[nabs-l] why I want a mac

[Littlefield, Tyler]

If they can afford it, I think they do. A computer is kind of normal to 
give someone going to college. It honestly depends on money though. 
Everything college wise I pay for myself because the option of the 
parents throwing in a few thousand isn't there.
On 7/24/2012 11:11 AM, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
> Hi,
> I was more so thinking of the computer. It seems like many students 
> have rehab buy  computers. I'm thinking that parents should buy some 
> equipment such as computers. No, not a notetaker, but other equipment 
> seems reasonable.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Littlefield, Tyler
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 12:07 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] why I want a mac
>
> Ashly,
> I don't want to be mean, but coming out and saying what needs to be said
> should be good. Granted I may as well be talking to a wall at this
> point, since she is stuck on the mac and the reasons for it keep
> changing, but whatever.
>
> As for parents being required to help blind people, they already do. My
> brother got his car for $800 or so. Maybe he had help, I honestly have
> no clue. But part of the money he put in. Unless parents are dropping
> 10+k on a car, justifying "I need a braille note because joe got a car,"
> doesn't quite work. Your braille note costed at least 5 times more than
> a reliable car did, not to mention your pc.
> On 7/24/2012 9:06 AM, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
>> 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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