[Reader-users] KNFB Reader Purchases by DBS

[Rob Monitor]

Hi, I'm not from  Texas but the Lions club in the town I live by got my KNFB 
READER for me  and I will tell you that I can see a lot of reasons  in the 
work place it would be used...
    ROB from Minnesota
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader users list" 
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Cc: "Mary Donahue" <braille at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:28 PM
Subject: [Reader-users] KNFB Reader Purchases by DBS


>
> Good afternoon everyone,
>
>    I'd be curious to know if we have any KNFB Reader users on this list
> whose machines were purchased for them by the Texas Division of Blind
> Services, (DBS.)Mary and I may have some job possibilities coming up which
> may require the use of a device such as the KNFB Reader and discussed
> potential purchases of readers for us by DBS. So far they're telling us 
> that
> DBS is studying the usefulness of the reader and deciding whether they 
> will
> purchase it for their consumers or not. It seems like if states like Ohio
> are now purchasing the reader for consumers our agency should do likewise.
> As to its usefulness many DBS and DARS staff were at the national 
> convention
> this summer and most likely saw the reader in action. This plus the large
> number of favorable articles and news stories ought to be convincing 
> enough
> to warrent their making the KNFB Reader available to their consumers who
> demonstrate a need for it. I'm not sure if Tommy Craig is on the list, but
> could he or Jim give us a heads-up on efforts to urge DARS and DBS to make
> the KNFB Reader available to their blind consumers. Any ammunition we can
> arm ourselves with to assist in negotiating with our counselor should 
> these
> job possibilities get hot will be very much appreciated.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
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