What would you change?

Penelope · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:21 pm Post subject:

Wow.....Coffee.....

And there's me waffling about my bloody hair!!!!! Embarassed

However...I am interested in how you cope with your condition.

How can you read the computer screen? Is there some kind of braille mechanism or a speech facility? Is the text written extra large?

How wonderful that you can do this.....

I hope you don't mind my asking.... but if you do mind.....please just ignore me.

Pen x

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Penelope · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:07 am Post subject:

Coffee - that softeware sounds great. I will take a look at that link.

It is great that you have a sense of direction though. Having a really good reason for achieving your degree will help you along I'm sure.

I know so many really bright young people....who seem to be floundering around not knowing what subjects to take because they have no idea what they want to do on graduating, which must be a curb on enthusiasm for study.

Still, none of us is enthusiastic all the time I suppose. Now I'm waffling....still, I can waffle for England.......I could get an Olympic Gold Medal for waffling.

Very Happy

Ophelia · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:00 am Post subject:

Hello Charlie,

I've looked up the zoomtext demo, it's great to see that such software exists and helps you to have access to books, and also communicate with us.
It's a shame such things are so expensive.

Sometimes all it takes is a clever group of people and some volunteers to do something very helpful. A few weeks ago I saw a short report on french television-- I missed the beginning with the practical details of who and where, but it seemed to be a group coupled with a library. They had volunteers who read books onto CDs, which were then sent to people whose eyesight did not permit them to read the paper version of the book. The readers were often elderly ladies who could not travel to the library, so the CD was sent to them by mail, and it was very cheap.
I wondered how they got permission and how the authors were persuaded to wave fees-- if indeed that was the case.
Everything in the association looked pleasant and efficient.

It looked like something local, but actually there is a larger association which takes care of this nationally:

http://www.giaa.org/-Qui-sommes-nous-.html

Do you have an association like this that you can borrow audiobooks from in Australia Charley?

ayemea · Almost a regular Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 33 Gender:

I would change my communication problem. I'm not really good at talking to other people and most times I just don't know what to say. Sometimes this part of me is really annoying myself.

Penelope · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:35 am Post subject:

Ayemea: Well, you communicated that really well!!!!

Sometimes peoples', unsmiling faces destroy our confidence to communicate. This happens with me frequently. But sometimes, I have found that such, unsmiling, people are just worried....and they are the very ones who need communication.

You might find it easier on here....where you can't see peoples' faces.

I certainly do find it easier......keep it touch, because, it is important to communicate, and sometimes, the quiet ones are the ones with the most to offer.

Not like me......the blabberer!!! Sad

tarav · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:21 am Post subject:

Penelope said:

Penelope · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:31 am Post subject:

Woweee.....have I said something right???

Tarav...you promise you are not playing at 'Let's all be polite to one another'?

Love Pen...xxx

tarav · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:48 am Post subject:

LOL, Penelope! Seriously, I am a gregarious extrovert. We extroverts can really dominate conversations if we're not careful. I am always vigilant about being a committed listener. The quiet ones are often processing differently than me. I am processing aloud as I speak. They are thinking about it, then speaking. I don't think either way is better. I just think that we need to be aware of different communication modes. As you alluded to, those quiet ones have important things to say also. We may just have to wait a little while and also be quiet long enough to benefit from their contributions. Participating in forums, especially here at BookTalk, is a good way to work on communication skills. Wait time is built-in to written communication and like you said, Penelope, bad facial expressions and body language are invisible so it is a non-threatening place for people who struggle with communicating.

Penelope · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject:

Tarav:


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