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From: James.Womack@f71.n382.z1.fidonet.org (James Womack)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Audism
Date: 17 Apr 92 19:46:43 GMT
Reply-To: James.Womack@f71.n382.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:382/71 - BitStream, Round Rock Tx

Index Number: 21226

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Betty, I believe that there is still on-going reesrach in audism in
California, Arizona, and I think New York. Understandably,
researchers aren't rushing to distribute their material early as
they are leery of having ideas published before their work is
completed. I'll contact people I know for updates. The idea isn't
new. A deaf man (can't recall hisname right now) first came up with
the term way back in the mid-1960's when audism was even worst than
it is now. His idea was very unpopular mainly because it was too on
target. Only now are people like him receiving the credit due to
them. They were kind of like the Deaf Malcolm X's of their time.
They said things that were too true for people in power and so
weren't liked. In many circles today, they still aren't liked. Must
have something to do with the truth being a double-edged sword, I
guess.

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From: hayes@anaconda.cis.ohio-state.edu (Patrick Hayes)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: ASL as a Structured Language
Date: 17 Apr 92 17:10:11 GMT
Reply-To: hayes@anaconda.cis.ohio-state.edu (Patrick Hayes)
Organization: Ohio State Computer Science
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference

Index Number: 21204

In article <21042@handicap.news> James.Womack@f71.n382.z1.fidonet.org
(James Womack) writes:

   Pat, your post to Wayne S. is good. I'd like to know more about
   your work with ASL.

Er, me? No work with ASL. Grad student in Computer & Information Science/
Artificial Intelligence.

   Your post was great. i only wish you could have expanded n on it a
   bit. I hope you share more reserach info on this area.

Heh, and I thought I was rambling (no sleep) :)

For some good works on the subject, look up Ursula Bellugi's research.
Her work on the grammatical structure of ASL is very interesting. Her
original approach is particularly interesting - she got into the
subject trying to tease out biological bases of language from a
comparison of manual and verbal language. Thinking ASL to be
non-grammatical, she was interested in how much information could be
conveyed without grammar. She was surprised when taking a close look
at the language that it was grammatical. Good stuff.

A good book on education is Bornstein's "Manual Communication:
Implications for Education." Bornstein was one of the developers of
Signed English. Correctly stresses the extreme need for exposure to
language for children as early as possible (there's a period during
childhood during which a person must learn language. If he doesn't
learn language during this time period, he'll never be able to learn a
large number of linguistic constructs, like the passive). His defense
of Signed English is interesting. He admits its weaknesses and states
that it was developed for ease of learning for parents of deaf
children. Most parents of deaf children never learn sign language
(something horrifying like 80% or higher), and that Signed English was
therefore aimed at the hearing. Anyway, the book covers a lot more
than Signed English and is very good.

The above mentioned comment on age and language acquisition is the
primary problem I have with the Oralists (to wander to another subject.
I feel like Rosanna Rosanna Danna today). Little kids no matter how
much you try to force them (I think Ann a while back said something
about kids always taking the easy way out) simply aren't going to pick
up the entire signal if its verbal. This will give them an impoverished
linguistic background which will alter the course of the physical,
neurological development of the brain, forever robbing them of the
hardware for complete language skills.

Just something else fun to think about :(

---PCH
From: Jean.Prophet@f33.n371.z1.fidonet.org (Jean Prophet)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Tegonal ??
Date: 13 Apr 92 21:03:44 GMT
Reply-To: Jean.Prophet@f33.n371.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:371/33 - Byte Size Bits, LaBelle FL

Index Number: 21071

[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

      Does anyone know of the drug Tegonal (I think that's spelled
correctly).  Buddy's doctor (the one we LIKE down in Maimi) just
prescribed it for Buddy along with the Baclofen.  Anyone know of this
drug or is there anyone out there taking it??  If so, has it helped?
So far it's helped a little (at least Buddy is calmer and the spazms
aren't so bad and he doesn't feel like he has bugs crawling all over
him).  BUT, he says that it makes him feel like he ALMOST has had too
much to drink ...... Not really drunk, just dizzy like.

                              Jean & Buddy

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From: Barbara.Akin@p0.f15.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Barbara Akin)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: depression
Date: 14 Apr 92 18:34:41 GMT
Reply-To: Barbara.Akin@p0.f15.n114.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:114/15.0 - St Joes Hospital, Phoenix AZ

Index Number: 21182

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hi Ann, I have some thoughts about blindness and depression
I think that first of all, there many factors to consider here.
First, many blind people become depressed (and who wouldn't) when they
cannot obtain the jobs they seek, or the goals they aspire to, because
the sighted world won't let them!
I went for years dealing with this kind of garbage, that is, until I
went into business for myself and became an entrepreneur.
I belong to several organizations in my community, and the
entrepreneurial community is a whole different ball game than is the
corperate world!
Like night and day!
The people I am around now are very supportive, and I am respected and
accepted in this group on an equal basis.
So, that is one factor when talking about depression
Secondly, I feel that a large contributor to depression is lack of
activity with some blind people.
Its important to be active, get out, walk, run, do really good exercise.
If you don't, your metabolism slows, and the wholebody betins to shut
down.
Unfortuneately there are lots of folks sitting on their fannys out there
who just need to getout and Live!
That helps a great deal!
Thirdly, blindness is stressful, know doubt about that!
Too much stress also causes depression.
I have tried to find outlets for myself to combat some of the stress I'm
under.
Some examples of the kind of stress I'm talking about are-
Constantly dealing with not being able to drive, and havingto find
alternative forms of getting where I want or need to go.
Tryingto find readers for the massive amounts of printed stuff I have to
read each week.
Dealing with some people's attitudes about my disability
There can be many factors I think that need to be looked at when talking
about depression and blindness.
My bottomline here is that I don't believe that the blindness its self
causes depression, rather, it is the outside problems, beliefs of
others, etc that are the main factor.
One of the best remedys for the whole thing is talking on an echo such
as this and getting input and support.
It can be toughout there, and I think we all can help and support each
other here.

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From: Bill.Burgess@hnews.fidonet.org (Bill Burgess)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: JAILHOUSE BLINKS
Date: 14 Apr 92 16:10:44 GMT
Reply-To: Bill.Burgess@hnews.fidonet.org
Organization: The Handicap News, Shelton CT (203) 337-1607

Index Number: 21125

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Yes Paul, a blind lookout man.  This man was stationed outside the
nursing home that was being robbed while the sighted went inside and
stripped valuables from both the office and the rooms of the sleeping
residents.  He had a scanner and was monitoring the police bands, along
with a two way radio to alert his buddies.  It turned out that this was
an inside job, the woman at the office that night being in on it.  All
were apprehended, and the blink got one year for his part in the crime,
he being about 20 years of age.  The judge clearly stated that there is
to be no leniency for him, and that he is just as deserving of
punishment as the rest and cannot use his blindness for leniency.  TTYL
Bill

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From: Carl.Herring@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org (Carl Herring)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: NLS TB DEVELOPMENTS
Date: 11 Apr 92 12:58:12 GMT
Reply-To: Carl.Herring@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:203/11 - The Broken Rose BBS, Sacramento CA

Index Number: 20991

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

i would sure like to be able to have the nls catalogs on a data
base inordr to search for books i hear talk that they are going to
do so.  better yet why dont they have a 800 number so we call via
modem and search and then leave e requests to be sent to our
regional library hear in california we wanted to get our regional
library to set up something no moneys available i wonder how much
time it would save if we could access there system and order books
update requests might save staff time.  what uyou think.  i hate
going through the tape and or disk catalogs takes allot of time.
much easier and less frustrating if able to access on disk or
online database with well designed menu.  any thaughts on this
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From: Linda.Cummings@f34.n375.z1.fidonet.org (Linda Cummings)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Adhesions
Date: 7 Apr 92 17:57:44 GMT
Reply-To: Linda.Cummings@f34.n375.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:375/34 - Batteries Included , Montgomery AL

Index Number: 20851

[This is from the Chronic Pain Conference]

 > I will be out working in the yard, the next day I'll be in bed
 > curled in a ball.  People just don't understand this.  I don't
 > know if you go through this, but if I have a couple of almost good
 > days, I get to where I am afraid to eat or move, since I don't
 > know for sure what aggrivates my condition.

When I went through my colitis attacks, I felt the same way.  Did
you know banana seeds hurt?  They sure did with me.  When I was in
the hospital with colitis, they gave me a half of a sweet potato.
Before I even finished half of it, I was in the bathroom.  When the
colitis flares up, I might as well eat sitting on the toilet.

I sort of know what you're going through if it's anything like
those colitis attacks I used to have all of the time.

Linda

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From: Curtis.Delzer@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org (Curtis Delzer)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: ELECTRIC CARS AND THE BLIND
Date: 11 Apr 92 12:56:56 GMT
Reply-To: Curtis.Delzer@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:203/11 - The Broken Rose BBS, Sacramento CA

Index Number: 20989

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

another problemis with their quiet approach, how can you judge how
safe it is to cross the street without some kind of warning signal
from a "audible" light-change indicator?  Why is it that some
"organizations" for the blind are against such obvious needs?  In
some cities such as Oakland Ca. and others there are numerous
sounding light-change indicators, but in many there are not.  With
the on-comming revolution in electric cars' technology, it seems to
me that such a thing should be manditory, just like curb "cuts" are
for wheelchair users.

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From: Art.Phelps@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Art Phelps)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Back Problems And Bladde
Date: 13 Apr 92 21:19:01 GMT
Reply-To: Art.Phelps@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:150/140 - Black Bag BBS, Newark DE

Index Number: 21096

[This is from the Chronic Pain Conference]

JS>Is there any correlation between a leaky bladder (but not
JS>stress incontinence) and disk problems probably at L5-S1?

        Be advised I'm not an M.D.
        My wife has lower back problems in the L5 area and it has caused
        leaky bladder.  Her physician asked her about it as if it was
        some form of an idicator to nerve root involvement in that area.
        Good luck with your visit to your physician.
___
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From: William.Wilson@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (William Wilson)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: flipper info
Date: 14 Apr 92 18:32:44 GMT
Reply-To: William.Wilson@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:129/89 - BlinkLink, Pittsburgh PA

Index Number: 21173

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 AF> hi,thanks for the info,do you use flipper and if you do how
 AF> would you compare it to some of the other voice or screen
 AF> readers.

Art,
    Yes, I use Flipper on occasion, as well as TinyTalk, ASAP,
Vocal-Eyes, and Softvert, depending upon what I want to play with at any
particular time.

     In all honesty, Flipper still has some advantages, primarily its
simplicity, quickness, and fairly decent light bar and enhancement
tracking right out of the box, but it's also falling desparately behind
all the others in many areas, primarily due to lack of attention on the
part of the producers, I am afraid!  I have to add here that I consider
Steve and Cynthia of Omnichron good friends, and I in no way mean to be
giving them the bad rap here, but I just ain't seen any real code
changes in Flipper for a LONG time, and it most definitely needs some!

     Most notably, Flipper in the current release 3.06 version has no
automatic box reading ability, is limited to a single monitor window,
has no keyboard remapping, and simply lacks many of the features most of
the others have!  It is fairly small in the memory use department
though, and frankly, can be used to do most of what most users do with
their computers, but that just doesn't seem to be enough now adays.  If
one wants to save a few bucks, it is less expensive than most of the
competition, but with the entrance of Eric's TinyTalk, we have an even
less expensive alternative that does almost all of what Flipper does,
and most definitely, alot of things that Flipper doesn't do!

     Ok, there's my honest opinion, for what it's worth, for only YOU
can actually determine what works best for YOU!  Thank goodness most all
the speech program producers now make demo versions of their efforts
available to us, cause I for one wouldn't take anybody's word before I
part with the bucks!
                                                        Willie

... BlinkTalk - the Electronic Voice of the Blind!

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From: Joe.Chamberlain@p1.f175.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Head high tackles
Date: 7 Apr 92 18:04:43 GMT
Reply-To: Joe.Chamberlain@p1.f175.n150.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:150/175.1 - Busted Flush BBS, New Castle DE

Index Number: 20872

[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

 MS> Do we have to see someone end up a Paraplegic

In 1958 a boy in a high school across town became a quad.  In 1976
I met another 16 year old quad who had been playing football three
weeks before.  Last year, Mike Utley, of the Detroit Loins, became
a quad while playing professional football.

Nobody sets out to break someone else's neck in a football game.
Coaches teach their players how to tackle, block, and hit safely.
To suggest that a player intentionally harms another is
ridiculous.

Driving a car can result in a broken neck if everyone doesn't
exercise safety.  Diving into shallow water is a good way to become
a quad.  Of course we can always send those guilty of a moments
stupidity to jail.  But then you would end up with a lot of quads
in jail.

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From: Joe.Chamberlain@p1.f175.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: car rental
Date: 7 Apr 92 18:03:34 GMT
Reply-To: Joe.Chamberlain@p1.f175.n150.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:150/175.1 - Busted Flush BBS, New Castle DE

Index Number: 20869

[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

 BF> I hope someone can help enlighten me on how these problems can be
 BF> solved? Perhaps I should have been more cranky and demanded some help,
 BF> but I was truly afraid that they'd say something cute like, "If you
 BF> aren't man enough to handle 75 pounds of baggage, we don't want you

If you make your needs known they will help.  I rented a car in
Philadelphia several years ago and they took my bags to the car,
brought the car from the lot, and helped my attendent store the
chair in the trunk.  Some advance warning is nice and you can even
arrange it ahead of time with the airline and the car rental.  At
Philly, arriving from Orlando on Delta, Delta handled our bags to
the car rental clerk, who in turn had our reservations and a man
from the storage lot waiting for us.

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From: Roy.Zuvers@f333.n280.z1.fidonet.org (Roy Zuvers)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Voice computers or what
Date: 7 Apr 92 21:01:27 GMT
Reply-To: Roy.Zuvers@f333.n280.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:280/333 - Sound Advice BBS, Gladstone MO

Index Number: 20901

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Bryna, the largest number of speech packages is available for IBM
compatibles. You can expect to pay from $350.00 and up for speech.
In most cases you will need a synthesizer and screen review
software combination. Many of us can answer more specific
questions. Roy Zuvers

===
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From: Larry.Skutchan@f120.n2320.z1.fidonet.org (Larry Skutchan)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: ASAP and numbers
Date: 13 Apr 92 21:17:16 GMT
Reply-To: Larry.Skutchan@f120.n2320.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2320/120 - MicroTalk BBS, Louisville KY

Index Number: 21092

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hi Les.  Yes, the numbers could have been through the speech software as
it was done in Vocal-Eyes, but we decided to let you take advantage of
any special number handling capabilities of the synthesizer.  The
Audapter, for instance, has some nice number handling capabilities.  I
don't know if this was the right decision, so we'll probably be adding
that to ASAP where you can do it either way.

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From: Carla.Campbell@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Carla Campbell)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: DOG GUIDE RULES
Date: 14 Apr 92 18:27:06 GMT
Reply-To: Carla.Campbell@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:129/89 - BlinkLink, Pittsburgh PA

Index Number: 21147

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 WW> routine taught us at Seeing Eye not covered here is the fetch

Wish we had that, sometimes.  It'd be handy, I imagine!

But your main point above is well taken. I would hasten to add that, were I
<shudder> to get a new dog (and it'll havta happen someday... <sigh>), I'd
certainly start out by doing the obedience exercises (and by following the
other rules, too.  I'd only stop doing any of those things if it seemed to
be causing a problem for us.

I've found that adding back in basic training stuff in the course of daily
work (sitting sraight at curbs, sometimes taking an unusual route (past
home, etc), just to keep him on his toes, etc) has the effect Vixen
describes of keeping him alert and attentive.  If we haven't done something
new in a while, Chance will lapse into being easily distracted or sloppy.
We also have daily rituals like yours with Leroy on his way out for park--
only ours are as Chance waits for supper, or as I open the front door or
clear up things from the bedroom floor so he can find his bed.

                                                 --Carla

... Internet Address: campbell@well.sf.ca.us

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From: James.Womack@f71.n382.z1.fidonet.org (James Womack)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: One Hand Signing
Date: 13 Apr 92 20:57:29 GMT
Reply-To: James.Womack@f71.n382.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:382/71 - BitStream, Round Rock Tx

Index Number: 21051

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

A lot of people with severe cerebral palsy with arms and hands
curled or one immobile also sign. In Arizona, we had a hearing lady
with one arm (and she was a stunning beauty too) and she signed
just fine. Her arm was cut off at the elbow and I had no trouble
talking with her via signs. Heck, she was better than some people
who had worked with the Deaf for 20 years and still can't sign
worth a darn!

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From: Adam.Summers@f485.n100.z1.fidonet.org (Adam Summers)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS
Date: 7 Apr 92 17:58:06 GMT
Reply-To: Adam.Summers@f485.n100.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:100/485 - IN-MED BBS, St. Louis MO

Index Number: 20852

[This is from the Rare Disorders Conference]

>From the IN-MED Database:

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that occurs
almost exclusively in patients with diabetes mellitus, particularly
when poorly controlled or with ketoacidosis.  Occassional cases
have been described in patients with hematologic neoplasms, renal
insufficiency, and in infants with severe diarrhea.  The disease is
characterized by black necrotic lesions of the palate or nasal
mucous membranes that rapidly involve the paranasal sinuses with
extension into the brain.  The organism has a particular
predispostition to invade vascular structures.

Lehrer RI, et al: Mucormycosis.  Ann Intern Med 93:93-108, 1980.

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From: rocker@desire.wright.edu (Ronnie Peugh)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: DISCOVER article
Date: 13 Apr 92 19:55:35 GMT
Reply-To: rocker@desire.wright.edu (Ronnie Peugh)
Organization: Wright State University

Index Number: 21008

A friend of mine sayss that he reead an article in DISCOVER about a
doctor who took some brain cell from a woman with CP.  He was ablee
to make the cells multiply by mxing them with the woman's blood.

Does anyone know which issue, doctor's name, the results?

thanks
rronnie