>-> There is a man who participated in ABLED before, who is interested in doin
 > g so
 >-> again, if he can figure out how.  He is blind, has a screen reader, and
 >-> infrequent help from a knowledgeable sighted person.  I believe he has had
 >  to
 >-> get a new computer since ABLED's heyday, so he will likely have to set up
 > all
 >-> over again.  He does have email.  Does anybody have any ideas?

 > When I was in Voc Rehab a blind gentleman learning
 > programming
 > with "JAWS" speech software.

 > He had no difficulty using it to complete the course
 > and be hired right out of school.

 > This is commercial software, perhaps medicare would
 > pick up the tab?

I'm not sure I worded my statement very clearly.  He has speech software; I
think what he needs is a BBS or some type of contact, and a means to send
and retrieve the echo(es.) He's Canadian, BTW.

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