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Comment on Duke Talking by Zora

Zora — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:20:50 +0000

Duke is a cute dog ：Ｄ! I love husky so much.He always make me happy when I look at his pictures from flickr. I am Zora.I come from Kenting,Tiawan. Nice to meet you Kimberley(Do you have nickname?)

Comment on All The Signs Were There… by Chloe

Chloe — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:18:59 +0000

Teachers at my school called me stupid when I was seven years old because of my emotional problems and completely illegible handwriting. My partner was labeled as "retarded" in kindergarten because her speech impediment made her unintelligible. A good friend of mine was told by teachers that she was stupid, for no other reason than she used leg braces and crutches. People are all too quick to judge what other people are capable of if they are different in any way.

When I got my hearing tested a few months ago, it really surprised me when the audiometrist told me that my rare type of hearing loss is almost always present by early childhood. I had never noticed that I had hearing problems until I became sufficiently near sighted that I couldn't understand people unless I was wearing glasses. When I test drove the hearing aids I was totally amazed at how I assume people with normal hearing must hear. At school our hearing was tested with a single tuning fork. I always came out as normal. Well, my hearing still is normal within the narrow frequency range of two to three kHz. They never tested other frequencies when I was a kid.

Still, not realising that you're blind definitely takes first prize.

Comment on My New iPod Shuffle by R.G. Maines

R.G. Maines — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:46:29 +0000

Thanks for the info. I didn’t realize the shuffle had playlist capabilities. I guess I just like the convenience of the screen. It’s also nice that I can put pictures on the mp3 player, as I’ve been out and people asked me about Kodi, or my previous husky Echo and I was able to show them a picture. When I can’t have him with me, it’s nice to have his picture, believe it or not, it’s comforting… I know, I’m weird.. LOL Thanks again!

Comment on My New iPod Shuffle by Kimberley

Kimberley — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:45:14 +0000

With the iPod Shuffle you can still create and play playlists. You hold the middle button on the earbud cord down until you hear a tone then when you hear the playlist name you can select it. You can also press the volume controls up or down to go through the list yourself.

The battery on my iPod Nano started to swell a few months back! I was traveling at the time and didn’t being it to an apple store as none were around, and it was already long out of warranty. I got the iPod Shuffle to replace it and to use when traveling. It’s easy to use, and I can clip it onto my clothing or wheelchair somewhere and it is secure. I like that I can clip it onto my pants pocket or some other hidden place when flying and nap without worrying about if it will “disappear” and if I loose it, it’s a lot cheaper than the iPod Touch!

You can replace the battery in his iPod, but make sure it is an apple approved one if it’s still under warranty. If you live near an apple store it would be worth dropping in with the iPod and seeing if they can replace it for him. That way the warranty is still ok.

I like apple products because they have VoiceOver (the free screen reading program) built in! Although I’m not too thrilled about having to pay more to get more memory in some things to get it because the lower memory versions don’t have VoiceOver. It is a huge leap ahead of most manufacturers though!

Comment on My New iPod Shuffle by R.G. Maines

R.G. Maines — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:21:01 +0000

I prefer an mp3 player with a screen as well. I like to create playlists and be able to listen to what fits my mood at the time, rather than my whole list.
My son has an ipod nano and he’s having trouble keeping the battery charged. Can’t you buy a replacement battery like other mp3 players? My Samsung is wonderful and when the battery goes, I can replace the battery rather than having to replace the whole player.
((Hugs))

Comment on My New iPod Shuffle by NDE=

NDE= — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:18:56 +0000

i prefer ipods with screen

Comment on How Does a Guide Dog Know When to Cross the Road? by SiberianAnubis

SiberianAnubis — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:16:09 +0000

It is amazing too that they do things like that even without learning them sometimes. Anubis refuses to cross the street when a car is approaching. I didn´t train him to do so yet. Such things are really good for the training process

Comment on It All Began with a Book by Kimberley

Kimberley — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:05:48 +0000

Well I as always thought to be “clumsy” because of my CP, so when I did bump into things, trip etc. it was blamed on that.

As for finding my way around I trailed walls and did other things that I was later “taught” by an Orientation and Mobility instructor. I just did them naturally because it was what I needed to get around. The only extra thing that was added later was the white cane.

Comment on Q&A by Laura

Laura — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:31:16 +0000

Hi there, Can I say thank you for all your videos- they are very helpful.
I’m a C4 incomplete Quad and I was wondering if you would be able to explain the set on your chair? I’m looking to buy a new chair and I would like to the position etc right. Do you know how to adjust your axle for positioning and pushing? How did you decide on the exact seating position? The dump? Backrest height?

Many thanks

Comment on It All Began with a Book by Ahiru

Ahiru — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:21:12 +0000

Might be a bit of an obvious question but how did you get around from A to B without anyone realising you were blind?