Good point.
Considering that 80 percent of blind people are living below the
poverty level. it is very difficult.
At 08:18 AM 11/12/2009, alice dampman Humel wrote:
I read with interest all the questions and answers and Alex's
wonderful presentation of what the Apex has compared with the MPower.
I hate to be so crass and mundane, but, particularly in this
economy, is no one alarmed at the price? Over $6000? Who can afford
this? How many state agencies can afford it for how many of their clients?
It seems to me that more and more mainstream off-the-shelf
products are becoming, or at least attempting to become more
accessible to blind people. As much as I'd love to have an Apex, it
is impossible at this price. So I at least will wait and see what
develops out there...i-phones, gps, net books, Amazon's kindle or
the other book reader that was recently announced, and so on. The
BT Braille displays are also pricey, but I still think one would
come away saving a significant chunk of change using one with these
other cheaper products. It's too bad, because the BN is really a
good product that I like very much. But until something is done
about the price, I think many of us will be kept out of the Humanware market.
the poverty-stricken Alice
Alice
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