[nabs-l] why I want a mac

Tue Jul 24 18:01:46 UTC 2012

And bill gates should drop down from the heavens and hand me a few 
million because I'm blind, and well I deserve it, right?
On 7/24/2012 11:49 AM, Beth wrote:
> I agree, Ashley.  My parents should purchase the computer and not 
> complain about it either.  It's bad enough that my parents don't want 
> to and they'd rather buy my brother the stupid video games than buy me 
> a stupid Mac.  It really goes to show how much favoritism runs in 
> families.  Favorites are the sighted, and not the blind.
> Beth
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:06:06 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] why I want a mac
>
> 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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