[nfb-talk] APPLICATION FOR LOAN

Wed Mar 6 01:40:57 UTC 2013

Bryan,

If you are as familiar with all this as you indicate, you already know that the goal of our car and the Google car are different.  The Google care drives itself.  
The goal of our project was to develop interfaces that allow a blind person to actually drive a car.  In addition, the interfaces developed have some 
possibility of impacting other areas of our lives in terms of potential travel aids and other areas where tactile feedback might be useful.  Frankly, I've always 
been a little uneasy with us having a loan program.  Why can't some of the companies who are profiting from their products do more to help persons buy 
their technology.  If we do it, there is no reason for them to do it.  

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Tue, 5 Mar 2013 17:47:56 -0600, Bryan Schulz wrote:

>hi,

>you are correct sir and i'm not saying it was a mistake, just an insane 
>expense and ego probably was a factor in not wanting to share technology and 
>press with google.
>i think the google car has a couple hundred thousand test miles from running 
>in nevada or california.
>Bryan Schulz

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 5:31 PM
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] APPLICATION FOR LOAN

>> Think he refers to the blind-drivable car.
>>
>> Mike Freeman
>> sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Mar 5, 2013, at 14:48, Paul Wick <wickps at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Brian,
>>>
>>> What is the $2 million you are referring to?
>>>
>>> To add to what Mr. Freeman said: As you probably know several NFB
>>> employees, many of whom have devoted a good part of their lives to the
>>> Federation lost their jobs last year due to budget reductions. Running
>>> any kind of organization requires setting priorities, and at least to
>>> this rank-and-file member I think our priorities should be basically
>>> as they areG€”that is on activities that keep the NFB message in the
>>> public eye.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/5/13, Bryan Schulz <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>> hi,
>>>>
>>>> it was a choice, we know where 2 mil went.
>>>> Bryan Schulz
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>>>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 3:02 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] APPLICATION FOR LOAN
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> It is pretty simple, really. The NFB Board of Directors decided that,
>>>>> given the current financial crunch, we could not afford to continue the
>>>>> loan program. If we all raise more funds for the organization, perhaps 
>>>>> we
>>>>>
>>>>> could bring the program back.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike Freeman
>>>>> sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 5, 2013, at 10:39, "Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]"
>>>>> <Terry.Powers at nih.gov> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> What was the reason for stopping the loan.  I do not remember hearing 
>>>>>> any
>>>>>>
>>>>>> word of this.  Guess I can not depend on the NFB for any assistance. 
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> was going to, in the near future, maybe.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Terry Powers
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Mike Freeman [mailto:k7uij at panix.com]
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 7:39 PM
>>>>>> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] APPLICATION FOR LOAN
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Correct.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
>>>>>> Andrews
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 3:27 PM
>>>>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] APPLICATION FOR LOAN
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I remember correctly, the technology loan program was discontinued.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At 09:50 AM 2/27/2013, you wrote:
>>>>>>> Good morning all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can anyone tell me who i can contact in order to get an application 
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> a loan through the NFB?  I am going to need to make sure I have an
>>>>>>> alternate route for acquiring what I will need in order to get 
>>>>>>> through
>>>>>>> the braille transcription course without a lot of static.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I want to purchase a 40-cell braille display because it is hard to
>>>>>>> proofread with an 18-cell display.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> anita
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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