Hi Richard,
My name is Rajiv Shah. I would be interested in using your
service, even if a long-distance number existed for it. How
much is the charge and how should I pay for it?
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Rajiv Shah
---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 07:38:26 -0400
>From: david poehlman
<[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Accessible Newspapers, etc.
>To: [log in to unmask]
>
>Hi Norm and all,
>
>I forwarded this request to
>
>Richard Primac who has been running a nice little service
for several years
>and the correspondance is below. I hope it helps. Please
write to richard
>privately if you need more info.
>
>--
>Johnnie Apple Seed
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Richard Premack" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "david poehlman"
<[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 11:42 PM
>Subject: RE: tell-www?Fw: Accessible Newspapers, etc.
>
>
>Hi David,
>
>Perhaps, but problem is cost of providing 800 service and
tying up a single
>line for long periods. More practical for this person might be
to go to the
>library where they have all that stuff on tape or he can use
the screen
>reader there.
>
>Currently, Tel-WWW provides news headlines and stories.
>
>Tell him to dial 1-877-576-8932 (toll-free), then enter PIN
8323632 which is
>the 4 minute demo PIN. After entering the PIN, at the main
menu type:
>
>2-1-2-2 (without the dashes of course)
>
>That gets him to a headline/story retrieval page.
>
>If that's useful, we could maybe work something out price-
wise that would
>cover the cost of the 800 number and the line usage
charges.
>
>Cheers,
>
>-Richard
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: david poehlman
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 3:39 PM
>To: Richard Premack
>Subject: tell-www?Fw: Accessible Newspapers, etc.
>
>
>
>--
>Johnnie Apple Seed
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Prof Norm Coombs" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 2:27 PM
>Subject: Accessible Newspapers, etc.
>
>
>I am writing for an acquaintance who is elderly and
becoming blind. He is
>not into technology, but would love to read newspapers.
>
>I seem to recall NFB or someone having a newspaper
reading service by phone
>via an 800 number.
>
>Does anyone have info on this?
>Norm
>
>
>
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