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nk.com The Link Magazine • May 2001 11
Magazine for the
blind hits number 50
A magazine on tape put together
by Sue and Peter Mead from Shaw
for visually impaired computer
users is celebrating its fiftieth
edition.
Sponsored by British firm Dol-
phin Computer Access Ltd. The
Whistler has been in production
since 1988 and is named after the
sound Dolphins make.

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Peter and Sue, and a glimpse of her
Baby Bio Outdoor Plant and popular varieties.
guide dog Tuppance
Acers (otherwise
Sue and Peter have been coordi- Food 1 litre known as
nating the magazine for the last Maples)
ten years and assemble the mate- and RECEIVE FREE ONE have an ^' 3^ ^ Y
rial in a sophisticated home re- incredibly
cording studio from tapes sent in Baby Bio Ready To Use
by subscribers and from the bright and
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visual difficulties using software L— — — — — — — — — — — — J changing with
which reads aloud e-mails and web the seasons.
sites. Shapes of
Peter does a lot of the technical
delicate beauty
work on the studio and Sue, who is
blind, carries out much of the tape blending in any
editing. "I use analogue recording garden, large or small, ideal for tubs and pots.
equipment but were experiment-
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Peter said that people might be 7-10cm Diamond Ghost Koi £,1.95 each
surprised by how extensively the Cushions extra Many fish are buy 5 get one extra free
visually impaired use computers.
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Sue herself works at Swindon Lydiard Nine Elms
& Shaw
Millicent
Council and manages a computer Stone Lane, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon
database, talking to telephone call- Middleleaze
ers who do not know she is blind. Tel: (01793) 771766 & Shaw
The Whistler is published quar- Westlea. Freshbrook, Grange Park. Tooth ,II
terly and is sent out free of charge
to over 450 people in nearly forty
countries.