I really wish there was a financing program for the blind when it comes to mac hardware (laptops, desktops, iPad, iPhone). given that I (and a great many others) am living on a disability income (more than 85% of the blind in the US are), I find it nearly impossible to save up for any equipment. Hell, I had to make my own Hackintosh and load it with a store purchased copy of snow leopard. It cost me $30 for the OS and about $400 to assemble the machine. at minimum, I would have to spend nearly twice that much for a comparably equipped mac mini and almost $1500 or more for a reasonably powerful macbook pro/air. given that I have to spend my money on medications, rent and food, there is no way I can even save up for one at all.
there used to be a "free macs for the blind" charity in Great Britain, but the person running that organization was forced to give it up as there were too many problems involved. We need something like that here in North America, but I just don't see that happening. I tried to query Apple about doing something like this and was given the polite brush off (thats nice kid, here is a soda. now go over in the corner.). hell, they have $115 Billion in CASH laying around they are not using. they could earn themselves a lot of good publicity if they offered some macs to the blind at a vastly discounted rate. it would also give them an in to a market they don't currently have. anyway, time for me to climb down off the soapbox. -eric On Mar 26, 2012, at 1:38 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > one thing that I can note that is not seeming to be mentioned is the fact > that there ar certain Apps which are not available on iPhone / iPod Touch, > yet, that are found on the iPad. > > The iPad from my prespective is purely for consumption, and I use it for news > papers, which 4 of which are not found on the iPhone, and 5 are on the > iPhone, but, only as reduced versions. > > > > > Regards, > > Neil Barnfather > > Talks List Administrator > Twitter @neilbarnfather > > TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple > iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your > accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com > > URL: - www.talknav.com > e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com > Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 > > On 24 Mar 2012, at 08:43, David Hole wrote: > >> hi folks. >> I just wonder, and many here have asked, so I thought I'd ask you in >> this group. >> What's the benefit for blind people to have an iPad instead of an >> iPhone? >> I mean, as far as I can see, the difference is only the screen size... >> Am I right? >> Actually I'd like to have one myself, but I can't find any good >> reasons to have it, since I have both an iPhone and a Mac. >> Hope someone here can give me reasons to get one :p >> Best regards David >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
