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From: Rachael Zubal
Date: Feb 19, 2002 6:57AM

Thank you, Michael, for touching on a very important part of Internet access for people with disabilities: MONEY!

Many people who want to go "on-line" simply don't have the money to buy a computer let alone the software. There are older computers that some people donate, but what good are they when they don't have the capacity to run the software.

It's like a house of cards, teetering on the verge of collapse.

Rachael

>>> Michael Goddard < <EMAIL REMOVED> > 02/19/02 09:56AM >>>
This demo says that it will work for the 40 after the first use. Does this
mean that all you get is 40 minutes total of testing time or 40 minute
blocks each time you use the software?

I would think that the company would provide some type of free reader for
web developers so that we can create accessible pages which in turns helps
promote their software.

$895...! Doh..Dude, you should have got a Dell!

This begs the question of exactly how in the world does the government and
other agencies expect us to take accessibility serious when it is clear that
the average user cannot even afford the necessary software to help make the
web accessible! This is ridiculous if you ask me. Just like my hearing
aid. It costs over $2000 for an aid for me and there are only a few
not-for-profit organizations out there that even help with the cost. Never
mind that I have decent health insurance which WILL NOT help cover the cost
of a medial condition that I have.

Sometimes being a minority (disabled) person, I cannot help to feel that
there are many people out there in the world who seems to be taking
advantage of my disability to make more money!

Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Van Dijck < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: WebAIM forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 6:56 AM
Subject: Re: download JAWS


> I found it myself at
> http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_downloads/jaws_form.asp
> Peter
>
>
> > Is there still a free version of jaws for download available? If so,
where
> > can I find it? (I need it today for testing....)
> > I s