Cindy, Sorry, No tax breaks unless purchased for direct business purposes. It's not important enough. Not only that, since people with disabilities are all employed, they can all afford the technology. After all, why should rich people have any tax breaks! Pratik Pratik Patel Interim Director Office of Special Services Queens College Director CUNY Assistive Technology Services The City University of New York ppatel@xxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 3:22 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT volunteers Thank you for your thanks, Robert -- but the technological discussions are no problem. As long as people put the correct subject heading in, we can delete those posts without reading them. However, because sometimes people don't indicate when they change the subject, I tend to read them anyway and find them interesting. I'm amazed at the technology available today, sad and horrified at the cost, (are these aids tax-deductible at least?), and learn things that I find interesting, like about the different voices, that people can listen to books as they scan on Kurzweill, and that wonderful cane or wand that Shelley was telling us about a while back -- and the device that can tell people what color clothes are. I could use one of these to tell me whether what I put on was black or navy blue. (smile) Cindy --- robert tweedy <rtweedy2@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I will add here is a thank you to all the sighted > help and mainly when we > get into talking our software for reading and > braille displays you all don't > pull out your hair. I have had people who hear jaws > for a few times go crazy > so the subjects about open book, fine reader, and > kurzweil can be boring and > thank you for putting up with us and thanks for > having an interest in > reading too. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 9:41 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT volunteers > > > > > > Laurel, > > > > What a pretty name you have! You say you are > mostly interested in > > validation posts and I, another Stevens, validate > as well. Just wanted to > > say "hi". I bet sometimes when we go on a rampage > about something you get > > pretty disgusted. <lol> > > > > Sue Stevens > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com