Verizon wireless will allow you to get free directory assistance if you send
them the proper documentation from a qualified physician. It took me four
calls to customer service before I found someone who was aware of the
policy. It isn't something they advertise.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "Valerie Lewis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: FTC Do Not Call List
> Sheila,
>
> My understanding is that none of the cell phone companies provide free
> directory assistance for people who are blind. The theory behind this is
> that no one, sighted or otherwise, rides around with phone book.
Therefore
> the cell phone company is not technically denying you access. You are at
> the "same" disadvantage that all other cell phone users are at in regard
to
> to directory assistance.
>
> Valerie Lewis
> Administrator of Outreach Services
> Long Island Talking Book Library
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VICUG-L: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Sheila Ashcraft
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 1:04 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: FTC Do Not Call List
>
>
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> Hello, Ted:
> I'm a 'newbie' to this list but I registered my main phone, fax line, and
> even my cell, last Friday, all online on the gov's DNC list. I tend to
lose
> track of paperwork, so I didn't print the Registration Confirmations, but
> rather
> moved all three to a file in Word. My gurus in the telemarketing industry
> have
> suggested that both direct mail and cell phone marketing calls will be the
> next targets for these nuisance callers.
>
> Speaking of cellphones, I have a Sprint PCS plan but they do not provide
> free
> Directory Assistance for the blind as SBC and AT&T do on my land lines.
The
> Sprint rep said "we're not required to do this." Maybe I'm a dreamer, but
> access is access in my book. Granted, I have voice command on the cell,
> with a
> dozen or so names pre-programmed by a friend, so I can just say a name and
> it
> dials the number. It's those infrequent times I need a number that are
> annoying. Pay phones are becoming less available with the influx of the
> cellular
> market, so my options are fewer. Spring does furnish my monthly statement
> in a
> bed-sheet size format (it's also available in Braille) I'm told.
>
> Has anyone ever asked someone from the FCC about free DA for blind
cellphone
> users? Is it worth anyone's time to put a dog in that fight? Just
> curious.
> At $1.25 a DA call, it can add up.
>
> Sheila
> Sheila R. Ashcraft, eBlind! Outreach Coordinator
> PO Box 430209, Pontiac, MI 48343-0209
> (248) 334-4329 Voice (248) 334-2226 Fax
> e-Mail Address: [log in to unmask]
> (If this e-mail requires a response, please do so promptly. Thanks.)
>
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> PO Box 430209, Pontiac, MI 48343-0209<BR>
> (248) 334-4329 Voice (248) 334-2226 Fax<BR>
> e-Mail Address: [log in to unmask]<BR>
> (If this e-mail requires a response, please do so promptly.
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