Walter.Siren.@p1.f8.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Walter Siren ) (08/23/90)
Index Number: 9958
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
JP> >>It is primarily for mail and publications, and
JP> >>certain adaptive equipment.
JP>
JP> Walter...
JP> I've sent both a modem and a TDD as free matter, and when the
JP> guy saw the modem he had to dig out that two-inch thick postal manual. We
JP> read all the citations that seemed to fit, and there seems to be a LOT of
JP> room for interpretation. When the modem came back (from a blind person who
JP> regularly mails stuff free), it came back with postage attached. Go
JP> figure!
Well, as I understand the free matter for the blind, unless the
modem has some speciall addaptations for the blind, it should not
go free matter. If you were to put some tactile markings on it,
and I can't think what that would be for a modem. NOw, if you
could install some buzzers for the lights, then it probably would
qualify.
That's the way it was explained to me.
Walter
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