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From: Vixen@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org (Vixen)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: SOMETIMES I LIKE MA BELL!
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Date: 16 May 91 15:36:43 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Hi,

I sometimes wonder, with all of the plans my college and certain
agencies talk about assisting me with and programs supposedly
concerned with the business of helping me become a productive,
contributive member of Society, someone who is'nt, namely PacBell,
is so very helpful and understanding?

Oh, sweet mysteries of life! Although, I should state that I am
talking primarily about the people in "Disabled Services."

I am so happy, I just traded my Krown Porta Printer Plus back to Ma
Bell and got a brand new Ultratec Superprint with the external
extra large read out display and I love it!! It sure is a lot
easier for this legally blind H.I. person to work with using
hyperoptics than trying to find a way to make normal size TDD
displays huge! Although, I still have to start all of my
conversations out with "PLS type slowly! Heheheheh.

I was pleasantly surprised to find out than my Ultratec, like my
Krown, is also ascii capable! So, I can still call my computer with
it! The outside casing seems a lot flimsier than my Krown, but
then, it is not it's "outsides" that I care about! It is just so
neat. I am really happy with it!

And how hard was it to get you might ask? No problem! I just walked
into the Disabled Services office this morning at about 11:30 AM
and by lunch time, I was on my way home with my new Superprint TDD!
All I had to do was turn in my Krown!

I thought that they might make me give up my Amplified telephones,
but nope, they let me keep them as well. Of course, I will turn
them back when and if I get to the point where I cannot use them
anymore!

It is so neat, it is like having a "new toy" at home, if I knew
some of your home numbers, I would call you up! Heheh.

Keepin' the faith!

.                             Vixen

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