hi Simon you have to shop around.I bought 10 digy boxes from aldi for £30 with ad, and sold them to my customers.
the businesses that buy specialist equipment on behalf of people with disabilities buy when they discover them.
but hold off for a while and then you can find them cheaper and MANY THANKS ALAN THORPE EMAIL info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx TEL 0114 220 7007 MOB 07961 406739 www.eyecan.org.ukin local shops.for aids and advice for visually impaired people along with perkins repairs and servicing.
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freeview boxes are another really good example of this radical price difference. Simon----- Original Message ----- From: <Clive.Lever@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 5:06 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: purchasing specialist equipment idea, what do you think? Hi Adrian,Cost of research and development and the fact that blind people can only bea small market. That was the problem that Pure came up against when trying to sell Sonus 1XT with talking menus. The solution would be to design mainstream hardware so that it would be suitable for blind andpartially-sighted people to use, incorporating speech into it as part of thepackage. That's why Apple is finding so much favour with V I people. Timeand again we find that an item, such as a caller display is under 20 quid in the high street, but more than four times the price if we look for one thatwe can use. And the technology to include speech isn't rocket science any more. Best, Clive Clive Lever Diversity and Equality Officer Kent County Council Office: 01622 221163 Email: clive.lever@xxxxxxxxxxx Kent County Council Room G37 Sessions House Maidstone, Kent. ME14 1XQ -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf OfAdrien Collins Sent: 27 September 2012 16:32 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: purchasing specialist equipment idea, what do you think? Hi Yes but on another note, why do they have to be so expensive in the first place, isn't it supply and demand? Adrien -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ian McNamara Sent: 24 September 2012 11:15 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: purchasing specialist equipment idea, what do you think?Hi, yes I think all companies should offer something like the easy pay likeRNIB offer. I do think that something should be done about this. It would make products more affordable and allow more of us to buy some of these products that we may find useful in our personal lives.Ian McNamara** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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