[blindkid] Free Matter for the Blind Question

[Dr. Denise M Robinson]

There are many places to get Free matter for the blind stamps---I have one
but also just write it on the outside. If you are blind, the stamp works
great
http://www.sightconnection.com/plu-802.html

that is one link, but many people sell them with different looks. It does
help thwart those postal workers who do not know the law and gives you the
advantage to mail things back asap
Denise


On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 3:56 PM, IftheShew Fits <barnesraiser at gmail.com>wrote:

> I don't think you need a stamp, though it might make it more "official"
> looking. I think you would likely have to get one on your own (I don't
> think the post office supplies it).
>
> I mailed a letter from my son to his Braille teacher (both of them are
> blind) and just wrote: "Free matter for the  blind" where the stamp would
> be. It came back to us. I called our local post office and spoke with some
> higher up, who apologized up and down and promised to bring it up at the
> next training meeting.
>
> Here is a link to the USPS policies on free matter for the blind:
>
> http://about.usps.com/publications/pub347.pdf
>
> Here is where it states that handwriting is fine:
>
> Q: What must be marked on mail
> to show that it qualifies for
> mailing free of postage?
> A: In the upper right corner
> of the address side of the
> envelope or parcel where the
> postage would normally be
> placed, the words "FREE
> MATTER FOR THE BLIND
> OR HANDICAPPED" must
> be placed. The words may be
> printed, rubber stamped, or
> handwritten.
>
> HTH!
> :) Carolynn
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 2:21 PM, <empwrn at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > I am still sitting outside the post office feeling quite annoyed. I am
> > here to return some items borrowed from our "local" school for the blind.
> > We are homeschoolers and order materials through them with federal quota
> > funds. I had one box that came from the school that was already marked
> > "free matter for the blind". The other box was not marked but had a
> > "priority mail" sticker on the left side with $0 sticker in the upper
> right
> > corner where you'd usually find the postage paid. One of the postal
> > employees tried to tell me that I'd have to pay to ship that one back.
> > Fortunately, an apparently more knowledgeable employee walked up at just
> > the right moment and said, "No, there is no charge. It's free matter for
> > the blind."
> >
> > What do you do when you are mailing items? Where can I get a stamp so I
> > don't run into this again?
> >
> > Marie Smith, mother of Jack
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > blindkid mailing list
> > blindkid at nfbnet.org
> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> > blindkid:
> >
> >
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/barnesraiser%40gmail.com
> >
> _______________________________________________
> blindkid mailing list
> blindkid at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> blindkid:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/deniserob%40gmail.com
>



-- 
*Dr Denise*

Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
CEO, TechVision, LLC
Specialist in Technology/Training/Teaching for blind/low vision
Private training to your needs
423-573-6413

Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons on PC, Office
products, Mac, iPad/iTools and more, all done with
keystrokes: www.yourtechvision.com

"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
doing it." --Chinese Proverb

Computers are incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid: humans are incredibly
slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond
imagination.
--Albert Einstein

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
--Walt Disney