Hi all, I haven't had time to respond to everyone's individual messages on this topic, but I want to thank all who have posted. You all have raised some great points, and given me a lot to proceed with. Thanks for taking the time to pass along your thoughts and experiences. Best, Donna On Apr 10, 2013, at 7:48 AM, Richard Ring <richr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have read the responses to this inquiry with great interest. I would like > to add a few thoughts. > First, how well does this student know the Mac? > The rehab agency for which I once worked would want to know this. The reason? > It is fairly likely that the rehab agency in question doesn't have qualified > personel that would assist in technical support issues. > Next, if in fact this student's future employer uses the Mac, that would be a > huge step in the positive direction. > I do agree that the Mac is fairly easy to learn, but rehab agencies (at least > Oregon and definitely Iowa) would want to insure that agency personel > wouldn't have to provide ongoing tech support. This costs money, and they > tend to purchase the same tools for everyone. I know, whatever happened to > client choice? > I have seen Macs get purchased, but I must admit that the justification needs > to be thorough in nature. > That's enough for now. > Oh, one more thing, the rehab folks may flat ask what a Mac will do for this > student that a Windows machine won't? > > > You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding > Sent from my Mac Book Pro > richr...@gmail.com > > On Apr 9, 2013, at 8:44 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: > >> Thank you, Gigi. I'm not sure much of this will carry much weight, for the >> reasons I just explained. but I'll try and get them to talk to Texas. >> Someday these idiots just have to move into the 21st-century. >> Best, >> Donna >> On Apr 9, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi there >>> Although the cost may be a good justification to rehab, I think the second >>> option of the employer wanting training and use of Apple products is an >>> even better argument in this case. You might want to also get the employer >>> on this as well, if it's possible. What they say means a lot. >>> >>> Also, if they get the three-year warranty with the Mac, then they can be >>> given the accessibility number so their consumer can call it. They will >>> probably love that part. They will want to slam the case closed as soon as >>> they can. You might also point out that other states, such as Texas, have >>> in fact bought Macintosh computers for certain consumers. See if you can >>> talk the counselor into calling the Chris Cole rehabilitation center in >>> Austin, Texas to talk to them about that. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Gigi >>> On Apr 9, 2013, at 5:31 PM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I haven't done so myself, but it is possible. >>>> >>>> The 2 justifications that can be used are: >>>> 1. lower cost of ownership (as accessibility is included) >>>> 2. Greater included feature set for the cost involved (built in camera, >>>> bluetooth, wi-fi, firewire, USB 2.x or greater, full apple repair support, >>>> minimal training cost and plenty of supported hardware options). >>>> >>>> now, getting an equivalent windows machine involves the acquisition of the >>>> machine, additional hardware, cost of the operating system, SMA for jaws >>>> ($250 per year), jaws itself ($890 for 2 keys), hardware only support from >>>> dell, etc. the cost of the windows machine is actually higher on a total >>>> cost of ownership basis than a mac would be. also, voiceover on the apple >>>> doesn't require a yearly SMA and OS upgrades are inexpensive. >>>> >>>> cost of macbook pro with mountain lion OS: $1500 low end >>>> cost of dell laptop with windows 7, MS Office 2012, jaws, SMA an >>>> equivalent hardware options: $1900 low end. >>>> >>>> believe me, I use both here and I much prefer the macbook over the windows >>>> machine for sheer usefulness. >>>> >>>> the best justification that can be made to VR is the cost. the 2nd best is >>>> that the employer requires training and use of apple products in their >>>> office environment. >>>> >>>> outside of those, I don't have a clear idea how to convince VR to >>>> cooperate. >>>> >>>> -eric >>>> >>>> On Apr 9, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello all, >>>>> >>>>> I am trying to advocate for student who is having difficulty getting >>>>> rehab services to purchase a Mac for her. I would be interested in >>>>> hearing from those of you who have gotten rehab to purchase a Mac. How >>>>> did you go about convincing them to do that? >>>>> Best, >>>>> Donna >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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