Saturday

I'm doing this on the plane from Dallas to Tyler which means it's really cramped and not fun, but I wanted to at least get a comment kin tonight as I probably won't post tomorrow. Yes, Bryan and I got off today and there were people everywhere at LAX. They just kept coming by the droves! DFW wasn't bad though so that was a relief. My plane left LA at 2:00 and Bryan's left around 3:30.

 

I don't have my notes here from the two sessions with me so I'll try to post that Monday but will say that we did get a chance to see the Topaz 22" This stand alone CCTV is pretty much like the 17" and 19" but now has a 22: screen and the magnification can go up to around 80x.

 

We also got to play a little with the Zoom-EX and Zoom-Twix that I mentioned in the recent post. The Eye-Pal also belongs in this family but is the scanning option for those who can't read print. The PC is still involved but you don't have the large scanner sitting on the desk and it's really much, much faster. This is a great option for workplaces that are limited on room, especially when needing to scan and read materials.

 

We also saw the Magnisight people and were shown a new magnifying glass with a light that turns on when you grip the handle. It turns off when you let go and the battery can be charged. It can magnify up to 9x. The price is around $70.00.

 

I will remark about one session I attending done by Bill McCann from Dancing Dots – www.dancingdots.com. This was a panel discussion regarding getting high school students who want to major in music in college ready. I'll have more on this but it is important that they learn braille music while in junior high or high school if they can't read the printed scores. Many drop out because they don't know how to read music.

 

Well, I'm posting this now at home…home sweet home. We both are very thankful for the experience and have lots of information to give out. I'll post more here and Bryan will be doing so as well. I've changed the settings so anyone can comment and they will be displayed.