[Users] conference tomorrow in BCT chat room

[Alex Hall]

That is my impression as well.  Of course having to pay hundreds 
for a phone and special software instead of just walking in and 
picking up a Track Phone is frustrating beyond belief at times 
(and I have many more examples, as we all do) but I know why this 
happens.  It is just the same as new products costing more at 
first, then, as more people by them, the price drops.  In the 
assistive tech market, though, more people will not be buying, 
always a roughly equal number.

Have a great day,
Alex

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jean Niflis" <jeannie819 at gmail.com
>To: <users at zonebbs.com
>Date sent: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:28:34 -0500
>Subject: Re: [Users] conference tomorrow in BCT chat room

>I thought the reason technology for the blind costs more is 
because it's
>made for a smaller group of people.  So if talks was also needed 
for everyone
>instead of just blind people, then it would be more afortable.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Meka White" <mekawh at gmail.com
>To: <users at zonebbs.com
>Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:19 PM
>Subject: Re: [Users] conference tomorrow in BCT chat room


>> We pay more for assistive technology, for one thing.  Whereas 
most scanning
>> programs that tend to work well for us are in the upper hundreds 
of
>> dollars,
>> our sighted counterparts can get them for less than that.  That 
is just an
>> example.

>> And why proprietary software sometimes makes me irritable beyond 
belief.
>> That's probably what the topic is about, and it is a good one 
that
>> certainly
>> bears some considerable thought.

>> Meka


>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kandi" <kaseffera at aol.com
>> To: <users at zonebbs.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Users] conference tomorrow in BCT chat room


>> i'm sort of lost.  lol exactly what is it that we have to pay 
more for
>> than sighted people do? i mean i don't think i've ever walked 
into a
>> store where they were having some kind of sighted special where 
if you
>> can see you get a 40% discount or something.  lol and as far as 
stuff
>> like screenreaders and things like that go, if they needed it 
i'm sure
>> they'd have to pay just as much as we do.

>> It was reported that on 2/18/2009 6:12 PM, Brandon Heinrich 
incriminated
>> him/herself by saying:
>>> Hi all,

>>> Please feel free to pass this along to anyone who might desire 
to read
>>> this.  I am, along with the rest of the staff of Tutorialoj, 
holding a
>>> conference tomorrow in the BCT chat room tomorrow at 8 PM 
eastern
>>> time.  The topic of the conference will be a contraversial 
issue, or at
>>> least in the eyes of most of m of why we, as people with 
disabilities,
>>> pay more for things when sighted people pay half what we do for
>>> certain things.  I am hoping all of you will join us, for I 
think this
>>> is going to be a very interesting conference.  Come with lots of
>>> questions and your imput, as I'd love to hear from you.  The fun 
will
>>> begin tomorrow at 8 PM at:

>>> http://www.blindcooltech.com/chat.  Just install the plugin, and 
have
>>> come and join us!

>>> Sin;cerely,

>>> Brandon Heinrich
>>> 
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