Well, Richard, that's another issue altogether.  The NFB at one time had a Jobs program beginning in 1978 which it so badly managed that it had to be scrapped in spite of a 6 year 3-million dollar grant from the US Department of Labor which it received in 1998 and which was presented at its Dallas national convention that year.  It was never much of a program, but it should have had enough money to get it working with that federal grant but it didn't.
Harvey
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Fiorello 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 9:44 AM
  Subject: they both missed the point


  Hi group;
  Sadly I have concerns with both groups.  The primary issue that neither =
  group gives much front page space is jobs.  If one has a good job than =
  ssd is of no concern.  I had the good fortune to work for a government =
  agency for 32 years and retired with a decent pension.  I subsequently =
  decided I had time on my hands and went part time job shopping.  That =
  has been quite the experience.  Had several groups relatively talked =
  into giving it a try but it comes down to will jaws or window-eyes work =
  with their nonmicrosoft software?  Thus far screen readers have fallen =
  flat although that may have just been my experience.
  If one has no job there may be so little money that labeling it is less =
  important.  The Canadians labeled some money but it is hard to read =
  after it is in circulation.  Their one and two dollar coins do work.
  Richard