And that wouldn't hurt either Richie when you consider the store a
perfect venue for this type of training and would probably interest
Apple greatly. There are some real pluses from a PR perspective if
said individuals were coming to the store for training.
On Nov 4, 2008, at 9:36 PM, Richard Gardenhire wrote:
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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