Hi Howare,  I whole-heartedly agree, and I have attempted to do that with no
success.  So, the rest is up to you guys.  I'm done.  There are enough other
aspects of the hobby to keep me busy.  DStar was fun when the software was
still accessible, but the latest rewrite is not and I'm out of patience. 

Kris

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Howard, W A 9 Y B W
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:22 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
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