[Blindtlk] NFB Financial Assistence?

[Michelle Medina]

Marion & Dave,
Thank you both. I really appreciate your quick responses.

I'm not looking for a new computer though. As I explained last night,
I'm stretched to thin already & don't have the money, not to mention,
I just purchased this computer in May of 2008. So it's only been a
year & 4 months that I've had it. I would like the computer to be
fixed, not to have to go out & buy a new one, especially considering
how young it is.
My Dell lasted me 6 years, however it appears that I've made a mistake
buying a "home-built PC" this time around, & now lack a computer
professional who can take a look at it & figure out why JAW's is
continuously stuttering & why I'm continuously having difficulties
with IE 7.

Again, thank you for the information though, & should I need a new
computer in the future, or somehow pay off the current loan on this
computer & be able to get a new one, I'll keep this information in
mind & store it in my archives for future reference.
Michelle

On 9/23/09, Dave Wright <gymnastdave at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Good morning Michelle,
> Please find attached information on the NFB Technology lone  program. If you
> should have questions, please feel free to contact
> Curtis Chong
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>       curtischong at earthlink.net
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> Best Regards:
> Dave Wright
> Work Phone: 347-422-7085
> Email:
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> WebPage:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michelle Medina" <michellem86 at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:54 PM
> Subject: [Blindtlk] NFB Financial Assistence?
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>
>>I just read an OT about the NFB working with the ACB.
>> In that, someone mentioned that the NFB offers financial assistance. . .
>>
>> If I read that correctly, what exactly do you have to do to get
>> it/become a full fledged member so you can get it? How does it help
>> you if you are eligible for said financial assistance?
>>
>> I'm asking, because I've finally re-joined the comission.
>> Short story, I left because they weren't helping me in the ways I
>> needed, & now I've re-joined hoping that things are better after
>> having taken a 4 year break, but it appears that they aren't.
>>
>> My computer needs to be fixed. Not just "so it works", but so it's
>> "fixed". Since I don't currently have a job, & the comission is part
>> of the economic growth & labor department (& focussed on getting
>> people employed), my computer, because it is, right this moment, a
>> personal computer, doesn't qualify to be "completely fixed".
>> I don't understand this concept, so if anyone can shed light on it,
>> I'll be eternally greatful. I mean, say, that I was going to get a job
>> through the computer, but I don't currently have one. (Because my
>> computer doesn't work properly & could end up failing on me should I
>> decide to take a computer job. In which case, the work wouldn't get
>> finished, & I'd look like a slacker to my employer because I couldn't
>> get it done. Then when I tried to get a new job, I wouldn't be able to
>> use my former employer as a reference because I proved unreliable,
>> although it wasn't my fault). Doesn't it make sense for my computer to
>> be "completely" fixed as opposed to "just bearly limping along"? I'd
>> think that if I did get a job where a computer was involved, & my
>> computer is worse off then it is at this moment, then the comission
>> would actually have to shell out more money. So wouldn't it make more
>> sense to just fix the problem now?
>> I get SSI every month & my family is also currently in the process of
>> losing our home.
>> If I had the money to shell out, I would, because I know there are
>> others who need services just as much as I do, but I don't have it.
>>
>> So anyway, my original question was/is: Does the NFB offer financial
>> assistance? If so, what can that financial assistance be used for? &
>> finally, if they offer it, what do I have to do in order to qualify
>> for it?
>>
>> I apologize if this sounds angry, but the truth is, I am angry.
>> Boiling actually, & any help that I can receive that would relieve
>> some of this worrying/panicking would greatly be appreciated.
>> Thank you all for reading,
>> Michelle
>>
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