moderated summer convention specials
Dean Martineau <topdot@...>
I’m curious if one can find any announcements of specials that Freedom Scientific is offering this summer. They usually do offer some sort of discount, and I have seen somewhere plans to do so, but the last FSCast didn’t reveal them.
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Gerald Levy
Normally, Vispero only offers special discounts to attendees at the ACB and NFB national conventions. However, because both organizations will be holding their respective conventions entirely online this summer due to Corona virus restrictions and health concerns, it is unclear how Vispero would offer special discounts to convention participants, if they offer any discounts at all. Almost nobody purchases JAWS outright any longer because it is far more cost effective to purchase a one-year license for only $90. I doubt that Vispero would offer discounts on JAWS SMA's because they want to phase them out and gradually migrate all JAWS users to the one-year license arrangement, which would be more profitable for them over the long run. Maybe as a gesture of good will to help out the thousands of blind consumers who are stuggling financially during the health crisis, Vispero will extend the free trial period for JAWS beyond June 30.
Gerald
On 6/3/2020 6:30 AM, Dean Martineau
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David Goldfield <david.goldfield@...>
I don't believe that Vispero is actively planning on phasing out
SMA purchases because the home annual licenses are currently only
available for personal use. Many users continue to rely on the
JAWS Professional license which continues to offer SMA options. As of now Vispero hasn't announced specific discounts on specific products for the virtual conventions but they have indicated that such discounts will be available for virtual attendees. Because specifics have not been announced all we can do at this point is speculate on what may be offered. If it's going to be like last year's offerings there were discounts on home annual licenses. If memory serves you could even get a 50% discount if you attended Eric Damery's session. My guess is that similar offerings will be made available for this year's conventions but I admit this is just speculation.
David Goldfield, Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist JAWS Certified, 2019 WWW.DavidGoldfield.org On 6/3/2020 7:00 AM, Gerald Levy via
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Thabo Baseki <THAB0.BASEKI@...>
Hello!
What do I do to be part of the virtual convention?
Best
Thabo
While we’re still here, I would like to invite you to visit jw.org. There you will find answers to many questions such as: Why do we suffer? Does God care about me? How can I find true happiness? What is the key to a successful
family? These and more are available on jw.org in over 1000 languages free of charge. Would you welcome a Bible discussion? I’m more than willing to chat.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> on behalf of David Goldfield <david.goldfield@...>
Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 3:01:01 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> Subject: Re: summer convention specials I don't believe that Vispero is actively planning on phasing out SMA purchases because the home annual licenses are currently only available for personal use. Many users continue to rely on the JAWS Professional license which continues to offer SMA options.
As of now Vispero hasn't announced specific discounts on specific products for the virtual conventions but they have indicated that such discounts will be available for virtual attendees. Because specifics have not been announced all we can do at this point is speculate on what may be offered. If it's going to be like last year's offerings there were discounts on home annual licenses. If memory serves you could even get a 50% discount if you attended Eric Damery's session. My guess is that similar offerings will be made available for this year's conventions but I admit this is just speculation.
David Goldfield, Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist JAWS Certified, 2019 WWW.DavidGoldfield.org On 6/3/2020 7:00 AM, Gerald Levy via groups.io wrote:
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NFB Lab 4
Go to Nfb.org/convention
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Thabo Baseki
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2020 9:43 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: summer convention specials
Hello!
What do I do to be part of the virtual convention?
Best
Thabo
While we’re still here, I would like to invite you to visit jw.org. There you will find answers to many questions such as: Why do we suffer? Does God care about me? How can I find true happiness? What is the key to a successful family? These and more are available on jw.org in over 1000 languages free of charge. Would you welcome a Bible discussion? I’m more than willing to chat. From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> on behalf of David Goldfield <david.goldfield@...>
I don't believe that Vispero is actively planning on phasing out SMA purchases because the home annual licenses are currently only available for personal use. Many users continue to rely on the JAWS Professional license which continues to offer SMA options. As of now Vispero hasn't announced specific discounts on specific products for the virtual conventions but they have indicated that such discounts will be available for virtual attendees. Because specifics have not been announced all we can do at this point is speculate on what may be offered. If it's going to be like last year's offerings there were discounts on home annual licenses. If memory serves you could even get a 50% discount if you attended Eric Damery's session. My guess is that similar offerings will be made available for this year's conventions but I admit this is just speculation.
David Goldfield, Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist JAWS Certified, 2019 WWW.DavidGoldfield.org On 6/3/2020 7:00 AM, Gerald Levy via groups.io wrote:
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Thabo Baseki <THAB0.BASEKI@...>
Thank you!
While we’re still here, I would like to invite you to visit jw.org. There you will find answers to many questions such as: Why do we suffer? Does God care about me? How can I find true happiness? What is the key to a successful
family? These and more are available on jw.org in over 1000 languages free of charge. Would you welcome a Bible discussion? I’m more than willing to chat.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> on behalf of NFB Lab 4 <nfbsc.lab.4@...>
Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 3:49:50 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> Subject: Re: summer convention specials Go to Nfb.org/convention
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Thabo Baseki
Hello!
What do I do to be part of the virtual convention?
Best
Thabo
While we’re still here, I would like to invite you to visit jw.org. There you will find answers to many questions such as: Why do we suffer? Does God care about me? How can I find true happiness? What is the key to a successful family? These and more are available on jw.org in over 1000 languages free of charge. Would you welcome a Bible discussion? I’m more than willing to chat. From:
main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> on behalf of David Goldfield <david.goldfield@...>
I don't believe that Vispero is actively planning on phasing out SMA purchases because the home annual licenses are currently only available for personal use. Many users continue to rely on the JAWS Professional license which continues to offer SMA options. As of now Vispero hasn't announced specific discounts on specific products for the virtual conventions but they have indicated that such discounts will be available for virtual attendees. Because specifics have not been announced all we can do at this point is speculate on what may be offered. If it's going to be like last year's offerings there were discounts on home annual licenses. If memory serves you could even get a 50% discount if you attended Eric Damery's session. My guess is that similar offerings will be made available for this year's conventions but I admit this is just speculation.
David Goldfield, Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist JAWS Certified, 2019 WWW.DavidGoldfield.org On 6/3/2020 7:00 AM, Gerald Levy via groups.io wrote:
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Dean Martineau <topdot@...>
Briefly, there are two conventions of blind people in the US. Both are virtual this year. It costs $25 to register for the American Council of the Blind convention, while registration for the National Federation of the Blind convention registration is free. Note that my knowledge about all this is rather superficial, nothing says there won’t be other costs once you delve into it. Both conventions will have some technology focus.
To look into this further, find the convention pages on http://acb.org and http://nfb.org.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Thabo Baseki
Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 9:43 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: summer convention specials
Hello!
What do I do to be part of the virtual convention?
Best
Thabo
While we’re still here, I would like to invite you to visit jw.org. There you will find answers to many questions such as: Why do we suffer? Does God care about me? How can I find true happiness? What is the key to a successful family? These and more are available on jw.org in over 1000 languages free of charge. Would you welcome a Bible discussion? I’m more than willing to chat. From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> on behalf of David Goldfield <david.goldfield@...>
I don't believe that Vispero is actively planning on phasing out SMA purchases because the home annual licenses are currently only available for personal use. Many users continue to rely on the JAWS Professional license which continues to offer SMA options. As of now Vispero hasn't announced specific discounts on specific products for the virtual conventions but they have indicated that such discounts will be available for virtual attendees. Because specifics have not been announced all we can do at this point is speculate on what may be offered. If it's going to be like last year's offerings there were discounts on home annual licenses. If memory serves you could even get a 50% discount if you attended Eric Damery's session. My guess is that similar offerings will be made available for this year's conventions but I admit this is just speculation.
David Goldfield, Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist JAWS Certified, 2019 WWW.DavidGoldfield.org On 6/3/2020 7:00 AM, Gerald Levy via groups.io wrote:
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Van Lant, Robin
Haven’t seen one yet. I saw one for AIRA and ACB that came out from ACB, but I think that’s the only one I’ve run across so far.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Dean Martineau
Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 4:30 AM To: jfw@groups.io Subject: summer convention specials
I’m curious if one can find any announcements of specials that Freedom Scientific is offering this summer. They usually do offer some sort of discount, and I have seen somewhere plans to do so, but the last FSCast didn’t reveal them.
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Norma A. Boge
The $25 administrative fee for the ACB Conference and Convention covers everything. No additional fees or hidden charges. Registration deadline is June 21 Convention is July 3-10 ACB 2020 A Path to the Future
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Lino Morales
His fee for members of ACB only? I’m assuming they’ll stream everything live?
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From: Norma A. Boge
Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:48 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: summer convention specials
The $25 administrative fee for the ACB Conference and Convention covers everything. No additional fees or hidden charges. Registration deadline is June 21 Convention is July 3-10 ACB 2020 A Path to the Future
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Dean Martineau <topdot@...>
They’ll stream a lot of it on ACBRadio. You pay to gain access to the Zoom rooms so you can interact, probably also win door prizes.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Lino Morales
Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:50 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: summer convention specials
His fee for members of ACB only? I’m assuming they’ll stream everything live?
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From: Norma A. Boge
The $25 administrative fee for the ACB Conference and Convention covers everything. No additional fees or hidden charges. Registration deadline is June 21 Convention is July 3-10 ACB 2020 A Path to the Future
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Norma A. Boge
The registration fee is for all attendees. I am sure a lot of sessions will be streamed on ACB Radio, if one isn’t inclined to actively participate in a session. And there may very well be sessions which will not be streamed and available to registered attendees only.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Lino Morales
Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:50 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: summer convention specials
His fee for members of ACB only? I’m assuming they’ll stream everything live?
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From: Norma A. Boge
The $25 administrative fee for the ACB Conference and Convention covers everything. No additional fees or hidden charges. Registration deadline is June 21 Convention is July 3-10 ACB 2020 A Path to the Future
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Justin Williams
Are the dates the same this year?
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Mario
I believe the NFB convention (July 14-18) is free to all but registration is still required. deadline is June 15.
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From: Dean Martineau [mailto:topdot@gmail.com] To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Date: Friday, June 5, 2020, 6:39 AM Subject: summer convention specials They’ll stream a lot of it on ACBRadio. You pay to gain access to the Zoom rooms so you can interact, probably also win door prizes. *From:* main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> *On Behalf Of *Lino Morales *Sent:* Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:50 PM *To:* main@jfw.groups.io *Subject:* Re: summer convention specials His fee for members of ACB only? I’m assuming they’ll stream everything live? Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 *From: *Norma A. Boge <mailto:naboge@mchsi.com> *Sent: *Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:48 PM *To: *main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io> *Subject: *Re: summer convention specials The $25 administrative fee for the ACB Conference and Convention covers everything. No additional fees or hidden charges. Registration deadline is June 21 Convention is July 3-10 www.acbconvention.org <http://www.acbconvention.org/> ACB 2020 A Path to the Future
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Glenn / Lenny
Oh yeah, they need to have enough time to emboss and print all the
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convention agendas. LOL
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From: "Mario" <mrb620@hotmail.com> To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2020 9:52 AM Subject: Re: summer convention specials I believe the NFB convention (July 14-18) is free to all but registration is still required. deadline is June 15. -------- Original Message -------- From: Dean Martineau [mailto:topdot@gmail.com] To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Date: Friday, June 5, 2020, 6:39 AM Subject: summer convention specials They’ll stream a lot of it on ACBRadio. You pay to gain access to the Zoom rooms so you can interact, probably also win door prizes. *From:* main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> *On Behalf Of *Lino Morales *Sent:* Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:50 PM *To:* main@jfw.groups.io *Subject:* Re: summer convention specials His fee for members of ACB only? I’m assuming they’ll stream everything live? Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 *From: *Norma A. Boge <mailto:naboge@mchsi.com> *Sent: *Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:48 PM *To: *main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io> *Subject: *Re: summer convention specials The $25 administrative fee for the ACB Conference and Convention covers everything. No additional fees or hidden charges. Registration deadline is June 21 Convention is July 3-10 www.acbconvention.org <http://www.acbconvention.org/> ACB 2020 A Path to the Future
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Mario
for those who want to know, the adgenda will be released two to three weeks before the start of the convention.
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From: Glenn / Lenny [mailto:glennervin@cableone.net] To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Date: Friday, June 5, 2020, 11:45 AM Subject: summer convention specials Oh yeah, they need to have enough time to emboss and print all the convention agendas. LOL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mario" <mrb620@hotmail.com> To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2020 9:52 AM Subject: Re: summer convention specials I believe the NFB convention (July 14-18) is free to all but registration is still required. deadline is June 15. -------- Original Message -------- From: Dean Martineau [mailto:topdot@gmail.com] To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Date: Friday, June 5, 2020, 6:39 AM Subject: summer convention specials They’ll stream a lot of it on ACBRadio. You pay to gain access to the Zoom rooms so you can interact, probably also win door prizes. *From:* main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> *On Behalf Of *Lino Morales *Sent:* Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:50 PM *To:* main@jfw.groups.io *Subject:* Re: summer convention specials His fee for members of ACB only? I’m assuming they’ll stream everything live? Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 *From: *Norma A. Boge <mailto:naboge@mchsi.com> *Sent: *Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:48 PM *To: *main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io> *Subject: *Re: summer convention specials The $25 administrative fee for the ACB Conference and Convention covers everything. No additional fees or hidden charges. Registration deadline is June 21 Convention is July 3-10 www.acbconvention.org <http://www.acbconvention.org/> ACB 2020 A Path to the Future .
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Justin Williams
Oh, Okay,
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True , I forgot the date. Well, it looks as if I might attend both, this year. I mean, 2 conventions for 25; not bad. Thanks, Justin
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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Mario Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 10:52 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: summer convention specials I believe the NFB convention (July 14-18) is free to all but registration is still required. deadline is June 15. -------- Original Message -------- From: Dean Martineau [mailto:topdot@gmail.com] To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Date: Friday, June 5, 2020, 6:39 AM Subject: summer convention specials They’ll stream a lot of it on ACBRadio. You pay to gain access to the Zoom rooms so you can interact, probably also win door prizes. *From:* main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> *On Behalf Of *Lino Morales *Sent:* Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:50 PM *To:* main@jfw.groups.io *Subject:* Re: summer convention specials His fee for members of ACB only? I’m assuming they’ll stream everything live? Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 *From: *Norma A. Boge <mailto:naboge@mchsi.com> *Sent: *Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:48 PM *To: *main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io> *Subject: *Re: summer convention specials The $25 administrative fee for the ACB Conference and Convention covers everything. No additional fees or hidden charges. Registration deadline is June 21 Convention is July 3-10 www.acbconvention.org <http://www.acbconvention.org/> ACB 2020 A Path to the Future
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Norma A. Boge
The ACB convention program will be available in hard copy braille or large print. Selection is made on the registration form. FYI
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Glenn / Lenny Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 10:45 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: summer convention specials Oh yeah, they need to have enough time to emboss and print all the convention agendas. LOL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mario" <mrb620@hotmail.com> To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2020 9:52 AM Subject: Re: summer convention specials I believe the NFB convention (July 14-18) is free to all but registration is still required. deadline is June 15. -------- Original Message -------- From: Dean Martineau [mailto:topdot@gmail.com] To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Date: Friday, June 5, 2020, 6:39 AM Subject: summer convention specials They’ll stream a lot of it on ACBRadio. You pay to gain access to the Zoom rooms so you can interact, probably also win door prizes. *From:* main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> *On Behalf Of *Lino Morales *Sent:* Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:50 PM *To:* main@jfw.groups.io *Subject:* Re: summer convention specials His fee for members of ACB only? I’m assuming they’ll stream everything live? Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 *From: *Norma A. Boge <mailto:naboge@mchsi.com> *Sent: *Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:48 PM *To: *main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io> *Subject: *Re: summer convention specials The $25 administrative fee for the ACB Conference and Convention covers everything. No additional fees or hidden charges. Registration deadline is June 21 Convention is July 3-10 www.acbconvention.org <http://www.acbconvention.org/> ACB 2020 A Path to the Future
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