[games_access] from RobertFlorio speech thank you. Recovery.

Sun Oct 1 02:27:38 EDT 2006

Hi Robert,

I'm really happy to hear to you finally made it after all and that your 
speech was a success. I was really sorry to hear about Michelle's airport 
madness too :(

*quote*
I'm debating whether or not to contents of video a smaller file to play on 
my web site because I don't know if I can do that or not and if I want 
everyone to be able to have access to something like that I'm not sure I 
know what do you think someone needs to see it more than just myself.
*quote end*

If you want to put video on your website and you're worrying about traffic, 
you mind want to consider YouTube. But from an accessibility-point-of-view, 
using a .wmv with a SMIL file (captioning) is more accessible. However, then 
you need to host the file yourself as YouTube does not support extra text 
files for captioning. By the way, we're always happy to host a vid at 
Game-Accessibility.com?

Greets,

Richard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Florio" <arthit73 at cablespeed.com>
To: "'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List'" <games_access at igda.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 2:01 AM
Subject: RE: [games_access] from RobertFlorio speech thank you. Recovery.

> Thank you so much Michelle that means a lot that sounds like crazy airport
> madness. I still have to catch on some school work buying my book classes
> start again the end of the quarter October 2.  What an experience I think 
> I
> did a really good job considering I wrote that speech today's before going
> to the hospital didn't have anything else or you'll have taught me and my
> own passion I got great responses and really inspired me even more to get 
> an
> initiative started.  Maybe get to speak at their next conference as a
> keynote speaker.
>
> I got your e-mail when I got home.
>
> I'm debating whether or not to contents of video a smaller file to play on
> my web site because I don't know if I can do that or not and if I want
> everyone to be able to have access to something like that I'm not sure I
> know what do you think someone needs to see it more than just myself.
>
> I thought you had my cell phone number I think you called me on it but 
> don't
> worry about it I'm very anxious go to work in that vote I think that will
> help to get out our message so much got very much good response positive
> from that remark.  The book.
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org]
> On Behalf Of d. michelle hinn
> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 2:30 PM
> To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [games_access] from RobertFlorio speech thank you. Recovery.
>
> Hi Robert! Sounds like everything went GREAT and I'm glad that you
> are out of the hospital -- what a scare!
>
> I hope you got my message about being stuck at the Atlanta airport
> all day Thursday -- I finally ended up just turning around and flying
> back to Illinois at the end of the day because I just could not get
> out of airline limbo. My cell phone wasn't working either so I had no
> one's number and you left messages on my home phone -- which is fine
> since the cell wasn't working but I didn't know you had that number
> so I didn't call to check messages to see if you'd left your number.
> Ah well! It's just airline madness. Frustrating, yes, but what can
> you do?
>
> REST UP!!!!! And I'm so proud of you for the great job you did at
> Games for Health!
>
> Michelle
>
>>Thank you everyone so much with the sig.  I had autonomic dysreflexia 
>>after
>>my spinal cord injury things like building pressure in my bladder and in 
>>my
>>colon was so severe killer headaches lethal blood pressure.  Diagnosed 
>>with
>>FOS (full of S...).
>>
>>It was such a terrible pain I was happy to be at the hospital from
> September
>>20 got out the 28th discharge just-in-time wealthy enough because I told 
>>my
>>doctor I wouldn't do that speech at Baltimore University of Maryland games
>>for health conference which I've made.  It was amazing I have it recorded
> so
>>sorry Michele couldn't make it go to have numbers but I left her messages 
>>I
>>hope she's doing well look forward to hearing from you so much.
>>
>>I'll have to give you a report but it was amazing the response from
> everyone
>>even people from England three people asking great questions on my video
> let
>>me know the best way I can let you all see it?  Of course it will be in my
>>documentary.
>>
>>I wish I could talk to you more but I'm resting up as much as I can have
>>found a new rejuvenated more than I already had again from my first injury
>>10 years ago strengthening my faith in Christ and my passion for game
> design
>>accessible gameplay.  I came out of four walls and went into another room
>>with four walls to give this speech but I felt so liberated their everyone
>>was listening to what I had to say and never had that experience like that
>>before and I wrote my speech two days before hospital visit and showed my
>>video news clipping and basically all the knowledge I learned so far about
>>accessible gameplay and our sig, about our book and much more.
>>
>>Actually the symptoms of my dysreflexia started almost immediately
> September
>>13 the pain just wouldn't go away without painkillers now I cleaned out my
>>trying to recover my brain from the pain that still triggers sometimes.
> Not
>>intense but uncomfortable.  Thank you everyone so much for your friendship
>>allowing me to be a part of something great I know it's going to come
>>together soon.  Our goals will be realized and achieved and beyond.
>>
>>I'm actually going to ask Ben Sawyer since the few people in my session
>>truly one of my speech to the part of larger speech keynote speakers they
>>felt everyone in here and was very eager to get everyone involved to make
>>these things come true.  One quote from the audience was, "this is
>>absolutely fascinating and loves what [I'm] doing (we are doing)."
>>
>>Robert
>>Robert Florio
>>Art Institute online SGA President
>>Quadriplegic Artist
>>www.RobertFlorio.com <http://www.RobertFlorio.com>
>>arthit73 at cablespeed.com <mailto:arthit73 at cablespeed.com>
>>
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