Yeah all of us on this list are very lucky people. We should appreciate what we have more. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] piracy of judgment day
> Hi Thomas, > I have also been thinking about it from your point of view, and it really > is > a tricky situation, but thanks to some new good free screen readers there > isn't as big a problem as it used to be. What I would wish for is that, if > a > person needed a product like jaws, and they were living in a developing > country, if Freedom Scientific could work with some aid charities where > something could be arranged. Big companies like Microsoft do alter their > prices for different regions, but, as you say, they have enough people to > do > so, it's just that I have seen first-hand experiences of people having > huge > problems because they can't afford the software, but I also really do > understand the other point of view. If screen reader companies were to > start > regional pricing, then people in rich countries would find a way to import > or get coppies from developing countries. One thing which someone did > mention, many of us are very happy with the GW Micro idea, because many > dealers in some developing countries don't have enough money to allow > customers to do a monthly payback, but the GW model has given quite a few > people a good solution. Even in a country which is less developed for > blind > people, I'm still always grateful that I was born in South Africa, because > some blind people are treated absolutely awfully in some other countries. > I > know, until recently, there was a law in one country which didn't allow > blind people to marry, because apparrently the government of that country > actually considered blindness on parr with severe mental problems, and in > many superstitious cultures, if you're born blind, it's considered by > everyone that you are cursed, there was a case my friend had to deal with > where a father had basically locked his own blind son in a room, not even > allowing him to go out into the community because, in his eyes, his blind > son brought shame and disgrace on his family. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
