Re: Mac OSX 10.5.6 and OSX Snow Leopard

[Richard Gardenhire]

David, During my state convention two weeks ago, I got a chance to bend 
the ear of one of our rehab counselors, and I did, in fact, use that 
argument that VoiceOver is free and that Open Office is also free, and 
for the cost of a Windows screenreader or other ad-ons, a blind person 
can go to our local Mac store and pay the same price for his/her 
computer a sighted customer would pay, and have every bit as much 
functionality.  She sat in on a demonstration I gave to a student, 
looking to buy a Mac, and if she is selected to head the Division of 
Blind Services, she will help state my arguments to the budget office 
of our Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.  However, until the 
Alaska Center for the Blind hires someone to train these students, they 
may have to come to our stores here for training.  Richie Gardenhire, 
Anchorage, Alaska.

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