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From: Paul.Cowley@f24.n3602.z1.fidonet.org (Paul Cowley)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Cued speech
Date: 9 Sep 92 18:08:58 GMT
Reply-To: Paul.Cowley@f24.n3602.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3602/24 - ADAnet One (tm) Net, Pinson AL
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference

Index Number: 24448

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

MT>Hi hope you don't mind me jumping in here - but what is meant by cued
MT>speech --- is that a form of sign language

Hi Mary.  I hope this info is helpful.  Cued Speech is not a form
of Sign Language.  It is an aid to speech-reading.

As only about one third of the speech sounds in Engilsh are
recognizable on the lips, i.e. - the initial consonants in mat, bat
and pat all appear the same to a person speechreading; a system was
developed using hand shapes anchored on the nasal area, throat area
and mouth area that would allow the "m", "b" and "p" to recognized
by a speechreader who knew how to cue.

Up Thumb, Paul."
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From: Ian.Hebert@f1125.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Ian Hebert)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Freedom of informati
Date: 4 Sep 92 20:25:22 GMT
Reply-To: Ian.Hebert@f1125.n261.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:261/1125 - NFB NET, Baltimore MD
X-Fidonet: Able News Conference

Index Number: 24376

[This is from the AbleNews Conference]

JN>Joe Nicholson: *** Quoting Bill Smith to All ***

JN>QUESTION: Do we under the Freedom of Information Act have a right
JN>BS> to obtain a report if it WERE made and if so,

JN>Bill, isn't the Act a Federal regulation/law that applies ONLY
JN>to Federal agencies?  There may be a similar law in California,
JN>but you'd have to know its specific title and paragraphs that
JN>apply to your case, before you could ask for/demand a copy of
JN>the report.

Joe:

You may be right on this one.  Here is some information excerpted from
the Whole Earth Signal that might prove useful:

Fund for Open Information and Accountability

FOIA, Inc. is a volunteer crew assisting people in their uphill struggle
with the State, whether you're looking for your own files, researching a
book, or pressuring OSHA to release environmental records....  The Fund
survives on your help.  They'll send the necessary forms for $2....

Files Kit $2

Our Right to Know
(Newsletter)
Ellen Ray, Editor
$10/year, 2 issues

Both available from:

FOIA Inc.
145 West 4th Street
New York, NY 10012

(212)477-3188
_____________________________

A Citizen's Guide On Using the Freedom of Information Act
(House Report 100-199)
Committee on Government Operations, 1987; 50 pages.

Available for $1.75 postpaid from:

Superintendent of Documents
United States Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C. 20402

(202) 275-3238

This compact little pamphlet tells you how to request government
documents through the Freedom of Information Act and the 1974 Privacy
Act (which allows you to see what the government has on you in its
records), and also warns you which types of documents you can't get.
___________________

Hope you find this of use.

Ian Hebert

 * OLX 2.1 TD * 4:00 a.m. already?  Oh no, not again!!

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From: Walter.Siren@p18.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Walter Siren)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Jaws Macros
Date: 10 Sep 92 16:36:32 GMT
Reply-To: Walter.Siren@p18.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:396/5.18 - Pontchippi, New Orleans LA
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference

Index Number: 24482

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 LK> Hi Walter.  Indexing is an interesting concept.  What does
 LK> that mean and how does it work?  Regards, Les

Well, Les, it really only comes in handy when you are using
continuous read such as in wordperfect.  When you press the stop
key, and you know how the buffer flushes out, well  it does this
after you hit the stop key, and without indexing, you have to go
back up a couple of lines to pick up where you left off.  Well,
with indexing, the cursor is automatically returned back to where
you press up the shut-up key, and when you start reading again, you
pick up right you heard the last word.  Once you have used it, you
would not want to be with out it.  Not all synthesizers support it,
but more of them are doing it now.  The only screen reader that I
am aware of that supports indexing is jaws, I don't know about
artic, but vocal-eyes, and tinytalk still do not support it.  Of
course tinytalk I don't believe even has the continuous read key
yet.

Walter

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From: Charles.Cafarelli@f104.n2240.z1.fidonet.org (Charles Cafarelli)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: YM
Date: 9 Sep 92 18:09:31 GMT
Reply-To: Charles.Cafarelli@f104.n2240.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2240/104 - FoxFire, Flint MI
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference

Index Number: 24450

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

AS>  I DONT MIX WITH PLAIN SIGNING DEAF. MANY PEOPLE VISIT ME THAT KNOW
AS> FINGER-SPELLING THOUGH. SO I DO HAVE A CHANCE TO USE THAT.

How do you do that?  I have a friend that has taken 5 years of ASL she is
going to be an interperter, she meet someone that was blind and deaf at one
of her off-shot classes, she said she just let the person hold her hand and
signed slowly, along with fingerspelling in the persons palm.

I think the hardest thing in my first ASL class was trying to watch the
teachers hands.  I got my first hearing aid at the age of 21, was told I'de
be total deaf by 30, going on 53 now and still have a little hearing left
with the Aid I use.  Thing is I have been watching peoples lips for so many
years it was hard to watch the teacher as she mouthed what she was signing,
so I was doing more lip reading, when I should have been watching her
hands.  Plus which trying to learn proper English in one class, then going
to ASL and have them try to make me un-learn it. :)  The :) is a smile I
don't think I've seen anyone on here use it so I figured I'de better
explain.

Well, back to school Sept 8th and my second ASL class, along with English
102, Basic Electronics, and another math class.

Hope to type with you more.

Chuck

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From: Doug.Coyle@f6.n377.z1.fidonet.org (Doug Coyle)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Speech and text games
Date: 10 Sep 92 16:42:23 GMT
Reply-To: Doug.Coyle@f6.n377.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:377/6 - T.A.B.B., Tampa Fl
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference

Index Number: 24508

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

LC>They enjoy  text adventure games but some games don't read the text
LC>to the screen and having to go into a screen review mode all
LC>the time can be a pain.

You got that right, buddy.  For the most part you are s. o. l.
unless you have a speach package such as jaws or Asap with a smart
screen that at least attempts to make up for the lack of bios
screen writes, but there is one solution that works for some games
programmed with The Adventure Game Toolkit.  That program has a
script command which sends all the output to a printer.  All you
have to do is tell the computer to use the synthesizer's comm port
as lpt1 by using the dos mode command and then use the script
command after you find your way into the game. It will only work if
the game's author has enabled the script command.

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 * SLMR 2.1a #2361 * No sense being pessimistic.  It wouldn't work anyway.

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From: nrcgsh@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Norman Coombs)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Reader's Project
Date: 4 Sep 92 20:12:36 GMT
Reply-To: nrcgsh@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Norman Coombs)
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference

Index Number: 24360

Some time ago I had info on the Reader's Project.  At that time I chose
not to pay for its services.  It provides access to copyright material
by coding it so when you buy it you can not copy it.  I have heard both
that it is wonderful and taking off in a big way and that it has not
amounted to much and is about to vanish.
     Does anyone have experience with it or information about how
successful it is?
Norman Coombs
From: dashiell@nadc.nadc.navy.mil (Jude DaShiell)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: typing and the poverty game
Date: 10 Sep 92 02:54:38 GMT
Reply-To: dashiell@nadc.nadc.navy.mil (Jude DaShiell)

Index Number: 24453

Doing work while playing the poverty game is
a real challenge.  Here's an idea that
may make it a little more challenging probably you've
already done this but consider putting your ad up on a
few of those college bulletin boards.  Students will
sometimes read bulletin boards before reading newspapers
so you'll increase your exposure.  If you're on SSI, you may want to
check into doing a pass.  That's if you have anymore
training in mind since this will allow you to protect resources
for a while that could have helped you
loose the poverty game.
<dashiell@nadc.navy.navy.mil>
I majored in programming not typing!
From: David.Venable@p0.f14.n105.z1.fidonet.org (David Venable)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Phantom Limb Pain
Date: 9 Sep 92 16:42:33 GMT
Reply-To: David.Venable@p0.f14.n105.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:105/14.0 - Busker's Boneyard, Portland OR

Index Number: 22416

[This is from the Chronic Pain Conference]

At 80, I dont see where the problem with an addiction is... Is it going
to keep him from finishing college or get him fired from that high
paying job?
 Comfort measures for the patient are more important that some doc
worrying about his addiction/patient ratio. If he gets relief from the
medication, go for it.

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From: Ray.Berilla@f120.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Ray Berilla)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Computer aids
Date: 9 Sep 92 16:45:22 GMT
Reply-To: Ray.Berilla@f120.n226.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/120 - Colossus, Worthington OH

Index Number: 22430

I need information on devices which would make it easier for a
quadreplegic to use a computer. I'm looking for a computer to make
life a little easier for a young man who would use it primarily for
writing. He is currently using a mouth stick and an electric
typewriter. Thanks.

       Ray B.

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From: alvin@netcom.com (Alvin White)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Are there any Speech/Voice programs for Sound Blaster?
Date: 14 Sep 92 13:13:24 GMT
Reply-To: alvin@netcom.com (Alvin White)
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference

Index Number: 24523

alvin@netcom.com

Alvin H. White, Gen. Sect.
G.O.D.S.B.R.A.I.N.
1505 De Rose Way #66
San Jose, CA 95126 USA

(408) 286-2794
(408) 286-4244

Government Online Database Systems
Bureau for Resource Allocations to Information Networks
[an idea waiting to happen]

120 West 38 North
From: Kelly.Ford@f8.n121.z1.fidonet.org (Kelly Ford)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Information services
Date: 10 Sep 92 16:34:43 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

Index Number: 24475

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Personally, I've found GEnie to be pretty much worth the value.  I'll
admit my bias right off though and tell you that I'm one of the Sysops
on that services Disabilities Round Table.

They have a pretty large amount of the system that falls under their
basic services area which means you can use it for free evenings and
weekends.  You can get the top news stories this way.

If you want to spend the money ($149.00) for a program called Protige,
you might want to consider using Prodigy.  For about $12.00 a month you
get access to the entire system and they have a lot of news.  The
biggest drawback to Prodigy is the fact that it won't work with any old
screen access package so you need to purchase this special program.  It
does have a lot of info though.

Compuserve now has a basic option for $7.95 that gives pretty good
access to some information.

If you are looking for news and don't want to use your modem, you might
also want to consider something called Xpress.  This is a little box
that connects to your computer and grabs a signal off of your cable
television and sends the news to software on your computer.  The box is
about $100.00 but that's the only expense you have, excluding your
regular cable bill.  You can contact xpress at 1-800-7PC NEWS.

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From: mosko@matai.vuw.ac.nz (Professor G. D. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Job announcement - artist for SL dictionary
Date: 14 Sep 92 13:17:03 GMT
Reply-To: mosko@matai.vuw.ac.nz (Professor G. D. Kennedy)
Organization: Victoria University of Wellington,  NZ
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference

Index Number: 24527

Victoria University of Wellington and the New Zealand Association of the Deaf
are producing a Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language.  The project needs an
artist to make several thousand clear high quality line drawings of faces and
hands from video recordings showing how signs are made.  The successful
applicant will work with Deaf people.  If you have these skills and are
interested in the position, conditions of appointment are available from:

   Professor G. D. Kennedy
   English Language Institute
   Victoria University of Wellington
   PO Box 600
   Wellington
   New Zealand

   Email:     kennedyg@matai.vuw.ac.nz
   Facsimile: +64 4 495 5057
   Telephone: +64 4 471 5316 (voice)

Closing date: 15 October 1992.

The University is an equal opportunity employer.
From: CONLEY@memstvx1.memst.edu (Steven Conlee)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Just Kiddin'!
Date: 5 Sep 92 05:29:22 GMT
Reply-To: CONLEY@memstvx1.memst.edu (Steven Conlee)
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference

Index Number: 24402

Hello all and welcome new and old students!,

~Subject: On Signing....
~From: Karen.Keil@f71.n343.z1.fidonet.org (Karen Keil)

 ~~AS> other states.  Somewhere, English has to become the primary language
 ~~AS> so that deaf children can become proficient at reading and writing
 ~~AS> English.  It is really needed when they become grown and go out
 ~~AS> to live independent lives.  Let's face it, the hearing world
 ~~AS> is NOT going to learn ASL, sure there will be a few but the
 ~~AS> overall general consensus is not going to do it.

~Agreed wholeheartedly!

~We cannot expect the hearing world to bend backwards to learn
~ASL---only a minority ever will.  There is just not enough
~incentive for all hearing people to learn it.

Nice!  I think all of us need to do a little more 'bending'. Huh?
Minority? Yeah, but aren't they great.
Incentive?  How 'bout a kick in our lazy behinds?

~Anyway, it seems that deafness strikes at the heart of
~communication in a deeper and more devastating way than blindness
~ever does.  Blind people are still in touch with the hearing
~world--they just miss the visual part.  On the other hand, visual
~cues are just not enough for deaf people to be in touch with the
~hearing world--  hearing seems to be more vital for communication
~with the hearing world.

Couldn't have put it better myself.  Thanks.

                                Good weekend all,
                                Steven Conlee
                                CONLEY@MEMSTVX1.MEMST.EDU
From: 34AEJ7D@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu (Bill Gorman)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Hearing on Telecommunting Act of 1992 -- HR 5082
Date: 14 Sep 92 13:24:43 GMT
Reply-To: 34AEJ7D@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu (Bill Gorman)

Index Number: 24528

Since a number of persons on L-HCAP and related echos have
expressed interest in working from home, the following government
action may be of interest.

Sez me,

W. K. (Bill) Gorman
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|On Thu, 10 Sep 1992 10:19:00 EDT Peter M. Weiss +1 814 863 1843 said:
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/Pete Weiss - Penn State U
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  - - The original note follows - -

                                  ALAWON
                      ALA Washington Office Newsline
                     An electronic publication of the
              American Library Association Washington Office

                            Volume 1, Number 4
                              August 3, 1992

                   HEARING ON TELECOMMUTING ACT OF 1992

On Wednesday, July 29, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance held a hearing on HR
5082, the Telecommuting Act of 1992.  This bill, introduced by Rep.
McMillen (D- MD), would establish an Office of Telecommuting in the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
The office would act as a clearinghouse for information on
telecommuting activities and techniques, promote the development of
telecommuting technologies, and promote the adoption by employers
of the use of telecommuting.  It would also establish at least five
satellite telecommuting offices for employees of agencies located
in the Washington DC area.

Charles Oliver, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Communications and Information, Department of
Commerce, said that the administration opposed HR 5082, and
recommended instead that government promote telecommuting by
permitting "the development of a ubiquitous, advanced, and
affordably priced telecommunications infrastructure."  He
recommended that "government should remove all restrictions on
competitive entry, whether those restrictions have been imposed by
government or private monopolies.  In many cases deregulation alone
will suffice; other situations may require carefully targeted
intervention by government to remove artificial barriers to
entry."  Carlene Bawden, Associate Administrator for
Administration, General Services Administration, also opposed the
bill, saying that special legislation to set up telecommuting
programs was not needed.  Other witnesses, including John Dillon
of C&P Telephone Company of Maryland, spoke in favor of HR 5082.
(Note: this report has been prepared from hearing testimony.)
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: ware@ee.ualberta.ca (Philip Andrew Ware)
Subject: Signature test 2
Summary: test
Keywords: edmonton, test
Organization: University Of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
Distribution: edm
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 00:10:13 GMT


Signature test number 2:
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ware@bode.ee.ualberta.ca
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: news@tolten.puc.cl (News Manager)
Subject: Hullo?
Organization: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 16:20:25 GMT


Newsgroups: misc.test
From: news@schbbs.mot.com (Net News)
Subject: Test from mot.com
Reply-To: news@ftpbox.mot.com
Organization: MOTOROLA 
Distribution: il
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 08:26:09 GMT

This is a test.  The distribution of this shouldn't
go far, as we only want to test the first few hops
on our newsfeed.  Replies should be sent to the Reply-To
address and not the Sender address.
From: demartinib@cpva.saic.com
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: sig test
Date: 9 Sep 92 12:29:08 PST
Organization: Science Applications Int'l Corp./San Diego

does this always work?-- 
Brenda DeMartini
SAIC, San Diego CA
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From: crail@nevada.edu (DONNA CRAIL-RUGOTZKE)
Subject: Re: [banning] cannot tell whether to ban
Organization: University of Nevada System Computing Services
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 01:01:42 GMT

In article <1992Sep8.202806.3264@efi.com> root writes:
>
>     I cannot tell whether to ban homosexuals or not -- I just heard
>of Oregon.  However, homosexuality is counter-traditional, and
>*objectively* speaking, it cannot be treated the same way as the
>boy/girl kind of love, leading to marriage.  Homosexual couples *cannot*
>lead to marriage: they cannot bear children, which come from their proper
>genes.  Homosexual people are *not* a minority: you don't have a
>homosexual man and a homosexual woman (of course) giving birth to
>homosexual children -- a direct consequence of the previous sentence.

Why can't homosexuality be treated like "boy/girl love?"  The only reason
homosexuals don't marry is that it is illegal for them to do so.  If
the laws  were changed,  I suspect that many would marry.  Also not 
all heterosexuals get married.  

There are homosexuals who have children.  Some lesbians are artificially 
inseminated.  Some homosexuals have children from past marriages, before
they came out of the closet.  There are also some who adopt.

There are also heterosexuals that are infertile.  Many of these people
end up adopting.  Also, there are many heterosexuals who decide not to
have children.  

The term "minority" is often used to describe a section of the population that 
is discriminated against.  Some people consider women to be a "minority"
even though 52% of our population is female.  People, who are childless by
choice, may start to feel like a minority during this election year.  Who
is-or-is not a minority, is not dependent upon reproductive ability.
Homosexual are  a minority.

 Whether or not you want to associate with homosexuals is entirely up to
you.  Whether or not the government has the right to stick its nose in
other people's private lives is another question.  I would be scared to
live in a country that tried to ban any segment of the population just
because they didn't "fit." 

>
>     If everyone listen from their grandparents, then every boy should
>find a girlfriend and every girl should find a boyfriend, i.e. when they
>are old enough to look for one to be lifelong partner.  Good luck to these.
>
>					ZHONG Qi-Iao

Donna
crail@nevada.edu



Newsgroups: misc.test
From: "Larry K. Mason" <mason@gibbs.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: test msg #1 of -P
Originator: mason@gibbs.oit.unc.edu
Reply-To: <misctest@gibbs.oit.unc.edu>
Organization: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill     
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 15:48:53 GMT

Please reply to this message.
You may not get another chance.
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: jremer@nyx.cs.du.edu (Jeremy Remer)
Subject: Testing
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 92 07:09:05 GMT

Hello!  I'm posting from Duluth, Minnesota and would like to know exactly
how far around the world this message can be read.

(Maybe make a pen pal or two in the process :-) )

Jeremy 

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Newsgroups: misc.test
From: L608003@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
Subject: test
Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 17:37:05 GMT

This is a test , this is only a test , if wee actually knwew , what we
were doing, this would work better, however if it works at akk its ok
by me!!!@!
by willie warren lmsc
From: jap@acsu.buffalo.edu (James A. Perreault)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: Re: Batman Cartoon Info Wanted
Date: 7 Sep 92 01:21:17 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: UB


This is the kind of stuff that should be posted to rec.arts.comics.info

That newsgroup is really getting underutilized.

BTW -  The cartoon is great!


						Jim
-- 
Comics are like current physics...we haven't had a major shakeup in decades, 
so even the most brilliant participant today is nowhere near as famous as 
the guys who were doing it when all new stuff was being discovered. 
     					--- Dave Van Domelen
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