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

cheez cheez at cox.net
Fri Dec 15 03:07:38 UTC 2017 

My, my, my.  You learn something new everyday.
I guess street musician takes up too much space on business cards.

Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 5:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Smartphone for visually impaired people, 
There Are Ways To Fund It


> Busking is playing music on the street for money.  Picture the guy with 
> the open guitar case beside him.  There may be other meanings, but that's 
> the one I know.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of cheez via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 6:06 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: cheez
> 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
>
>
>> 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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