For purposes of clarification, not much inference needed, the Dictionary definition of the word "loan" follows: "loan 1. loan. noun. Something lent for temporary use. A sum of money lent at interest. 2. An act of lending; a grant for temporary use: asked for the loan of a garden hose. 3. A temporary transfer to a duty or place away from a regular job: an efficiency expert on loan from the main office. 4. transitive verb. Usage Problem. loaned, loaning, loans. To lend."
Nick On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:53:30 -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote: >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 >___ >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
