[nfb-talk] petition for FS

[Bryan Schulz]

you are right,
i called them because a client got the disc in the mail yesterday and there 
is no braille on the package and they have gone cheap.  they will not even 
send the convenient 2 or 3 fold cd pocket anymore.

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 11:04 AM
Subject: [nfb-talk] petition for FS


> ... or rather, let's flood their suggestion box...
>
> I just sent a flame to FS on suggestions at freedomscientific.com about the
> scanty braille on their products. The last straw for me was getting the 
> jaws
> 11 CD in the mail yesterday and finding it said only "jaws for windows" --
> no version number, no serial number.
> I needed sighted assistance to retrieve that info.
> I also hate hunting around for power cords for my M40 when the power cord
> has no braille identifying what it is for.  True there is a plastic ring 
> on
> it, but that doesn't give any indication of the product or specs.  Compare
> that to my brailliant display, which has the power cord and USB cord 
> labeled
> in braille.
> Even the WAVE that I bought from RFBD has a braille label on the power 
> cord.
> So what's with FS?
> I figure a company that is supposed to cater to the needs of the blind 
> would
> make their products convenient and usable without sighted assistance.
> So there's my soapbox.
> Anyone want to hop on it with me and send mail to FS?
> Thanx for listening.
> --le
>
>
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