I guess this is why government companies fail and we get more and more

private companies in on public sector jobs. Like the uk seems to want to do

now.

How is the iPad/iPhone any better than anything else for blind people.

Serious question.

Myself I find my android phone with its small screen much more useful than

apples offerings. For a start much of the software is free on android and

paid for on iWhatevers. I find the iPad heavy to hold for any length of

time. I prefer swype on the android for input.

Al

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From: Christof Wollenhaupt

That is true and might explain our different perception... Where I live

blind people are organized in quite powerful groups. Our governments pay

blind people an extra allowance each months that is supposed to offset any

extra cost caused by being blind. Public employers are also required to

favor blind persons (or people with any disability, for that matter).

At the work place the employer is required to provide necessary tools. At

home, though, it's health insurance that covers a lot of expenses. Like

everywhere in the world health reimbursements have been reduced here. For

instance, they used to pay for a full braille line (80 characters), yet are

down to 40 characters now. The iPhone (mostly, less the iPad) is cheaper

than many tools specifically designed for blind people, but helps

tremendously outside of work where efficiency isn't a matter, but

independence and flexibility are.

Christof

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