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From: ldonovan@carson.u.washington.edu (Leslie Donovan)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: URGENT: NYC transportation needed
Date: 21 Dec 92 04:43:13 GMT
Reply-To: ldonovan@carson.u.washington.edu (Leslie Donovan)
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26870

I am going to possible the biggest professional conference of my
life (will present 2 papers and have several, I hope, job
interviews) Dec.  26-31 in NYC.  I'm having trouble finding a way
to/from the airport-- LaGuardia.  I have a non-refundable ticket
that arrives at 9p.m. on the 26th and departs at 10:30 a.m. on
Sunday the 3rd.  I tried to get flights during weekdays during
business hours but was too late in purchasing my ticket.
Everything's booked up.

I use a power wheelchair so will need something with a lift or a
ramp on it.  The conference people have agreed to provide me
transportation to my hotel on the 26th, but won't help me get back
to the airport since I'm staying a few days after the conference
for sight-seeing, etc.  The conference people have given me the
names of Wheelers, Creative Transportation, and Access-A-Ride (city
door-to-door).  Creative transport.  would do it but I had to pay
to rent the whole van and $200 for a one way trip was way out of my
budget!  Access-A-Ride doesn't operate that early on Sunday morning
when I leave.  Wheelers is providing my transport when I come in,
but again it will be a minimum of $60 and probably $90 for a one
way trip because they are a NJ company and require me to pay for
their travel time.  I will be staying in the far North part of
Manhattan from the 31 to 3rd and am looking for some way to get to
the airport by about 9:15 a.m. on the 3rd.  Anyone out there have
any ideas?  I am most desperate and need this info urgently.

thanks in advance for your help.

Leslie, ldonovan@u.washington.edu
From: bberg@u.washington.edu (Barbara Bergquist)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: ADA and technology
Date: 15 Dec 92 02:20:12 GMT
Reply-To: bberg@u.washington.edu (Barbara Bergquist)
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26736

 [Note from Bill McGarry - forwarded from the PACS-L mailing
  list by Patt Bromberger]

Over the past few years, we here at The Evergreen State College
Library have been keeping in mind the ADA when purchasing/planning
for the Reference area in particular.  Two years ago, I put
together a CD-Rom station coupled with an enlarged monitor (20" TV
screen) and added ZoomText software in order to magnify the screen
further to allow database searching especially for those who have
sight problems.  Since that time, I have added our online catalog
to that station as well.  The interesting point about this is that
I designed the station as a full use station for all patrons, not
only for special needs folks.  The screen can switch from regular
print to magnification with a key stroke and the station is located
along the same bank of online computers for regular use.  The
elongated table (20 feet) was designed to accommodate those in
wheelchairs as well as regular seating.  We also have another area
of online catalogs which are at standing height for those on
crutches.  Bar type stools are available for sitting for those who
prefer.

When installing a library classroom type area in Reference over the
past summer, efforts were made for accommodation there as well.
Simple things like the wand on the window blinds had to be
elongated to allow for those in wheelchairs access to handling
them.  The pull string was extended also.  Ease of access to the
area was accomplished by having two wide access corridors into the
area.

This library also has a special needs study room which houses
special reading equipment which will enlarge print material for use
by a few patrons at a time.

Currently, I am looking into a device I read about which scans
material and projects it onto an enlarged monitor for possible
placement near the Reference Desk.

Sorry, my message is so lengthy but I wanted to share some of what
we hope is helping all our patrons,  and by not isolating these
stations away from the normal flow of activity others participate
in.

Barbara Bergquist
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA 98505

bberg@u.washington.edu
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From: Patti.Bader@p0.f323.n202.z1.fidonet.org (Patti Bader)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Voice activated telephone
Date: 15 Dec 92 22:23:43 GMT
Reply-To: Patti.Bader@p0.f323.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:202/323.0 - SHENK'S EXPRESS, La Mesa
X-Fidonet: Spinal Injury Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26857

[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

 -=> Quoting Greg Wick to Joe Chamberlain <=-

Hi Greg!

JC>VOICE DIALER TELEPHONE

 GW> Thanks, I'm going to call them. Do you know if you need to hit a
 GW> button in order to get it to be voice acrivated? all the ones I've
 GW> seen you do... Thanks ===

I have a telephone that Pacific Bell's Disabled Services gave me. It's called
"Ameriphone Model RC-3000". I use a remote control button that I can push to
either answer the phone or call out on. All I have to do is push one button
(they can set it up for light touch) and a operator comes on and dials the
number that I ask for. When the phone rings, I again push the button and can
talk via a speaker phone. A headset also comes with it, when I don't want to
use the speaker phone aspect of it. I wear the remote around my neck, for when
I'm transferring and no one else is home. If I fall, then I can at least call
the operator and ask for help.

Let me know if you would want the address, etc. for this. You might also want
to call WA's disabled services. When we lived in Bremerton (in 1980), they had
made up a sip & puff deal that I could use to call and answer the phone with.
I think it was done by the Pioneer Club, who are retired phone company workers.

Patti

... If I can't take it with me...I ain't going!

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From: Barbara.Akin@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Barbara Akin)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Dog Chat
Date: 15 Dec 92 17:55:45 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
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26771

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

KT>I think you were wise to get this ridiculous person out of your home.  I wou
KT>also be very careful that she does not try to get you involved woth the Chil
KT>Welfare types.  People like her should not be in a position to spout this
KT>bigoted type of nonsense.  I think I would also see about contacting her
KT>supervisor(s) and mentioning that discrimination - in any guise - is still
KT>discrimination.  Most agencies receiving Federal funds must be
KT>non-discriminatory in the delivery of services.   Just so you know, my fathe
KT>was totally blind.  I think he did pretty well on us kids.  To the best of m
KT>knowledge, we were not socially or educationally deprived.

KT>Regards,
KT>           Kit

KT>--- timEd/B5
KT> * Origin:       Inner Sight BBS, Tillamook, OR, USA       (1:105/741)

Couldn't have said that better myself!
I think so too!
I have raised two girls by myself now and they are now 7, and 10, and
are none the worse, and I think a tad better, for having a blind mom!
They never make a big deal about it, and neither do I, Nor do the other
neighborhood kids either, for that matter.
I think some of these social work types need to have their heads
examined!!
One more piece of additional advice I would give here, is, to avoid them
altogether!
Sighted folks don't usually have them in their homes after having a
baby, and we don't need em either!
-!-
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From: organic@mgr.hjf.org (Miriam Organic)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Handicap
Date: 17 Dec 92 21:54:38 GMT
Reply-To: organic@mgr.hjf.org (Miriam Organic)
Organization: HJF AIDS Research Project, Washington DC
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 28662

In article <26820@handicap.news> Barbara.Akin@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org
writes:
>Index Number: 26820
>
>Is DateAble a national service, or just for the Washington area?
>-!-

So far DateAble is just in the Washington D.C. area..

I'll be glad to answer any questions..
From: Cindy.Venuto@p0.f433.n102.z1.fidonet.org (Cindy Venuto)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Need Information
Date: 15 Dec 92 22:23:55 GMT
Reply-To: Cindy.Venuto@p0.f433.n102.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:102/433.0 - Helping Hands, Santa Fe Sprngs CA
X-Fidonet: Rare Disorder Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26858

[This is from the Rare Disorders Conference]

Hi all I need information
I have a 6 1/2 year old daughter and she was orginally diagnosed as primarily
as having semi-lobar Holoprosencephaly.  The doctors are now changing her
reports to read primary diagnosis is Facio-Auricular-Vertebral sequence (FAV)
including Grade III microtia and left facial hypoplasia. I would appreciate in
layman terms what FAV is especially.  I did my homework on Holoprosencephaly
and now since she is doing extremly well for a child with this diagnosis the
doctors want to change her primary to FAV.  Its all ridiculous to me It wont
change who she is!  Anyway labels gets us services that assist her.  The doc's
would like to do an MRI to see if she realy has Holoprosencephaly, now that is
funny we had 3 Neurologist from 3 different hospitals look at a her CAT scan.
Oh well here goes more research!!!!! I would appreciate the assistance.
Cindy Venuto

"Success is not the victory, the victory is the hard work it takes
to get there."

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From: lairdb@crash.cts.com (Laird Broadfield)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Books for the blind gadget?  Help!
Date: 15 Dec 92 15:07:12 GMT
Reply-To: lairdb@crash.cts.com (Laird Broadfield)
Organization: "Well, a head on top, an arm on each side, two legs...."
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26737

Need some help/advice here, gang: my grandmother, who has from the
local library a "books-on-tape" gadget that allows her to listen to
specially- created books-on-tape for the blind, is having no end of
trouble with the player lately.

She's used the program for about four years, during which she's had
three or four of the machines die on her (about par for the course,
apparently.) Over the last few weeks, though, she's been through
five of the things, without a single one lasting for more than
three hours of use.  Being quite an intelligent Little Old Lady,
she's done a great job of detecting, eliminating possibilities
one-by-one, and by the time she was done narrating the events to me
I was quite convinced that whatever the problem is, it's endemic to
the machines, rather than to something she's doing to them.  This
is borne out by the librarian's remarks to her that several other
people who have recently got machines are having similar problems.

Unfortunately, she's about 2000 miles away, so I can't just pop in
and help figure out what's up.  I realize that the machine is
running 4 mono tracks on something that looks like a regular
casette, and I suspect that it's at a slower than usual speed
(particularly since her machine has a speed switch (marked 15/16 on
one side and 17/8 on the other) as well as a vary-speed dial).
From the facts, I think that the refurb center where these things
go to get refurbished is doing something wrong to them, but no
solid facts.

I suppose the specific questions are:
 What does anybody suggest for getting it fixed *right*?
 Are these things available commercially (we could just get her a proper
  one that would last)?
 What exactly is different about these; is it a proper casette at a
  different speed, or is it something really strange?
 Any other suggestions?

Thanks!!  (BTW, I can describe the failure mode if anybody thinks
it would help, but it's not like she's about to tear the thing open
and fix it herself, even if we knew what was wrong.)

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Hi!  I'm a shareware signature!  Send $5 if you use me, send $10 for manual!
From: mcgrew@ichthous.Eng.Sun.COM (Darin McGrew)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Pick on Deana Day!
Date: 17 Dec 92 21:54:11 GMT
Reply-To: mcgrew@ichthous.Eng.Sun.COM (Darin McGrew)
Organization: Sun
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 28661

Oh, great.  Now it's politically incorrect for blind people to
marry sighted people because they're giving up independence by
doing so.

Hey, folks!  Getting married (regardless of either spouse's
handicap or lack thereof) involves each person giving up some
independence.  There are enough ways in which each person will
depend on the strengths and abilities of the other, that a blind
person depending on their sighted spouse for car rides and the
like is hardly a problem.

Darin.McGrew@Eng.Sun.COM            Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,
Soli Deo Gloria!                      but righteousness delivers from death.
From: joep@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (Joe Pizzirusso)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Dogs and Escalators
Date: 12 Dec 92 12:33:18 GMT
Reply-To: joep@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (Joe Pizzirusso)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26723

We never teach our dogs to go on escalators...I feel that even the
smallest risk of injury or death of a dog is too much to risk...if
a tail or paw gets caught in the gaps it won't be pretty...one
mistake is all it takes.

of course more than half our people are permanantly in wheelchairs
so this is less important....

as it is we still have to worry about safely using elevators which can also
do in a dog real well...  ;-(

joe
From: Debbie.Hazelton@f66.n369.z1.fidonet.org (Debbie Hazelton)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Flash cards.
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:17:26 GMT
Reply-To: Debbie.Hazelton@f66.n369.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:369/66 - Serendipity, Deerfield Beach FL
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26799

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 JS> I would like to design and produce flashcards for teaching music
 JS> to persons with vision impairement.  The cards would have large
 JS> print symbols and the equivalent braille symbols.  If anyone
 JS> knows where these might already exist, would you please let me
 JS> know.  Or, if you know of an inexpensive way of producing these
 JS> with reasonable durability please share that with us all.

God I would love a good way to learn Braille Music.  I've tried on
three occasions and I got to a place where it just was too
complicated, and let it go.  I do really well with music by ear.  I
have almost perfect pitch, sing lyric soprano, but just couldn't
stand braille music.  I hoped each time that "this time" I would be
able to get over the hump and do well with it.

I might even go back to school for a degree in music if I could get
it.  Doing everything by ear has its drawbacks. It's sort of like
the difference between always traveling with other people and
traveling  independently.  I especially like classical music,so
getting it by ear just isn't enough.  I want it "the way it's
written".  I'm a typical soprano snob about my music too. <grin>
I'm not one to just like to emprovise.  And speaking of my musical
snobbery,<grin>  I also love the pure sound of the human voice.  I
get so tired of the classical station just playing instrumental
stuff.  I want to hear the trained human voice, soaring, showing
all it can do.

So if you find a good system for teaching and learning braille
music,I'm all ears! Well, ummmm I'm a fluent braille reader.
<hahaha>

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From: Patrick.Gormley@f304.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Patrick Gormley)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: answers to questions
Date: 15 Dec 92 17:56:06 GMT
Reply-To: Patrick.Gormley@f304.n109.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:109/304 - WID East, Springfield VA
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26774

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Tom I am a biraille user and can hopefully answer some questions.
The major difference between grade 1 and grade 2 is thae fact that
grade 2 introduces contractions and it is the most commonly used
grade of braille available.  Turbo braille is a simple trna
translator to use and although not perfect does the job quite
well.  8-dot braille is primarily used in computer notation as
opposed to literary braille mentioned earlier.  As far as printers
are concerned, there is a file on the NFb net 1:261/1125 at
(4010)752-5011 up to 9600 8n1 called printers.txt which reviews
most of the printers on the market right now.  It is authored by
David Andrews and may be file requestable from Willie's board as
well.

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From: /PN=STEVE.LLOYD/O=DEAFTEK/ADMD=TELEMAIL/C=US/@sprint.com (Steve Lloyd)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: National Aids TDD hotline
Date: 18 Dec 92 02:44:01 GMT
Reply-To: /PN=STEVE.LLOYD/O=DEAFTEK/ADMD=TELEMAIL/C=US/@sprint.com (Steve Lloyd)
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26863

[Note from Bill McGarry -- forwarded by Patt Bromberger]

The national aids hotline also has a tdd service and a spanish
number.  Please include the following numbers in the directory of
hot lines/directory of national information sources on
disabilities:

national aids hotline    800 342-2437 English
national aids hotline    800 243-7889 TDD
national aids hotline    800 344-7432 Spanish

Thank you.
From: Douglas.Zachary@f10.n137.z1.fidonet.org (Douglas Zachary)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: HISTORIC PWDs
Date: 15 Dec 92 17:52:46 GMT
Reply-To: Douglas.Zachary@f10.n137.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:137/10 - The Above Board, Sarasota FL
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26746

   A while back someone was asking for info on historical people with
disabilities but I don't remember who it was. Anyway, I heard of one and
thought I'd pass it on.  Major John Wesly Powell, an obscure Union officer
in the war between the states, lost an arm in the battle of Shilo. After
the war the Major, a self taught geologist decided to map the only unmapped
area in continental USA, the Colorado plateu. He was the first to float the
entire length of the Grand Canyon.  Powell went on to survey the Colorado
plateu and later became the Director of Geology. Present day geologists
are amazed at the accuracy of his geological findings without sophisticated
equipment.

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From: ccarroll@netcon.smc.edu (Celia Carroll)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: ADA and technology
Date: 15 Dec 92 02:19:29 GMT
Reply-To: ccarroll@netcon.smc.edu (Celia Carroll)
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26734

 [Note from Bill McGarry - forwarded from the PACS-L mailing
  list by Patt Bromberger]

> New Mexico State is beginning to explore how to appropriate bring
adaptive
> technology into the library.  What are other libraries doing?  How have
you
> involved the user community in your decisions?  Thanks
>

I am excited by PC technology just previewed:
Telesensory
455 North Bernardo Ave.
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone (415) 960-0920
Fax (415) 969-9064

Company produces three software packages for PC's -
V Voice -- provides synthetic speech output of all text info
       which appears onscreen.  User controls speaking
       rate and volume as desired.
V View  -- provides direct screen magnification of all text
       and graphics.  Three-button mouse allows user to
       to adjust magnification up to 16 times.
and a refreshable Braille output system.

Celia Carroll, Automation Coordinator, Santa Monica Public Library
ccarroll@netcon.smc.edu
From: Barbara.Akin@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Barbara Akin)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Handicaped Introductions
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:33:24 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
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26816

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hi All,
For those of you wondering whether or not Handicapped Introductions
makes their information accessable to the blind, they do, on cassette.
I had a delightful conversation with Annette, who is on the phones
there, and she said they'd also consider doing something on computer
disk, for those who would prefer that format.
This service seems to me to be a real class organization, one you should
not pass up if you're interested in using a good dating service.
-!-
 ~ SLMR 2.0 ~ This tagline stolen by Silly Little Mail Reader!

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From: Stanley.Sykes@f74.n254.z2.fidonet.org (Stanley Sykes)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Electronic Mags
Date: 15 Dec 92 22:20:36 GMT
Reply-To: Stanley.Sykes@f74.n254.z2.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 2:254/74
X-Fidonet: Able News Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26832

[This is from the AbleNews Conference]

I am trying to compile a list of Electronic Journals/Mags etc on
any disability related issue, I would appriciate it if anyone
could pass on to me the Name of the mag, Its Main Subject area
and where it origionates from or a reliable source, and the
frequence that it is out + the format of the Name/Compression.

I already know about JADA and pick this up monthly.

I also know of RAG but not where it comes from or if it has a standard name.

CFS-News but again no origin or name standard.

Would most appricate any that I have not included especially
Heart Related subjects.

I am trying to compile the list so that they are available for
local groups in the UK, even if it means printing for people
with no computer, as at the moment I feel that there is a lot
less communication going on in the UK than there is in USA.

Thanks in anticipation,
Regards Stan.

PS.. This was copied from ADASYOP, I have now included "Of Note"
in my list"

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From: mikef@pacifier.rain.com (Mike Freeman)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Big Problem
Date: 12 Dec 92 12:31:15 GMT
Reply-To: mikef@pacifier.rain.com (Mike Freeman)
Organization: Pacifier BBS
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26710

In article <26248@handicap.news> Kit.Thomas@f741.n105.z1.fidonet.org writes:
>Index Number: 26248
>
>What you need to do is revive that 'old "Cain-do" spirit!
>

Oh, groan!  That's baaaaaaaaaaaad!!!!! {grin}

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