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From: Jack.O'keeffe@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Jack O'keeffe)
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Subject: Re: Decade Of The Disable
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Date: 5 Jan 90 02:53:41 GMT
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 SW> Gee! I reckon that I am one of the people that get 90% or 95%
 SW> with people I know - and I cannot see any similarity between
 SW> THAT and "I want to call Sally"!!!!!

Steve, you have to consider the circumstances.  I think I am a
fair-to-good speechreader, but speechreading alone won't hack it
for me.  I need help from my residual hearing, and I need a clear
view of the preson I'm reading.  I also must have my speechreading
processor activated.

In the instance mentioned, I was just waking up, did not have my
glasses on, did not have my hearing aids on, and my speechreading
processor requires a minimum of one cup of coffee to activate it
each morning.

Under those circumstances I think I did pretty damn good to
come as close as I did!

 SW> I'm interested in the particular problems you have with
 SW> lipreading as I may POSSIBLY make some suggestions!

Mostly my problems are with the high-pitched consonant sounds where
I get *NO* help from residual hearing and must rely entirely on
speechreading and context.  I have a daughter who is a speech and
language pathologist, and she has helped me quite a bit.  But I
fear I would not be counted on her list of stellar pupils.  Any
suggestions from you would be more than welcome.

OBTW.  I watched an excellent television show last evening, produced
by Austrailian public TV.  It was called "Miracle Down Under" set in
Austrailian Outback at Christmastime in the 1880s.  Quite entertaining.
One character was a displaced brit who had a Yule Log imported from
ol' blighty (because, according to him, Austrailian Ash would not
burn properly).  Then he drove all out of the house by insisting on
lighting it in 94 degree F. heat.  To keep this on topic, I'll add
that I was able to speechread all except the character of the young
boy, whose pitch was entirely out of my range.  Wish our public
television produced more works of that quality.

Have a Happy New Decade!

Jack.

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