Thanks for all your advice, I didn't get the job :( but most of the jobs I'm applying for are similar in nature (reception/secretary) as they seem to be the...
11492
S
prebotox
Jul 2, 2011 2:51 pm
Another possibility if you get nervous around people is working through "oDesk" (located at www.odesk.com). It's an internet based work area where you can...
11493
tassiegold
Jul 4, 2011 11:41 am
Hi. I just joined. I never thought of myself as face blind, but last week my husband dropped off my 15-year-old son at a tournament and he told me half a dozen...
11494
Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
Jul 4, 2011 10:00 pm
<< . . . when I watched Raiders of the Lost Ark. I was with a date, and when the archaeologist on site was replaced with a professor in a classroom I asked him...
11495
Sue Spence
anchorite10
Jul 4, 2011 11:31 pm
Hi Beverly, welcome to the group. That “Eureka” moment is just great isn’t it? All of a sudden you know what you are struggling against. Lol at Raiders...
11496
Jo Livingston
fiatbertone2
Jul 5, 2011 5:52 am
I was watching a film where a 'missing' twin appeared in the last few minutes - and all his family recognised him. He had a different hairstyle, different...
11497
tassiegold
Jul 5, 2011 10:56 am
Thanks,Susan. And yes, lots of things make sense now. Definitely genetic, as three in my family of six have it and my one child has it. And my husband also has...
11498
tassiegold
Jul 5, 2011 11:08 am
Hi, Bonnie. Thanks for the welcome. Hm, I'm usually good with voices, recognising the actors' voices of animated characters before anyone else. Perhaps Indiana...
11499
Marcyshamb@...
marcyshamb
Jul 5, 2011 1:53 pm
I seldom sit down to watch television unless its a program I really like, and it seems one by one they have cancelled the ones I liked, and instead have...
11500
Joseph Krahn
joekrahn
Jul 5, 2011 2:36 pm
Your son is fortunate that you have recognized his disability. I don't know the best way for children to cope, but I remember how painful it was not to know...
11501
faceblindann
Jul 5, 2011 3:08 pm
oDesk is an interesting option that could be helpful for many people, regardless of whether they are faceblind. In Aisha's case, I suspect it is not an issue...
11502
Sue Spence
anchorite10
Jul 5, 2011 6:49 pm
It would be nice if it was like Facebook, and you could run a curser over someone and their name flashed up! There need to me more of us so we can start...
11503
Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
Jul 5, 2011 10:19 pm
DVD movies and t.v. shows have subtitles (for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing) that include the characters' names. I watch mostly rentals for this reason. ~Bonnie...
11504
Joseph Krahn
joekrahn
Jul 5, 2011 11:51 pm
Actually, I have suggested the idea of a smartphone app that does facial recognition. One problem is that you would look strange constantly taking snapshots of...
11505
tassiegold
Jul 6, 2011 11:25 am
yes, watching at home is the way to go thank you, Joe but I didn't recognise his disability. My husband did. I didn't think we had one as my brother and son...
11506
Sara L
saar42
Jul 6, 2011 6:17 pm
I'm actually not that great at recognizing voices either, so I can't use that in movies. I usually just have to ask "have we seen this character before?". It...
11507
Sue Spence
anchorite10
Jul 7, 2011 9:56 pm
Do they Bonnie? Are they specially for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, or just the regular ones? Because here in the UK names only occur when spoken by someone,...
11508
Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
Jul 7, 2011 10:56 pm
I will have to check next time I rent. Some subtitles include names and some do not, now that you've brought it to my attention. I thought it was the decision...
11509
Joseph Krahn
joekrahn
Jul 8, 2011 2:41 am
Yes, they usually only have subtitles for the person speaking. That helps, but a prosopagnosia-specific version would be better. With digital systems, they can...
11510
CB Bonham
bonnieinthemist
Jul 8, 2011 3:24 am
I think subtitles for the deaf are transcribed by volunteers. If we provide the tagging, then the only remaining obstacle is to convince DVD makers that we...
11511
Sue Spence
anchorite10
Jul 8, 2011 10:14 am
It would be so useful. I watched the Social Network the other night, and it was only after a good hour’s watching that I began to know what was going on. It...
11512
Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
Jul 8, 2011 10:56 am
Sometime in the 1990's - 10 years or more before I knew about prosopagnosia - I discovered our new t.v. had closed captioning and I quickly programed it so...
11513
Sue Spence
anchorite10
Jul 8, 2011 12:53 pm
I use close captioning too, especially if the American accents are too fast (Sopranos, for example), and when it’s late in the evening and I don’t want to...
11514
Joe
ibjoe_2000
Jul 9, 2011 4:40 pm
Hi Faceblind list people, Re: Faceblind smartphone App? I've been continuing to research this, off and on. It would be really useful to be able to subtly...
11515
Joseph Krahn
joekrahn
Jul 9, 2011 6:04 pm
I am a programmer, but not for smartphones. (It is actually kind of funny that I don't own a smartphone.) I would love to collaborate to make a free Open...
11516
Deena Larsen
deenalarsen
Jul 10, 2011 5:21 pm
I work in a govt building, and we don't allow photos. Others I know on this list work in courtrooms, airports, etc. Same problem. Wonder what the...
11517
Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
Jul 10, 2011 10:11 pm
I don't think the app would be for indiscriminate photo taking or taking photos of strangers. It would be to take photos of people we know. The majority, if...
11518
bellkurve
Jul 11, 2011 10:58 am
I would imagine that the ADA would govern the use. I really could care less about an official dx to show a security guard, though an official dx to use to...
11519
bellkurve
Jul 11, 2011 11:00 am
I'd imagine the ADA would trump policy dealing with photos. Just as dogs aren't allowed in most government buildings, including courtrooms, service dogs are...
11520
Joe
ibjoe_2000
Jul 11, 2011 11:00 am
Thanks Joseph. I agree with your ideas. Also not interested in making money off the idea, just creating something useful for the Faceblind. I'm an EE, but in a...
