[access-uk] Re: Fw: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
- From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:31:52 +0100
A two pronged approach with this ATW idea and cheap/free apps and programmes
would probably work, but I have one reservation.
I used to work for a large national company with lots of spending power that
bought and sold equipment for disabled people. We'd negotiate rock bottom
prices with manufacturers and sell it cheap to local authorities and NHS.
However, if we sold to the public, we charged more... because we could. Not
my policy; it was company policy. The same went for the manufacturers -
They charged more to the public than they did to us.
What I'm saying is that ATW might negotiate a reduction in prices, but the
manufacturers don't need to pass this reduction on to the average Joe.
In fact, it might have a detrimental effect. If the manufacture isn't
making as much profit with ATW sales, they'll put the price up for private
sales in an attempt to claw back some lost profit.
Cheers
Barry
Cheers
Barry
Cheers
Barry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin Fowler" <col.fowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:09 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System
Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
I wholly agree, perhaps I may even be suggesting to David Cameron that 25%
could be saved if access to work were to demand far more competitiveness
from the manufacturers and suppliers of such kit.
Certainly it is an opportunity for me to propose a complete overhaul and
privatisation of ATW and out source it at long last!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Higgins" <m.j.higgins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:48 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System
Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
> Hi,
>
> As with much of the rest of so-called specialist equipment for Disabled
> People, access technology for Visually impaired people has been
> over-priced
> for years. This kind of development is long overdue in my opinion.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Mike Higgins,
> Email: m.j.higgins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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