Yes, Matthew A. Dunn Congressman from PA 1933-41
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 1:32 AM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@gmail.com> wrote: > I understand this. > > the question I have to ask here is: > has there been even a single blind person serving in congress? > I know of several who were partially deaf, at least one who had to use > canes/crutches or a wheel chair. > > so far, my attempt has yielded a lot of irrelevant results and 2 browser > crashes do to sites that run flash ads. as far as I can tell, I don't think > we have had 1 single blind person ever serve in congress. not a single one. > that needs to change. > > -eric > > On Mar 26, 2012, at 4:00 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > The problem with what you say is, its not just blind people fighting for > that assistance. You have those with develop mental disabilities, > emotional disorders, motor disabilities, and the list goes on. And they > all want there share of the pie. So the same congressman you have wear a > blind fold for a year, will also be asked to sit in a wheel chair for a > year. Wear ear pluges for a year, etc. > > > > Ricardo Walker > > rica...@appletothecore.info > > Twitter:@apple2thecore > > www.appletothecore.info > > > > On Mar 26, 2012, at 6:53 AM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> at least you had stuff to sell. I don't even have that. I would get > about $100 for this machine on the used market. the linux laptop even less. > I own very little, so having capital to work with just isn't happening. > >> > >> I, too, have run into the bureaucratic quagmire of dealing with various > charities just to get assistance on some critical needs (medications, etc). > I would like very much to meet the lawyers that made this situation and > have them wear a blindfold for 1 year (you cannot take it off for > anything). have all the members of congress setup this way, all the upper > management of the US Government and all the lawyers for all the charities. > 1 year of blindness and there would certainly be a boatload of changes for > the better (such as public education, better accessibility, better job > training and a vastly more streamlined system of getting things done. > >> > >> I would congress read the 70,000 pages of regulations currently on the > books... IN BRAILLE. I think even reading the entire text of the affordable > care act in braille would scare the whole lot of them off the hill. > >> > >> hehe nice pipedream but it gives you an idea of just how much > frustration I go through EVERY DAY. > >> > >> -eric > >> > >> On Mar 26, 2012, at 2:39 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Eric, > >>> > >>> yep I completely agree with you and understand your plite. > >>> > >>> I was forced to close down the project due to two major factors. Lack > of support regarding supply of equipment and a poorly run charities > commission stating different rulings and then telling me that my project > does not warrant Commission status, thus failing to grant registered > numbers, etc. > >>> > >>> This project has helped a very small number of users (8 in all) and > it's left me in a very serious situation which I've now resolved. > >>> > >>> The problem also exists wherever you are in the world. Funding for > accessible equipment for the blind is non existant. Why? well from my years > of experience in this matter, various charities set up conflicting > guidelines and rulings which do not help the individual in need of the > support. For over 12 years since I lost my sight completely, I had to apply > for various grants. within 10 years, every grant (500+ in total) were > rejected, all because of different factors by their own rulings, offerings > of £100 to £250 towards a product and then not being able to apply to X > amount of other charities (connected to the associated charity in question) > due to ridiculous clauses. > >>> > >>> I use my iphone 3GS and macbook pro. the only reason I have these is > through having to sell everything I owned including my old music gear from > years ago to raise the funds for the kit needed, from there it's been a > thing of taking on a few projects to raise cash for equipment I still have > to rely on. > >>> > >>> internationally, we need to change the system and yes APPLE needs to > help us out on this. They have developed products which openly and directly > support blind and disabled users and yet we have to pay an absolute > premium, as rightly said here, over 85% of blind people in the USA are out > of work and cannot afford the equipment and services needed, the same here > in the UK even though disability living allowance and other components > aren't enough to cover costs of equipment. You're lucky if you get into a > university to receive grants for equipment you need. In my case, through my > education, the equipment I had to use failed me all the time, the wrong > software, wrong hardware and operating systems which by their own admission > were poorly managed and had huge issues. hence me taking on the matters in > person and resolving them. a battle I don't want to entertain ever again. > >>> > >>> It's at this point where we as a nation of blind and visually impaired > people make a stand and a change for the better. > >>> > >>> lew > >>> > >>> On 26 Mar 2012, at 10:22, Eric Oyen wrote: > >>> > >>>> I really wish there was a financing program for the blind when it > comes to mac hardware (laptops, desktops, iPad, iPhone). given that I (and > a great many others) am living on a disability income (more than 85% of the > blind in the US are), I find it nearly impossible to save up for any > equipment. Hell, I had to make my own Hackintosh and load it with a store > purchased copy of snow leopard. It cost me $30 for the OS and about $400 to > assemble the machine. at minimum, I would have to spend nearly twice that > much for a comparably equipped mac mini and almost $1500 or more for a > reasonably powerful macbook pro/air. given that I have to spend my money on > medications, rent and food, there is no way I can even save up for one at > all. > >>>> > >>>> there used to be a "free macs for the blind" charity in Great > Britain, but the person running that organization was forced to give it up > as there were too many problems involved. We need something like that here > in North America, but I just don't see that happening. I tried to query > Apple about doing something like this and was given the polite brush off > (thats nice kid, here is a soda. now go over in the corner.). hell, they > have $115 Billion in CASH laying around they are not using. they could earn > themselves a lot of good publicity if they offered some macs to the blind > at a vastly discounted rate. it would also give them an in to a market they > don't currently have. > >>>> > >>>> anyway, time for me to climb down off the soapbox. > >>>> > >>>> -eric > >>>> > >>>> On Mar 26, 2012, at 1:38 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> one thing that I can note that is not seeming to be mentioned is the > fact that there ar certain Apps which are not available on iPhone / iPod > Touch, yet, that are found on the iPad. > >>>>> > >>>>> The iPad from my prespective is purely for consumption, and I use it > for news papers, which 4 of which are not found on the iPhone, and 5 are on > the iPhone, but, only as reduced versions. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards, > >>>>> > >>>>> Neil Barnfather > >>>>> > >>>>> Talks List Administrator > >>>>> Twitter @neilbarnfather > >>>>> > >>>>> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an > Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your > >>>>> accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit > www.talknav.com > >>>>> > >>>>> URL: - www.talknav.com > >>>>> e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com > >>>>> Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 > >>>>> > >>>>> On 24 Mar 2012, at 08:43, David Hole wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> hi folks. > >>>>>> I just wonder, and many here have asked, so I thought I'd ask you in > >>>>>> this group. > >>>>>> What's the benefit for blind people to have an iPad instead of an > >>>>>> iPhone? > >>>>>> I mean, as far as I can see, the difference is only the screen > size... > >>>>>> Am I right? > >>>>>> Actually I'd like to have one myself, but I can't find any good > >>>>>> reasons to have it, since I have both an iPhone and a Mac. > >>>>>> Hope someone here can give me reasons to get one :p > >>>>>> Best regards David > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to > macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > . > >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- Check out our web site, www.giantdolphin.com & purchase our book "You Might Be A Moron" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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