Hi Robert, In addition to checking with the Sacramento Society for the Blind as Jill suggested, you might want to contact Blind San Franciscans at: 415-563-4896. They do have a loan program, but I don't have any of the specific details. John Glass Customer Support Manager, Bookshare Benetech 480 S. California Ave., Suite 201 Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609 USA Phone: +1 650 644-3403 Fax: +1 650 475-1066 john.g@xxxxxxxxxxxx www.benetech.org The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving Humanity A Nonprofit Organization -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Riddle Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 11:08 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT getting k1000 Good morning As a resident of california I was wondering if anyone else living here might point me in a direcction or to a means by which I might be able to obtain funds sufficient for purchasing kurzweil 1000. I am currently not enrolled in school, nore am I associated with state rehab, so therefore those avenues of endeavour are out of reach. My current place of residence is Sacramento, so sources in and around this area would be best suited for this purpose. Or, does anybody know if KES is currently offering a program such as GW Micro whereby customers can lease to own? To avoid cluttering the list, replies to this inquiry should probably be sent off list to my email address. Thank you for the information I hope shall be forthcoming regarding this topic. R.