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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>fyi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ed Bible [mailto:EBIBLE@sccb.sc.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 09, 2016 4:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'nfbsc@sc.rr.com'; 'frankcoppel@att.net'; 'jhipp25@sc.rr.com'<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: PRESS RELEASE: CFTB receives first ever grant to provide computers to persons on SSDI and/or SSI and to parents of children w/visual impairments!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please share far and wide!Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> FW: PRESS RELEASE: CFTB receives first ever grant to provide computers to persons on SSDI and/or SSI and to parents of children w/visual impairments!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Please share widely with staff and consumer organizations, and parents of children with visual impairments and their support groups such as NAPVI and statewide chapters of NAPVI. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Consumers who are on SSDI and/or SSDI can receive a desktop computer package (desktop computer, flat screen monitor, and peripherals') for $50 or a laptop for $70. Award letter from SSA required.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Parents of a child with a visual impairment may receive a desktop computer package (desktop computer, flat screen monitor, and peripherals') for $50 or a laptop for $70. A letter of recommendation from the student’s Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) is required. The letter needs to indicate that obtaining a computer at our standard price of $110 would create a financial burden on the family. No other financial information needed. The TVI also needs to indicate that the student needs a computer and is capable of benefiting from the computer. Note: We have discovered that a child who can press the space bar may be able use a computer with proper training, special software, and USB connections. See attached. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ol><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>NOTE: Go to CFTB website to see <a href="http://computersfortheblind.net/weprovide.html" target="_blank" title="what we provide.">what we provide.</a> All computers have a 2 year warranty. Purchase orders not accepted for this grant. CFTB does not recommend and rarely approves a laptop computer for persons who use MAGic screen magnification as the laptop screen is not large enough. CFTB now accepts credit and debit cards or Pay-Pal. Talking Typing Teacher is available from MarvelSoft for $10 through this grant. It is 90% off of retail and is highly recommended for all users!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For additional information or to please an order contact:</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Customer service: 214-340-6328, leave one message only. Staff will get back to you within two business days. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:info@computersfortheblind.net" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>info@computersfortheblind.net</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.computersfortheblind.net/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.computersfortheblind.net</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Like us on Facebook </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ComputerfortheBlind/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>https://www.facebook.com/ComputerfortheBlind/</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>David Jeppson - Executive Director</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>*Please note* My email address has changed. Please be sure to update your contact information with my new email address. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'>Cataracts are among the leading causes of vision loss worldwide; they are usually treatable. Has an ophthalmologist diagnosed you or a loved one with cataracts? Do you need cataract surgery but can’t afford the cost? If you’re a SC resident and U.S. citizen not covered by Medicare, Medicaid or other insurance; and have cataracts in both eyes, we at the SC Commission for the Blind may be able to help. Give us a call at 888.335.5951 or find us online at <a href="http://www.sccb.state.sc.us">www.sccb.state.sc.us</a></span> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>