[BlindTlk] donating a laptop

[Laz]

You can also join the BlindAds list which is a buy, sell, trade list
on which there are over 1000 blind and VI people and where items are
also given away. We also have Canadian members on there. To subscribe
just send a blank email message to BlindAds+subscribe at groups.io

Stay safe,

Laz

On 7/20/21, Heather Field via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello,
> You could join the group called Sight exchange on  the groups io platform.
> That is a group where people offer useful things, such as braille books or
> equipment, to other blind people.
> You could stipulate that you only wanted to give it to someone in Canada.
> Just go to the groups.io website and do a search for sight exchange. It
> should come up for you to apply to join.
>
> Also, have you tried calling the CNIB and asking if they have any
> suggestions?
> Just sharing a couple of thoughts. It would be great if you could get your
> laptop to someone who could use it.
>
> Warmly,
> Heather Field
>
>
>
> From: Madison Martin via BlindTlk
> Sent: Monday, 19 July 2021 2:56 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Cc: madisonmartin463 at gmail.com
> Subject: [BlindTlk] donating a laptop
>
> Hi all,
> Don't know if anyone can help me, but I'm going to ask anyway. My old laptop
> is
> just collecting dust on my desk, but it's still a perfectly good machine
> for
> someone who doesn't care about having the latest and gratest in terms of
> computers. Now I know there's Computers for the Blind in Texas, but as I
> live in
> Canada I worry about what it would cost to ship it to them. Does anyone know
> of
> anywhere closer where I could donate my laptop too? I'm not interested in
> selling it because I don't know how much  I'd get for it, plus I know that
> there
> are many people especially visually impaired people who can't afford a
> brand-new
> computer so if I could donate it to somewhere so that it could go to someone
> who
> really needs/wants a good machine then I'd love to do that. Hope someone
> can
> help me!!! Thanks
> Madison
>
>
>
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