It seems that our European friends insist on braille devices far more than we Americans do. Over on this side of the pond, speech outsells braille. On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Luke Davis wrote: > Tommy > > We could toss stats for hours, and not get anywhere. I have mine, you > have yours', and it really doesn't matter. > > For the record, in my personal case, I have tried em all. No matter. I > am far faster with speech. I suggest that this may apply to a good > portion of the rest of the working blind as well. I don't know that it > does, however, and I will not posit that it does, nor claim that it is > "how it should be". Each individual is different, and there is a 50% > chance a particular person will go one way or the other (not considering > those that will use both). > However, one can not say which way anyone will or should go, and one > should not claim to any degree that one method "is more productive than > another", because that, as I said, is only 50% true. > > Luke > > On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Tommy Craig wrote: > > > Hi Luke, > > > > I certainly didn't intend to offend anyone either. I do believe that > > statistically though I am on safe ground. One statistic is that 80% of blind > > people are unemployed and that 80% of the ones who are employed are Braille > > users. I based my statements on my experience and on the people I have > > worked with and trained throughout the years. Of course there are exceptions > > to every rule. I also believe that there is a huge difference in the Braille > > display you are using. For example, using an eighty character display is > > much more productive than using a 20 or 40 cell display. > > Tommy > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp