actually, it was more pollitical than that.  if expense were the issue,
no one would have used them.

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From: "David Andrews" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: CBS Artificial Vision Story


Maybe those technologies weren't adopted because they were to expensive,
didn't offer clear enough benefits, or both?

At 09:01 AM 6/26/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>when you consider the fact that mobility instructors did not adopt such
>technologies as the sonic flashlight (mowat sensor) I don't have a lot
of
>confidence on that score. But that's why we have to try to change the
>system. After all, the system consists of just people.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peter Meijer" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 4:54 AM
>Subject: Re: CBS Artificial Vision Story
>
>
> > Joe notes
> >
> > > It is my sincere belief that agencies for the blind need to get up
to
> > speed
> > > with this new technology in order to train consumers how to use it
> > safely.
> >
> > How probable is it that agencies for the blind will do this?
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Peter Meijer
> >
> >
> > Seeing with Sound - The vOICe
> > http://www.seeingwithsound.com/winvoice.htm