I have no set opinion on this, but I think the problem is that anyone who buys a BP now is not told that they have the option of waiting for a new one. I almost never go off like this, but I want everyone to keep something in mind: as we go back and forth over this issue, I am about to leave on a missions trip for a tiny village in Honduras where electricity is a luxury, running water and plumbing are dreams, and an old oil container of some sort serves as the kids' playground. There is a blind woman there to whom my sister gave her cane when we were there last, replacing the woman's cane which looked like it was many, many years old. Electronics are a distant dream and the only way these people can get good medical attention is by coming to the clinic we set up while we are there. As I said, I usually stay out of things like this, but I thought I would put things into a bit more of a perspective; you can argue all you want about APH's policies, but remember how fortunate we all are to even have an APH to argue about, let alone the electronic means to do so. If any of you are religious, I ask that you pray for the 70 people in my church, as well as the 40 we are meeting for the trip; that it goes safely for all involved and that we meet our goals in the time provided. Thank you for any support.
Have a great day, Alex
----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Carter <r-carter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:57:15 -0500 Subject: [bookport] Re: book port speach
Hi All,
I purchased the Book Port back when it first came out. Over theyears, I have never paid a penny for too many upgrades to even
count.
The product has been constantly improved and new features were
added
until the unit just ran out of room.
I have been around the access technology industry for 30 years
and
have seen good and bad. The book port is an innovative product
and
APH is to be commended for its unwaivering commitment to this
device.
If one purchases the Book Port and finds out within 30 days of
their
purchase that they would rather have waited for the next model,
APH
will take the purchased unit back with no questions asked. How
can
one really be upset when APH is providing a way to wait for the
new
model if within 30 days one decides that the current model is not what he/she wants.
Robert Carter
At 07:23 PM 6/19/2007, you wrote:Respectfully, Bruce, I disagree with you. It has nothing to do
with being
blind. In fact, I think it is APH which is asking to be excused
as a
nonprofit serving the blind. In the world of technology, blind
people are
expected to settle for less than excellence from the adaptive
technology
providers. I believe that as consumers we can expected better;
you and a
few others on the list think that such expectations are
unrealistic and
perhaps unfair. We'll leave it at that. I won't belabor the issue any further.
David
