[nfb-talk] APPLICATION FOR LOAN

Kendra Schaber Baltimore777 at comcast.net
Wed Mar 6 16:18:23 UTC 2013


I'm living in Oregon. We are on track for a real spring! The weather is 
cloudy today. Yesterday, it rained, gave us some sunshine and clouds too. 
Monday was sunny all day. I'm glad that I missed out on the snow!
Kendra
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] APPLICATION FOR LOAN


> I'm living in northern Maine.  The sun's starting to break through up 
> here, typical March day, a little cold, windy, but wonderful.  But you 
> people in the D.C. area are stealing all our snow, LOL.  Seriously, we are 
> only supposed to get a little wind from this big storm you guys are 
> getting, no snow.  It's about time the sun came out though, it's been 
> hiding for a while.
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Ashley Bramlett
> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 1:03 AM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] APPLICATION FOR LOAN
>
> Brian,
> Good points raised. I don't know why nfb discontinued its loan program or
> when it did so.
> Someone brought up the fact that jobs were cut due to the budget issues.
> All nonprofits are cutting back which is not goog for any job seekers.
>
> I thought that the loan program was beneficial. Companies charge
> rediculously high prices for products which most blind people cannot 
> afford.
> They don't even offer a payment plan. I also don't like that jaws costs 
> the
> same price all these years without working with more mainstream products.
> such as Visual studio.
> On a lighter note, for anyone living in the DC area, enjoy the snow and 
> day
> off from work or school.
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Bryan Schulz
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 9:49 PM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] APPLICATION FOR LOAN
>
> hi,
>
> agreed, a common example is jaws that has been the same price for ages and
> is basically the same product every time a new version is released still
> with zero focus on visual studio.
> Bryan Schulz
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 7:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] APPLICATION FOR LOAN
>
>
>> 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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