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> Hi, Lion of god Paul asked me to share this on the list.
>
> My thoughts were tipicle I guess.
> Do they expect this guy to wall himself up in this property and never to =
> have to deal with the outside world?
> This makeover/fix what we perceive as being wrong with you thing is =
> crazy as always!
> blah blah blah.
> Media thribes, on controversy though, so it would only feed them to =
> complain.
>
> Forwarded message starts here,
> Hey, Matt
>
> Can you forward this note to E-church? Whenever I try e-mailing
> everybody individually I miss some and get a bunch of bounced back =
> messages.
>
> There was a two-hour special on Extreme Home Makeover tonight about a
> guy who was shot in an act of random violence and ended up totally blind
> in both eyes. It only happened four months ago and he and his wife are
> still in shock. Even though his brother and fiancee have moved in to
> help with the kids the wife says she has too many things to do to clean
> up the house, so the blind guy trips over everything all the time. All
> he really needs is mobility training but they are redesigning the whole
> house for him to make it safer and less crowded. They also got a blind
> designer who helped them out. They're making as much as they can voice
> activated so that he can control things by voice commands.
>
> Another thing they did was make different textures on the walls in
> different parts of the house so he could orient himself to where he was
> in the house easier (note that he's not using a cane for mobility, just
> wandering around with his hands). They did show a child demonstrating
> mobility with a cane, though.
>
> Since the guy was a golfer before going blind they hooked him up with
> the United States Blind Golfer's Association to show how he can continue
> golfing blind. Their motto is: "You don't have to see it to tee it!"
>
> Another cool item they used was a color reader that could read the color
> of towels, for example, and the computer will speak what color it was.
>
> The computer was like Star Trek. You say "Hello, computer. Shut off
> master bedroom lights" and the computer responds "I have turned off
> master bedroom lights." He can control the microwave, the phone,
> e-mail, house security and lots more with the computer all by voice.
>
> They put in a textured walkway so he could find his way to the front
> door, as well as wind chimes so he could hear where the front door was
> from a distance and water features in the backyard so he could navigate
> his way back there.
>
> Inside there are carpet runners going through the house so he knows
> wherever he goes as long as he stays on the carpet he is on a clear
> track to get from one room to another. They did a similar pathway in
> the backyard and an accessible golf course for him, too.
>
> They gave him a guide dog puppy, too, which was good. That was the
> first hint that they would be giving him mobility training.
>
> The most amazing part is that they used the stones from his old
> fireplace as the texture for his new bedroom walls. When they explained
> this to him he got very emotional and nobody could understand why he was
> so overwhelmed by such a little thing until he explained that his father
> had hand-picked each of those stones for their fireplace in the old
> house. Nobody on the building team had known that and here was this
> reminder of his father that he could literally touch every day. That's
> the LORD boys and girls!
>
> Anyway, let me know what you thought of all this and if you think it
> gives you some ideas to make your own homes more accessible. You can
> find the website at:
> http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/
>
> Paul
>
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Hi, Lion of god Paul asked me to share =
> this on the=20
> list.

>

 

>

My thoughts were tipicle I =
> guess.

>

Do they expect this guy to wall himself =
> up in this=20
> property and never to have to deal with the outside world?

>

This makeover/fix what we perceive as =
> being wrong=20
> with you thing is crazy as always!

>

blah blah blah.

>

Media thribes, on controversy though, =
> so it would=20
> only feed them to complain.

>

 

>

Forwarded message starts =
> here,

>

Hey, Matt

>

 

>

Can you forward this note to =
> E-church? =20
> Whenever I try e-mailing
everybody individually I miss some and get a =
> bunch=20
> of bounced back messages.

>

 

>

There was a two-hour special on Extreme =
> Home=20
> Makeover tonight about a
guy who was shot in an act of random =
> violence and=20
> ended up totally blind
in both eyes.  It only happened =
> four  months=20
> ago and he and his wife are
still in shock.  Even though his =
> brother and=20
> fiancee have moved in to
help with the kids the wife says she has too =
> many=20
> things to do to clean
up the house, so the blind guy trips over =
> everything=20
> all the time.  All
he really needs is mobility training but they =
> are=20
> redesigning the whole
house for him to make it safer and less =
> crowded. =20
> They also got a blind
designer who helped them out.  They're =
> making as=20
> much as they can voice
activated so that he can control things by =
> voice=20
> commands.

>

 

>

Another thing they did was make =
> different textures=20
> on the walls in
different parts of the house so he could orient =
> himself to=20
> where he was
in the house easier (note that he's not using a cane for =
>
> mobility, just
wandering around with his hands).  They did show =
> a child=20
> demonstrating
mobility with a cane, though.

>

 

>

Since the guy was a golfer before going =
> blind they=20
> hooked him up with
the United States Blind Golfer's Association to =
> show how=20
> he can continue
golfing blind.  Their motto is:  "You don't =
> have to=20
> see it to tee it!"

>

 

>

Another cool item they used was a color =
> reader that=20
> could read the color
of towels, for example, and the computer will =
> speak what=20
> color it was.

>

 

>

The computer was like Star Trek.  =
> You say=20
> "Hello, computer.  Shut off
master bedroom lights" and the =
> computer=20
> responds "I have turned off
master bedroom lights."  He can =
> control the=20
> microwave, the phone,
e-mail, house security and lots more with the =
> computer=20
> all by voice.

>

 

>

They put in a textured walkway so he =
> could find his=20
> way to the front
door, as well as wind chimes so he could hear where =
> the=20
> front door was
from a distance and water features in the backyard so =
> he could=20
> navigate
his way back there.

>

 

>

Inside there are carpet runners going =
> through the=20
> house so he knows
wherever he goes as long as he stays on the carpet =
> he is on=20
> a clear
track to get from one room to another.  They did a =
> similar=20
> pathway in
the backyard and an accessible golf course for him,=20
> too.

>

 

>

They gave him a guide dog puppy, too, =
> which was=20
> good.  That was the
first hint that they would be giving him =
> mobility=20
> training.

>

 

>

The most amazing part is that they used =
> the stones=20
> from his old
fireplace as the texture for his new bedroom =
> walls.  When=20
> they explained
this to him he got very emotional and nobody could =
> understand=20
> why he was
so overwhelmed by such a little thing until he explained =
> that his=20
> father
had hand-picked each of those stones for their fireplace in =
> the=20
> old
house.  Nobody on the building team had known that and here =
> was=20
> this
reminder of his father that he could literally touch every =
> day. =20
> That's
the LORD boys and girls!

>

 

>

Anyway, let me know what you thought of =
> all this=20
> and if you think it
gives you some ideas to make your own homes more=20
> accessible.  You can
find the website at:
> href=3D"http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/">http://abc.go.com/primet=
> ime/xtremehome/

>

 

>

Paul

>

 

>

 

>
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