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Re: Telephone headset for blind individuals who work with screen

From: Doug Sutherland <>
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 15:07:00 +0200

Vito wrote:

 > A thousand dollars for an iPaq and input software?  A thousand
 > dollars for support?  A thousand dollars for marketing?  A
 > thousand dollars for additional lock-out software for Medicare
 > compliance?  I think not.

Exactly ... and I suppose that the folks who need the tech the
most don't have the right insurance, requirements, etc. This is
why, some day, somehow, I want to do this for the right reason,
to help people ... because I think it the right thing to do. I
believe if one makes a conscious decision NOT to make a large
profit margin, or perhaps even make it a non profit org, that
these devices could be a lot cheaper, more accessible to more
people. Also, the free software movement WILL make a different.
Check out the prices on assistive software too. Youch. Not that
I believe that programmers shouldn't be able to sell their
wares, but I see the same trend all over this market.

   -- Doug

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