actually, it was more pollitical than that. if expense were the issue, no one would have used them. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> 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