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From: Chagnon | PubCom
Date: Jul 17, 2014 4:19PM

Christopher wrote:
" I feel we do a disservice to those who are newly blind by not teaching
them the better free solutions which exist. "

I agree with you!
However, I'm not in charge of the budgets and funding of small local
community groups and publicly-funded programs, which most of these
organizations come under. They run on a shoestring. Their funding from
governments (like the state of Maryland) and major donors (like United Way)
have been cut drastically over the years.

Therefore:
- They do not have IT support of any kind.
- Their equipment is usually donated old, out-of-date systems.
- Social workers et. al are often not familiar with computer technology of
any sort.

The need for accessibility hardware and software is so great, but the
resources are so meager.
Before we can make any progress, we need to educate social workers and care
providers about what is available and then train them to train users.

IMHO, this entire quagmire is a disservice to society. After 30+ years
volunteering for these organizations, I don't have any solid solutions.

-Bevi Chagnon
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