Hi Justin Have you tried asking them for anything? Perhaps you could put the onus on them by asking them what they have to offer you. I would think that they would try to play up their organisation rather than just offering the discounted trip. Barry ----- Original Message ----- From: Justin R To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 9:45 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Access Technology from your friendly Social Worker? Barry! your local Blind society does a lot more than what mine does for me and the rest in Ipswich. they've got money alright but, they don't do anything with it! unless you count the once a year 25% discount on a trip for each group. that's about it! I hardly notice they are there <grin>. Justin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 8:09 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Access Technology from your friendly Social Worker? > Oh, yeah. Who ever is responsible for the building of the Scottish parliament building should be sacked, sued and sent to Easter Island. As for your blind society, is it the council one or a charity? In my home town of Halifax, Calderdale Council's visual impaired department does little for me because they are so strapped for cash. It is the Halifax Society for the Blind, a charity organisation, that pays me regular visits, sorted me out with a wireless for the blind, gave me a tv box and recently offered to pay for my latest Jaws update. > Barry H > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: iain LACKIE > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 7:00 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Access Technology from your friendly Social Worker? > > > Barry, > Don't forget the £431M spent on our Scottish Parliament building. Wildly > over budget and wildly late. I have never heard of Technology from social > services in my area. If anything, our society for the blind claims to be > strapped for cash. > > Iain. > > > ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** vacation ## d > ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. > ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 02/08/2004 > ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** vacation ## d > ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. > ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 02/08/2004 ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq