[nabs-l] why I want a mac

[Ashley Bramlett]

Tyler,
While I agree Beth needs to comprimise, I also think perhaps we should be 
supportive.
A lot of people struggle getting what they need through rehab. I said pretty 
much the same thing as you, without being blunt.
I wonder, has anyone had rehab purchase a mac? I still have over 50 messages 
to read on the rehab thread,
but I don't think any nabster has come forward and said rehab got them a 
mac.
I say this  to point out that many people like macs for various reasons, but 
rehab did
not get them one.

Anyway, Beth, I'd suggest you justify that and if you cannot, then get a pc 
through them.
At this point, it sounds like you'd be lucky for them to pay for college a 
third time for you.
I'd be thankful if they paid for college and get a  mac through other means.

You know all, as a side note this is why parents IMO should get equipment 
for students. Some cannot afford it I know. But it seems to me parents 
should buy more equipment for blind children rather than relying on the 
government for it!  Its part of being a supportive parent. Parents get 
sighted kids cars, car insurance, many visual entertainment games including 
the wii and playstation, computers, computer accessories, and more. Yet 
blind children do not get computers and the software to run them. Something 
is wrong with this picture. BTW, my parents bought my pc, but not my braille 
note. So they did share some of the cost of buying equipment and sending me 
to school which is part of rasing a kid.

Ashley


-----Original Message----- 
From: Littlefield, Tyler
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 10:36 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] why I want a mac

It really sounds like you're just trying to jump on the mac band waggon.
Great, "universal" accessibility. Now call apple and ask a voiceover
question. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It sounds like
you're changing your mind as to why you want it, which is fine I guess,
but you really need to figure out why it is you need a mac. You get good
tech support from a lot of companies that sell pcs too, so that's out as
well.

Basically here's what this comes down to.
You can keep complaining about dvr and not getting a mac. You've said
you failed college twice already, and they won't put you through it
again. At this point, you need to accept whatever you can get,
compromize and work with them. Going in requesting a $1500 system and
holding to it when they already have issues about putting you through
school for the third time isn't going to get you anywhere. It's all your
choice, just wanted to throw all that out there.
On 7/24/2012 3:13 AM, Beth wrote:
> Hi, all.
> To explain why I would like a Mac is simple: universal accessibility 
> integrated into the product.  Also, I really want something with good tech 
> support.  The tech support people from India sometimes don't speak good 
> English, and given the demographics of india and its people, blindness is 
> not thought to be a good thing in India.  So if I said, "Whuat do I do 
> because JAWs isn't working?"  They'll have no answer for me.  That's all I 
> can say.  There are other reasons I want a mac, and I want to be able to 
> use one so bad.
> Beth
>
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