Re: [ZION] Composing a letter to the Church
At 05:23 AM 5/28/03 -0700, Stacy Smith wrote: Producing braille materials and cassettes may be more costly in the long run than computerizing. Maybe. But do (or can) all blind people use computers? Do you have any idea what percentage of blind people are not computer literate, and if that is greater or less than the percentage in the general population? I know there are many (mostly older) people who want absolutely nothing to do with personal computers, and there are other people who cannot afford them (and cannot or will not get them from some charitable organization). I'm guessing that such people who are also visually impaired constitute a pretty-much permanent market for Braille materials and cassettes, so the Church recognizes that it will have to continue producing those products for the foreseeable future (to be uncharitable, at least until all those old fuddy-duddies who refuse to learn how to use a computer finally kick the bucket ;-b ), so they feel it would be too expensive to both keep producing those products and incur the costs of developing a new product. Also, if the Church were to discontinue Braille materials and cassettes in favor of computers, then it would probably be up to the Church to provide computers with the special equipment needed to all their members who otherwise can't afford them, and to hire people to train those who have never used computers before in how to use them, which would be a significant additional expense. Just some thoughts. -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foamÂ… God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / ==^ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^
Re: [ZION] Composing a letter to the Church
Producing braille materials and cassettes may be more costly in the long run than computerizing. Stacy. At 09:58 PM 05/27/2003 -0500, you wrote: I never said you were the only one who wants to see this happen. What I did say is that there may not be enough blind people wanting Church publications accessible to the blind on computer to make it financially feasible. The Church has to weigh the needs of all people's access to the scriptures and other manuals, and spend the money in the most cost effective way to reach the most people it can. If the Church has $1 million dollars to spend, and there are 10,000 blind people wanting additional access, or the Church can use the million to translate the Book of Mormon into a language for 1 million people; where should the Church spend the million dollars? It isn't that there isn't a demand for more access for the blind, but whether there is enough to bump other worthy projects in order to provide the scarce funds. K'aya K'ama, Gerald (Gary) Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html LDS Evidences, Family History, Food Storage, etc. Stacy: You wrongly suppose I might be the only one who wants to see this happen. Stacy. // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.461 / Virus Database: 260 - Release Date: 03/10/2003 // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / ==^ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^
[ZION] Composing a letter to the Church
I never said you were the only one who wants to see this happen. What I did say is that there may not be enough blind people wanting Church publications accessible to the blind on computer to make it financially feasible. The Church has to weigh the needs of all people's access to the scriptures and other manuals, and spend the money in the most cost effective way to reach the most people it can. If the Church has $1 million dollars to spend, and there are 10,000 blind people wanting additional access, or the Church can use the million to translate the Book of Mormon into a language for 1 million people; where should the Church spend the million dollars? It isn't that there isn't a demand for more access for the blind, but whether there is enough to bump other worthy projects in order to provide the scarce funds. K'aya K'ama, Gerald (Gary) Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html LDS Evidences, Family History, Food Storage, etc. Stacy: You wrongly suppose I might be the only one who wants to see this happen. Stacy. // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / ==^ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^
