranty is up now! I
don't quite understand why the darn thing keeps breaking and it's
always the same thing, it stops cycling. I use a Gamer Pillow Pump
and have been told that failure is pretty common.

Patti

... MONEY TALKS ...   but all mine ever says is GOODBYE!

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From: CXLNVD%RITVAX.BITNET@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Chris Lehfeldt)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Demographics...
Date: 15 Dec 92 15:58:21 GMT
Reply-To: CXLNVD%RITVAX.BITNET@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Chris Lehfeldt)
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
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Index Number: 26739

[Note from Bill McGarry - this is from the DEAF-L mailing list]

Deaf-L readers:  For your information, here are some facts to
keep in mind when offering one's perspective.  Thanks.  These
facts are quoted from various census sources, the U.S. Census
Bureau, and for more detailed info. contact Gallaudet Univ.
Ctr. for Assmt. and Demo. Stds.

        1.  350,000 profoundly deaf children and adults in the
nation.  Of these, 65,000 are children.

        2.  19,500,00 adults who are hard of hearing.

        3.  990,000 children who are hard of hearing.

        4.  Over 80% of these school aged children are being
educated in the public school system.

        5.  90% of the profoundly deaf have parents who have
normal hearing.

        6.  In the Annual Survey of Hearing Impaired Children
and Youth (1990-1991 school year) conducted by the Center for
Assessment and Demographic Studies, Gallaudet College, 39% of
those surveyed (N=47,973) used auditory/oral as their primary
mode of communication; 58% used total communication and only
1.3% used sign language alone.

        7.  21,000,000 total individuals with some degree of
hearing loss in the nation.

Thanks!

Chris Lehfeldt DDS
From: Mike.Freeman@f107.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Mike Freeman)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Information please
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:32:59 GMT
Reply-To: Mike.Freeman@f107.n105.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:105/107 - Don't Panic, Vancouver WA
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26812

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

In a message to All <10 Nov 92 20:52> Donald Roberts wrote:

 DR> I am trying to locate the address and
 DR> phone number of a dealer in adaptive
 DR> technology called Custom Eyes.  It is
 DR> operated by Mike May and located
 DR> somewhere in southern Oregon.  But I

Hi, Don!

I don't have the address handy.  However, I *do* have the
telephone number; you can call Mike and get his address from the
horse's mouth, so-to-speak.

Customized Computer Systems, Inc.
Telephone (503)488-3324

Hope this helps.

Mike Freeman
    CRR QWK 1.40

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From: Peter.Brown@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Peter Brown)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: msword and local area network
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:14:48 GMT
Reply-To: Peter.Brown@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:129/89.0 - BlinkLink, Pittsburgh PA
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
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Index Number: 26781

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

my employer is starting to msword and a banyan local area network.  i
use telesensory soft vert and a multi voice speech unit.  i know that
soft vert 5.0 will work with msword (we have the character based
version not the windows version so it will work) but i want to know if
this is the best screen review package for msword.  i want to know any
tricks to use with soft vertt or other software.  i want to know if
speech will work with the banyan lan, banyan card and banyan soft ware.
 telesensory claims it will if sof vert is loaded after the network.  i
also am looking for any rsources that would help with training on these
products.  leave a msg or call me between 8:15 and 4:15 eastern time at
(703) 693-9109.  I work for the Dept. of Defense inspector general who
will start using this soft ware in december and january.  we are
located in arrlington, va.  thanks in advance for any help.

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From: Shelley.Crawford@f106.n372.z1.fidonet.org (Shelley Crawford)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: SYNCOPY HYPOTENTION
Date: 15 Dec 92 22:20:58 GMT
Reply-To: Shelley.Crawford@f106.n372.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:372/106 - The Medical Forum, Goose Creek SC
X-Fidonet: Rare Disorder Conference
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Index Number: 26835

[This is from the Rare Disorders Conference]

* In a message originally to All, Don Knowlton said:

DK>Looking for any information on syncopy hypotension
DK>thank you

Not sure I understand.  Depending on an individuals tolerance, many
varying degrees of hypotension could possibly cause syncope
("fainting").  Could you please be more specific with your
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From: Peter.Scialli@f432.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Peter Scialli)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: dogs and escalators
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:35:02 GMT
Reply-To: Peter.Scialli@f432.n109.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:109/432 - The Idea Link, Wheaton MD
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
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Index Number: 26829

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

  I am dropping into this discussion late, but I just wanted to tell you
  my experience re. my dog and escalators:  I take the DC Metro every
  day and they have escallators everywhere.  To use elavators would be
  tremendously inconvenient.  When I first started using the system, my
  wife came with me to help monitor the dog.  In fact, on our first
  trip, he pinched his paw in the step as it was folding down into the
  machine.  He did not seem hurt, but there was some bleeding!  The good
  part of this story is that now, he rides the escalators like a pro.
  He gets right on and jumps off right at the end, stepping right over
  the place where the fold occurs. An added benefit in the Metro is that
  he will seek the escalator almost all the time.  This makes it
  relatively easy to figure out where I am if I get lost in a station!

    Peter
 * JABBER v1.1 * JABBER the no meat, no oil QWK reader
===
 * KMail 2.93  - The Idea Link -

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From: Phil.Scovell@p0.f810.n104.z1.fidonet.org (Phil Scovell)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Replies To Big Problem
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:16:09 GMT
Reply-To: Phil.Scovell@p0.f810.n104.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:104/810.0 - Electronic Library, Denver CO
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Index Number: 26792

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

WW      Just be glad that Tandy isn't a dog user or I bet he'd
WW  tell you what
WW  to do with your cane! <grin>

Ain't it the truth.

Well, I knew some wouldn't think my big problem was funny but was just
trying to add a little humor to the seriousness of life.  It was worth the
risk.  Some of the replies, you have to admit, were funny and showed a lot
of creativity.  I hope no one took it personally.  Well, that's not exactly
what I mean either.

Phil.

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From: Carol.Ashland@f56.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Ashland)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Mobility
Date: 15 Dec 92 17:53:45 GMT
Reply-To: Carol.Ashland@f56.n105.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:105/56 - The Overworked Drag, Portland OR
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Index Number: 26755

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

MF>  Once you decide that the drivel that society has fed you isn't
MF>  creditable and that it is respectable to be blind, this reason
MF>  for feeling reluctant to use a cane loses its force.  If
MF>  blindness is not something of which one is ashamed, then the

Mike, you really did hit the nail on the head for me.  I admit it:  I am
ashamed of my blindness!  It's irrational,,  but it's there.  Now how does
one get rid of an irrational feeling?

MF>  Maybe I'll have to invite you to Roses for a piece of pecan
MF>  fudgecake on me (but only if you get there yourself) -- this is a

I'd get there!  Rose's is a famous restaurant for desserts, everybody.
Mike, you just pushed my button.

Carol

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From: Marvin.Rush@f10.n3817.z1.fidonet.org (Marvin Rush)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Editorial Feelings
Date: 15 Dec 92 17:55:26 GMT
Reply-To: Marvin.Rush@f10.n3817.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3817/10 - InSight BBS, Leesville La
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
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Index Number: 26768

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hi I was reading your message about bad reports coming from seeing
eye. I now have my second dog from there. Becky and I have been
togather for almost 6 years. What the heck is going on up there? I
know that some people should never have a dog for 1 reason or
another. I do know one thing and that is if you don't stick to the
dicipline as far as obediance you are in trouble. I think some
folks hate to correct there dogs. and that's a bad mistake. As an
example I had a friend who had a golden who would just do anything
he wanted. One day before she sent him back I said let me take him
for a walk. I went out the door and the first thing that dog did
was run me into a car. After he received the hardest 2 handed leash
correction I have ever given I couldn't have ask for a better
walk.  The moral to this is you have to let the dogs know what it
is you want them to do and what will happen if he/she don't. and
Most importaint of all when the dog does a good thing prais the
hell out of em. c u l Marvin

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From: Jeffrey.Vandyke@f14.n279.z1.fidonet.org (Jeffrey Vandyke)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Cushions
Date: 15 Dec 92 17:52:53 GMT
Reply-To: Jeffrey.Vandyke@f14.n279.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:279/14 - Project Enable, Dunbar WV
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Index Number: 26747

LC> >   I was under the impression your "sit down place" was hurting
LC> > worse _after_ your wheelchair jaunts, irrespective of your
LC> > operations. Right? Wrong?

LC>Right.  If I'm not sitting on the couch with the egg carton mattress,
LC>I'm going to have increased tailbone pain.

  This just means the pillows aren't good enough, and you really
do need a good cushion.

LC> >   While I can understand the one for the back, I just can't see a
LC> > pillow helping much with sitting (of course, I'm used to sitting
LC> > 16 to 30 hours at a stretch! <g>).

LC>I can only sit a few hours at a time without much discomfort.  The
LC>pillows give me an alternate way to arrange myself and I get to
LC>sit in a booth so I can put my legs up at the bowling alley.

  With proper cushioning, I can sit 30 hours without discomfort
on my tush. My back starts getting a little sore before that,
though. Oh, and I do mean a _little_ sore, not anything requiring
aspirin, much less what yours goes through.

LC>Went grocery shopping last night and this morning I have a large
LC>increase in neck pain.  I'm having second thoughts now about
LC>trying to get myself my own wheelchair.  I have a sneaky
LC>suspicion that maybe I've herniated a disk in my neck and it
LC>worsens when I "wheel" myself around. I can't have an MRI, and
LC>I won't have another myelogram yet.  I'll live with it until
LC>it's time to change the batteries in the SCS.

  You might want to try out a tall Jay back. Your local dealer
can show you a picture of what it looks like. A good distributor
might even have one in stock or could get one for you to try. If
you have a large increase in neck pain, that could be from simply
having used an improperly-fitting seat on a manual or electric
chair, or you really might need an electric chair, no matter what
your pride says about it (with a proper seat). Some people can do
some serious damage to themselves with the wrong kind of
exertion, and manual wheeling can be one of those things! Some
wheelchair athletes, etc are now having major shoulder and neck
pain and some disablement from overexertion.

-- Jeff

 * SLMR 2.1a * Member, Off-Road Wheelchair Association

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From: Tom.Freeman@f14.n279.z1.fidonet.org (Tom Freeman)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Braille printer questions
Date: 15 Dec 92 17:53:52 GMT
Reply-To: Tom.Freeman@f14.n279.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:279/14 - Project Enable, Dunbar WV
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
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Index Number: 26756

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hello!  I have just been put in charge of a new Romeo Braille printer
which will be used to connect to a computer to print braille manuals to
the ADA, our BBS manual, and other similar items.

The documentation for the manual does not really explain braille (and I
know nothing about it), so I was hoping someone who reads braille could
explain the following to me:

What is the difference between Grade 1, 2, and 3 braille?   And what
about 6-dot versus 8-dot braille?   And most importantly, which dot type
and grade would be most appropriate for distribution to users who live
mostly in the United States?

Also, does anyone know of a good program that would convert IBM ASCII
graphics characters to a format to go to a braille printer to print
charts?   (And are graphic charts in a braille manual appropriate?)
We are using Turbo Braille right now.

Thanks in advance,
  - Tom Freeman, SysOp for the Project Enable BBS (1:279/14)

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