Dear rachel 2,

just realised that e mail I sent didn't quite make sense. Where I wrote
"many computers have on as part of their software package" etc. I was
refering to programs that read out what's on the screen. Hope it makes more
sense now.

Best Wishes,

Tim

>From: R Leach <leach_rachel@...>
>Reply-To: glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com
>To: glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Glimmer 'Colored Filter Glasses'] Re:Dear confused Mum,
>Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:14:15 -0800 (PST)
>
>Tim,
>
> Thank you very much for your detailed reply to "Confused Mum." I was
>diagnosed last year and I am at the end of my university studies. My
>diagnosis with Irlen and Dyslexia came very late in my Master Degree
>studies for me and I am struggling with relearning things using my new
>study methods with the Irlen glasses, months away from a major state board
>exam. It is very slow going but the changes are helping...slowly but
>surely.
>
> Wrap around glasses (not flat glasses due to too much glare and outside
>light), special light bulbs, reading and writing on colored paper only,
>having people orally quiz me on the study materials, etc. are all changes
>that are helping my studies. You mention "programs to help picture
>thinkers plan essays, and ones that will read out text on the screen."
>Could you please tell me more about these items, specifically reading the
>text on the screen. Can they be purchased by the general public? Did your
>university provide you with your personal support tutor?
>
> Also, have you, or anyone else in this group, tried Irlen Colored
>Contact Lenses? How do they feel using them? Do you think they are
>beneficial like the glasses, better or worse?
>
> Thank you,
> Rachel
>
>
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