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<p class="MsoNormal">Steve Cook, CPM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistive Technology Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">SC Commission for the Blind<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1430 Confederate avenue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Columbia, SC 29201<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: (803) 898-8788<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: (803) 898-8882<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E-Mail: steve.cook@sccb.sc.gov<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>PRESS RELEASE</b>- please share widely with consumer organizations and others within your network<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Computers for the Blind (CFTB) has access to additional grant funds to again offer computers for $60 off regular price. Here are the details:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Eligible persons include persons on SSI or SSDI due to blindness. Copy of Social Security reward letter required.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Grant also includes parents of legally blind children or youth. Required documentation is an e-mail from the TVI or caseworker stating that the child needs a computer, would benefit from it, and purchasing
a new computer with the expensive software would create a hardship on the family. No eye reports or income verification needed.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">These are desktop computers w/larger screens, and a home edition license of JAWS, Fusion, or ZoomText of the client’s choice. Price includes JAWS training bundle.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Cost for grant covered desktops is $70. The only persons eligible for a grant covered laptop is a college student that is currently taking classes on campus. Proof required. Cost for laptop under the grant
is $125.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">See article in AccessWorld for more details:
<a href="http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubnew.asp?DocID=aw190703">http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubnew.asp?DocID=aw190703</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph">Customer Service: 214-340-6328<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph">Now offering customer service & tech support in English & Spanish. Computers now ship within 2 weeks.
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">David Jeppson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Computers for the Blind<o:p></o:p></p>
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