Re: Mac compatibility with freedom

[Richie Gardenhire]

With all due respect, Cheryl, in my opinion, FS and other third-party 
Windows vendors are fearing the worst; that Apple has found a niche in 
that small market and they are aggressively going after it.  I refer to 
Greg's message about Freedom Scientific's being a sponsor of NFB's 
convention, and I honestly believe that, perhaps they are defending 
their position as accusing Apple of being "an enemy of the blind."  
This is why I fear ACB's resolution concerning Apple, while 
well-meaning, had a combative tone that could do more harm than good, 
and those of us who use Apple products should have been consulted 
before the resolution was put forth.  To that end, I hope that those of 
us who are Mac users will work with Apple and not be combative toward 
them; they are tryi9ng to make access to information and to their 
computers a dream for blind people who want to get out from underneath 
the agency bonds.  In fact, I convinced one of our counselors in Alaska 
to purchase a MacBook for a student; I don't know how the Alaska Center 
for the Blind is going to react, but more and more requests will be 
forthcoming from graduating students from the school districts 
throughout our state, and if they don't address that need, they will 
lose students, as well as money they would get via fees for services.  
I have warned them the whole time I was there.  Richie Gardenhire, 
Anchorage, Alaska.

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