[bookshare-discuss] Re: people who can't afford computers or scanners, etc.
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:11:20 -0400
Not to mention that almost every, if not every state offers no interest
loans for Assistive technology purchases and grants for the purpose.
As the old saying goes Where's there a Will There's a Way.
I know what it is to live on a fixed income, but even then there are ways to
get AT if you want it bad enough.
Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI
and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide
juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Alumni Association Board
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More than Any other time, When i hold a beloved book in my hand, my
limitations fall from me, my spirit is free.
- Helen Keller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 9:44 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] people who can't afford computers or scanners,
etc.
I know one person who was able to get a religious
organization to donate funds for a scanner. I
think--don't know for sure, but I'd guess--that there
are civic organizations that would be happy to help a
person who couldn't afford it have access to books by
donating a computer or braille reader or daisy machine
or whatever. Also, Eagle Scouts and some high schools
require service projects. Raising funds for such a
purpose would qualify, I should think.
G.Cindy
--- EVAN REESE <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The Texas Center for the Physically Impaired - if
> that is the agency you are
> thinking of - is not giving away free computers. But
> they are pretty cheap
> at $100. That's where I got the one I'm writing this
> on.
>
> Evan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 9:02 AM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: e: Re: publisher
> qualitty books
>
>
> > If they do not have money to buy a computer or
> notetaker, how do they read
> > bookshare books?
> >
> > If they cannot afford technology they may want to
> get in touch with the
> > agency in Texas which gives away free computers. I
> do not have the address
> > at present though somebody on the list may.
> >
> > E.
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