Well I think you are probably right.  But maybe if a lot of us inquired 
about associability both in person and in writing they may work with us.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: Re_DSTAR Accessability


> Hi all,
>
> I know this is frustrating and aggravating, however, we will do better if 
> we
> approach this calmly with reason, not from a position of demanding.
>
> Just my opinion.
>
> Howard #3
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerry Learry" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Re_DSTAR Accessability
>
>
>> Overwhelm the Icom booth at Dayton and Something may happen.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Michael Ryan" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 8:03 PM
>> Subject: Fwd: Re_DSTAR Accessability
>>
>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>>> From: Michael Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Date: 26 February, 2013 11:29:56 PM NST
>>>> To: Michael Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Subject: Re_DSTAR Accessability
>>>>=20
>>>> Hi Jed and all, and apologize if I spelled your name wrong:=20
>>>>=20
>>>> I think what needs to happen here is we need a voice to get in the ear
>>>> of
>>>> e=
>>> ither a major ham radio software manufacturer or hardware
>>> manufacturer.=20
>>>> To accomplish this, maybe a group needs to be created to which all 
>>>> blind
>>>> a=
>>> nd visually impaired hams could join to spearhead change.=20
>>>> I don't know how it is in the states but up here in Canada, there's no
>>>> for=
>>> mal blind ham group to get in the ear of industry Canada, the governing
>>> body=
>>> which regulates the Amateur Radio service. =20
>>>> Sure we have the CNIB which assists in us getting transcribed study
>>>> materi=
>>> als but with technology the way it is now, the CNIB's Amateur Radio
>>> program i=
>>> s pretty much in the wilderness. Sure you can contact them for loaner
>>> equipm=
>>> ent and so on but there's no governing sort of voice. =20
>>>> So to that end, on the dStar problem, maybe we could start with Ray
>>>> Novac
>>>> a=
>>> t Icomm. Maybe we should get some sort of email per titian and I would 
>>> be
>>> mo=
>>> re than happy to sign on for that. '
>>>> I think it could start mainly with this group. Formalize some things 
>>>> and
>>>> s=
>>> tart. Most of us here probably have skype, echolink and so on, so lets
>>> go.=20=
>>>
>>>>=20
>>>> 73:=20
>>>>=20
>>>> Michael DE VO1AX=20
>>>>=20
>>>>=20