[Electronics-Talk] Smartphone for visually impaired people, There Are Ways To Fund It

Andy Baracco wq6r at socal.rr.com
Thu Dec 14 20:55:42 UTC 2017 

Or drug dealing. LOL!
Andy

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From: "cheez via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
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Cc: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 3:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Smartphone for visually impaired people, 
There Are Ways To Fund It


>I was wondering the same thing, Andy.  I've never heard of busking.  Maybe 
>it's an underground term for pushing.
>
> Vince
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Andy Baracco" <wq6r at socal.rr.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 3:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Smartphone for visually impaired people, 
> There Are Ways To Fund It
>
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>> What is busking?
>>
>> Andy
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Pamela Dominguez" <geodom at optonline.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 2:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Smartphone for visually impaired people, 
>> There Are Ways To Fund It
>>
>>
>>>I don't know what you are talking about.  What are these things?  Pam.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- 
>>> From: Peter Donahue via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 4:07 PM
>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>>> Cc: Peter Donahue
>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Smartphone for visually impaired people, 
>>> There Are Ways To Fund It
>>>
>>> Good afternoon everyone,
>>>
>>> There's always Busking, Crowdfunding, Dumpster diving,Network Marketing, 
>>> and other ways to increase one's income to cover the cost of assistive 
>>> technology without getting rehab involved. If you want it bad enough 
>>> you'll find a way to raise funds to buy it. That's what you would need 
>>> to do if you were sighted. Some of the ideas above even allow you to do 
>>> a little community service in the process of increasing your income to 
>>> cover these costs.
>>>
>>> Peter Donahue
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>> Behalf Of Michael Russillo via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 3:00 PM
>>> To: S L Johnson via Electronics-Talk
>>> Cc: Michael Russillo
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] FW: Smartphone for visually impaired 
>>> people
>>>
>>> Amen to that; the blindness market is a smaller one--I know, I know, 
>>> that's been hashed over time and again.  We should see if the company 
>>> has an installment plan to pay for those tech items gradually; 
>>> alternatively check with NFB for low-interest tech loans; just my 2 
>>> cents.
>>>
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/13/2017 3:26 PM, S L Johnson via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>>> Hello:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for this information.  I got excited when I began to read about
>>>> a phone that I could use that was a smart phone with real easy to feel
>>>> buttons.  Then I got to the price.  Why do all the companies making
>>>> products for the blind price them so high that most of us cannot
>>>> afford them?  I know you will all say research and development but the
>>>> reality is that most blind people, especially retired seniors who have
>>>> to live on less than $760 per month, cannot afford it.  I wish there
>>>> was some way of making these products more affordable to all of us.  A
>>>> smart phone with GPS, OCR scanning and other helpful apps would be a
>>>> great help to all blind people but only those with the financial
>>>> resources will be able to have it.  The same is true with the Braille
>>>> notetakers.  All of these wonderful products will never be in the
>>>> hands of most of the blind because of their high price.  I know it
>>>> will never change but I wish it would because I really could use this
>>>> phone and a new Braille notetaker that is still supported and up to
>>>> date instead of used equipment that I can no longer get repaired by 
>>>> companies who no longer support them.  I apologize for venting but I am 
>>>> reallyfrustrated!
>>>>
>>>> Sandra Johnson
>>>> SLJohnson25 at comcast.net
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 11:37 AM
>>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>>>> Cc: Tracy Carcione
>>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] FW: Smartphone for visually impaired
>>>> people
>>>>
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