[Trainer-talk] Need help please

[Scott Blanks]

Here in California, the iPhone is regularly purchased by the Dept of Rehabilitation for consumers. The phone is purchased unlocked, and the consumer is responsible for setting up and paying for service through a provider. The assistive tech value of the phone is virtually unparalleled, both in terms of thoroughness, as well as its value to a wide variety of disability populations. 

Scott Blanks
Director of Rehabilitation Services
Lions Center for the Blind
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-----Original Message-----
From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laine Amoureux via Trainer-talk
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 11:13 AM
To: Dean Martineau; List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Need help please

The primary reason vocational rehabilitation agencies are hesitant to purchase the phone, is the on going service… If, in your new role, you will be unable to regularly access Wi-Fi, and are able and willing to pay the ongoing service fees, you may have an argument.
You may need to demonstrate your ability to pay your phone bill.
Also, try to point them to vendors, like Walmart and the Apple Store, the do not sell the iPhone's tied to a specific service provider.


Laine Amoureux
Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 2, 2014, at 11:43 AM, Dean Martineau via Trainer-talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> That argument regarding the KNFB reader is probably your best argument.
> Alsoits applications for GPS with apps such as BlindSquare and even 
> the built-in maps are very unique.  Also free or nearly-free money 
> identification, color identification, ight detection, reading 
> Bookshare books, reading BARD books, reading Learning Ally books, 
> portable communication, braille interface.  Whichever of those apply 
> to your professional situation I would use.
> 
> http://bahaiteachings.org/
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> 
> 
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> 
>        Hello Folks;
> I hope you don't mind but I need help. Could I get some input on how 
> the I phone could be classified as assisted technology. I'm seeking 
> assistance from my VR agency here in Georgia. They will get the Ipad 
> but not the phone.I will be starting work in the mental health center 
> in my town soon as a team leader. I think the phone is better since it 
> will support the KNFB-reader.
> Sorry for posting here but you folks are the experts so could you give me
> some pointers.     
> 
> Peace Stancil Tootle
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