[nabs-l] for Joshua and others with similar experiences

[Jorge Paez]

Joshua:
I forgot what its called,
but there's a program that does an annual selection of applicants for devices like the Packmate that covers up to half the cost of your technology.

I don't know the link,
but Google is your friend.

Jorge

 
On Feb 6, 2011, at 2:13 PM, Joshua Lester wrote:

> We had trouble in Pine Bluff. My counselor retired, and they took
> forever to train my current counselor. The problem was, that the Pine
> Bluff office was willing to help me, but the main one in Little Rock
> wouldn't cooperate. The guy over the Little Rock one said that I
> didn't need a Pac Mate, he only authorized them to provide the
> computer and Jaws. I need a Pac Mate to download my textbooks, and to
> take notes in class. I've tried to tell them this, but I'm having no
> success. I'm tired of having work-studies reading things to me.
> Blessings, Joshua
> 
> On 2/6/11, Annemarie Cooke <aec732 at msn.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Joshua,Annemarie Cooke here. First, if your VR counselor won't provide
>> equipment you feel you need, you should speak to the supervisor of that
>> counselor. And if that doesn't work, your blindness agency, by law, has a
>> Client Assistance Program (CAP) which helps consumers resolve issues with
>> the agency). Have you gone beyond a "no" from your counselor? Now is your
>> opportunity to make a convincing case as to why you need a Pacmate or
>> similar braille note taking device.
>> 
>> List, please know that the Association on Higher Ed and Disability (AHEAD)
>> runs a multiday annual workshop on creating alternative text materials for
>> DSOs. They acknowledge individual students have individual needs and
>> preferences when it comes to educational materials (www.AHEAD.org)
>> 
>> And finally, I went to: nls.loc.gov and found info on the NLS library in AR:
>> Address list for Arkansas
>> 
>> 
>> Arkansas
>> Regional Library
>> Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
>> 900 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 100
>> Little Rock, AR 72201-3108
>> 
>> Librarian: John D Hall
>> Library Code: AR1A
>> Telephone: (501) 682-1155
>> Toll-free (In-state): (866) 660-0885
>> TDD: (501) 682-1002
>> FAX: (501) 682-1529
>> E-mail: nlsbooks at Library.Arkansas.gov or jd at Library.Arkansas.gov
>> Web site:
>> http://www.library.arkansas.gov/libraryForTheBlind/Pages/default.aspx
>> 
>> Hours of Operation: 8:00-5:00 M-F
>> 
>> Serves: Arkansas
>> 
>> Subregional Library
>> Library for the Blind and Handicapped, Southwest
>> Magnolia, AR 71754
>> 
>> Library Code: AR1E
>> 
>> 
>> 
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