[Magdalen] anomanous

[Roger Stokes]

On 08/09/2018 16:35, ME Michaud wrote:
> Second, I had a friend who was an industrial designer (degree in art and a
> degree in engineering).
> When he wasn't designing for Gillette and the Feds (sounds like a grunge
> band),

I would have said cutting edge ;-)

>   he was either drawing political cartoons or volunteering his skills
> designing & building communication devices for severely handicapped people.
> This was ages before the touch screen or voice-recognition software or even
> the home computer. Each device or machine was tailor-made for the
> individual's abilities, however meagre. He spent hours with each client.
> Nearly all were in permanent care.  And he had a thing about deafness. He
> certainly convinced *me*! He was very clear about how isolating deafness
> is.

My father lost his sight totally in his later years. He said that given 
the choice of losing sight or hearing he would go for losing his sight 
every time.

Roger