Hi Everyone, I am not online here that often but I wanted to thank everyone for the sending the birthday wishes It was very nice of all of you John John...
Hi, My name is Steve,I am a new member to this group. I am 51 years old and live in southeast Missouri. I was diagnose with RP when I was a teenager. I had to...
Hi Steve my name's bill and I'm 55 years old and was told when I was 12 that I had rp as well I do have a 55% hearing loss. I know of no one having rp as far...
Welcome Steve! I'm glad you found your way to us. My name is Jennifer. I'm 20 years old and was diagnosed in March of '05 with Ushers Syndrome (RP + hearing...
Hi Steve Welcome to the RP list, I am Pam, the sighted and hearing wife of Jim, who is 58 and also has Ushers II. He wasn't diagnosed with the RP part til he...
Steve, Hi my name is Gary. I am 40 and found out that I had RP when I was 18, I am also deaf. Welcome to the group. This is a nice great bunch of people here....
Great you have found us. Doesn't a computer and the Internet just open up a whole new world? I know it did for me a few years ago. Before then I didn't even...
Hi Steve, welcome to the group, yep I sure love my ZoomText and don't know where I'd be without it. I've just recently started back to work, on the computer...
Welcome steve. I am 29 nurse and mother of three just recently diagnosed this year. you may also want to check out The Foundation for Fighting Blindness...
hello to paula down in Mississippi! hope you're all getting your lives back as you once had it ok? we're counting on all of you to pull through this hurricane...
Hi Bill, Thanks for the email message. Do you have a history of RP in your family? My mother had five sisters and seven brothers. Three of her brothers had...
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Hello Everyone, I'm new to this group. My husband has RP-like symptoms, though never formally diagnosed. He has always had night night blindness and is...
Lisa How about a cane? Does he use one? It will alert other people and help him find curbs or other obstacles that are hazards to us RP'ers. Paula [Non-text...
Lisa, I think the cane is going to be the answer here. There are some night vision goggle that I've heard about, but not sure how much help they would be and...
Lisa Marc G here. My first thought.... ok.... My only thought is it is time to gry O & M training. I am in dthe same boat as he is, so I know. The cane will...
Does anyone know a website where we could purchase canes and other supplies? thanks in advance Pjn0110@... wrote:Lisa How about a cane? Does he use one? It...
Hi Marc, My name is Steve I just joined the group a few days ago. It's good to hear from and share thoughts with others with the same problems that I have. I...
Liz Marc G here. Maxi-aids is one place that has a lot of things for VIPs. California Canes is where I buy my canes. Thanks for everything Remember To...
Hi good to know this but you can get them from the Commission for the Blind and it's in almost eery state as wellit's worth carrying a cane because once I...
Steve Welcome to the group. Where abouts do you live? O & M is oriantaion and mobility training in odther words cane training and just learning to get ...
Hi Marc, Thanks for the welcome. I also thank you for letting me know what O and M is, I was unfamiliar with the term. I am from southeast Missouri, about 60...
My favorite site to purchase low-vision aides is: http://www.lssproducts.com/stores/1/index.cfm I have bought talking watches, audio tape players and other...
Hi everyone, I am looking for a cell phone that is visually impaired friendly. My phone as well as any I've seen are very difficult for the visually impaired...
Steve Every state has a Depart. of Rehab and they will assist you in finding where to go. Here in Calif they sent a trainer out to me. So check them out ...
Hey Marc, Kurlzweil 1000 is a reader, magnification software that is used with a scanner. I am currently learning to use it, so I can't realyy tell you all...