Of course I am in favor of any help for the blind/low 
visioned/physically disabled to get help. The person you spoke of, have 
they contacted their local Blind and Visual Services office or local 
OVR? There are programs set up to help people find jobs and also assist 
them in getting the equipment they may need while on the job. Have them 
check into the Ticket To Work program if they are receiving disability 
payments. I remember a couple years back there was a link posted on this 
list about grants offered to people in need of assertive technology but 
unfortunately I don't have that link or info any longer.

A program like you suggested would need some seed money and a financial 
institution to handle interest, payments, donations, etc. You would also 
need a board of some kind that would be responsible for making 
decisions. When you say 'client', in what capacity are you speaking? 
What do you do and who do you do it for in other words?

Mick 

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>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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