In the R&D Committee meeting on February 1, we, as we perennially do,
discussed inaccessible stuff and recommendations to manufacturers for good
accessibility practices. Blind ham radio operators do not represent a
cross section of all blind people in tolerance of fancy footwork, but I
suspect that anyone who looked through the materials being gathered on this
website would walk away from it with more good ideas and recommendations.
>Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:45:37 -0500
>Reply-To: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
> <BLIND-HAMS@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
>Sender: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
> <BLIND-HAMS@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
>From: Keith Reedy <wa9dro@JOINK.COM>
>Resent-From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <lras@sprynet.com>
>Subject: icanworkthisthing.com
>
>As many of you know, about two weeks ago we began work on a new web
>site: www.icanworkthisthing.com. This is just a brief update. The
>welcome page has been on the site since January 29. Work is progressing
>quite well. Already we have received cheat sheets, guides and manuals for
>several pieces of amateur radio equipment which will be placed on the site
>when it comes up not many days from now.
>
>We are trying to carefully plan this web site so that it looks good and
>runs well. We really want something that we can all be pleased with and
>proud of. We have received cheat sheets and quick guides for amateur radio
>equipment, however, we have received nothing on cell phones, digital
>recorders, vcrs and other consumer electronics. We plan not only to
>include information about amateur radio equipment on this site, but
>consumer electronics as well. Our goal is to put as much information in
>one place as possible.
>
>Please send your cheat sheets and quick start guides to wa9dro@joink.com
>and manuals to kb9zuv@arrl.net If you like you can send your
>material from the web site using the link Keith@icanworkthisthing.com for
>cheat sheets and quick guides or Gary@icanworkthisthing.com for manuals.
>
>Gary Lee and I want to thank you so much for your participation and your
>patience.
>
>73,
>
>Keith-WA9DRO
>God gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.
>Hudson Taylor
>
Braille is the solution to the digital divide.
Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
National Library Service f/t Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress (202) 707-0535 <lras@loc.gov>
<http://www.loc.gov/nls>
HOME: <lras@sprynet.com> <http://lras.home.sprynet.com>
The opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent
those of NLS.
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