are you aware of american blind citizens?

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Subject: [VICUG-L] an idea, helping the blind buy technology, give me 
feedback, folks!


Hi all,
Harry here, and I have an idea, and I need feedback on whether this would be 
even possible, or, if I should forget it.
If it is possible, how can we do it?
Here's the problem.  As you all know, assistive technology costs the blind a 
fortune, and most of us don't have that kind of money, and unfortunately, 
all the companies (with the exception of gw micro), will not let us make 
paimets.  So, I was thinking, why can't local chapters of either ACB, or 
NFB, (depending on what group is represented in our communities), set up a 
technology fund.  The person needing the technology would have to pay the 
fund back, but at least, people could make payments.  The first month a 
payment is not made, the chapter would come and repo the software or 
hardware, or both.
So, what do you all think of that idea?  Give me all the feedback you can, 
but we must do something for folks.
Right now, I have a client who wants to go into broadcasting, and he has no 
money for jaws for windows, and the people using the radio station software 
only use jaws, and not window eyes.
So, he will never see that dream come true.
So, let me know about this idea, or, how you would modify this fund, or what 
rules or stipulations I'm leaving out.
Harry


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