Hi Anita, The NFB program is a loan, not a grant, so, yes, you do have to pay that back... :-)
Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! A+, CCNA, Network+! Check out high quality telecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i All the best to coalition forces carrying out Operation Iraqi Freedom! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] The cost of Braillenotes > do you have to pay that money back? What are the phone numbers for those > organizations you mentioned? > Anita > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Braillenote List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 5:09 PM > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] The cost of Braillenotes > > > > Some of you may know, but NFB has a low interest $3,000 loan available. > > Also a lot of the Federal Government is under the CAP program. While NIH > > was waiting to be accepted under the CAP program, I was trying to figure > out > > how I could round up $4,000 to use with the NFB loan. We didn't know for > > sure if we were going to get accepted. I talked to CAP at the 508 Expo > att > > NIH. Hopefully I will get my equipment in November. They are > > supposed to get their funding by the end of October. > > Hopefully by Thanksgiving, I will be a real BN user. > > > > Terry Powers > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andy Baracco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 2:54 PM > > To: Braillenote List > > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] The cost of Braillenotes > > > > > > Hi Terri, > > > > I think that the answer is to have note takers for the blind deemed to be > > durable medical equipment, and thus they could be paid for by Medicare, > > Medicaid, and private health insurance plans. Even if there was a > > co-payment, this would cost the user much less than the retail price. > > Perhaps this is an issue that the blindness organizations can sink their > > teeth into. > > > > Andy > > > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
