Yesterday I posted about talking watches. I was mentioning a watch I had gotten for my college son. My younger son got his first talking watch, as a gift from a relative, when he was already big enough for adult sizes. When I posted yesterday, I had momentarily forgotten that many of the people reading my blog have young children, not adults or teenagers. (Thanks for reminding me, Lynsey, by asking about children's watches.)
So, last night I found this resource for talking watches for children. It looks good, and very economical.
If someone tries this, please let me know how it goes. Thanks!
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Talking Watch
My older son in Kentucky just received the talking watch that I got for him on eBay. I was the only bidder and got it for 99 cents (plus 9.99 shipping and handling). I noticed when I bid that there were lots of these watches by this seller (which is probably why I was the only bidder; there's more supply than demand).
I wanted to wait to share the information until my son received the watch. Today he called me, and I asked, "Did you get your package yet?" He said, "Just a minute." And he demonstrated the TALKING watch for me over the phone! So, yes, he got it! And he seems satisfied with it.
So, in case you're intererested, I'm supplying the link below. By the way, they do international shipping! (for $12.95). The link below is for an auction that ends in about 17 hours, but this company seems to just keep auctioning these watches, so you can probably find others like it. The eBay seller i.d. is djwatches1
http://cgi.ebay.com/WATCHES-MENS-TALKING-WATCH-WOW_W0QQitemZ290094055158QQcategoryZ31387QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I wanted to wait to share the information until my son received the watch. Today he called me, and I asked, "Did you get your package yet?" He said, "Just a minute." And he demonstrated the TALKING watch for me over the phone! So, yes, he got it! And he seems satisfied with it.
So, in case you're intererested, I'm supplying the link below. By the way, they do international shipping! (for $12.95). The link below is for an auction that ends in about 17 hours, but this company seems to just keep auctioning these watches, so you can probably find others like it. The eBay seller i.d. is djwatches1
http://cgi.ebay.com/WATCHES-MENS-TALKING-WATCH-WOW_W0QQitemZ290094055158QQcategoryZ31387QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Sight Exchange
Are you familiar with Sight Exchange? It's a Yahoo group whose purpose is to bring people together to "give and receive items that serve the needs of the blind, low vision and visually impaired population".
The only caveat for parents of young children is this: "Everyone must begin by offering an item before requesting an item." However, they say, among other suggestions, that it can be an outgrown toy or learning resource in Braille, or an audio book. So it's not like we have to be ready to give up a major item of assistive technology.
This group was started a little over a year ago (January of 2006), and at this writing already has 595 members listed.
If you are interested in this group, you can join by going to their home page at the web or by sending a blank email to sightexchange-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
The only caveat for parents of young children is this: "Everyone must begin by offering an item before requesting an item." However, they say, among other suggestions, that it can be an outgrown toy or learning resource in Braille, or an audio book. So it's not like we have to be ready to give up a major item of assistive technology.
This group was started a little over a year ago (January of 2006), and at this writing already has 595 members listed.
If you are interested in this group, you can join by going to their home page at the web or by sending a blank email to sightexchange-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
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