era@ncar.ucar.edu (Ed Arnold) (08/09/90)
Index Number: 9601 The following request for help appeared in the Summer 1990 issue of Computer-Disability News (a publication of National Easter Seals). Due to laws of most countries which restrict information flow to South Africa, persons with disabilities don't have access to FidoNet or InterNet/UseNet. The only connection to South Africa I'm aware of is a FidoNet gateway that connects to UNINET, the South African university computer network. Please help Mr. Martin if you can! Postage rates to South Africa from the U.S. are 45 cents/half ounce up to 2 ounces, and 42 cents/half ounce after that. ---------------- South Africa Seeks Computer Awareness Due to the lack of computer information resources and lack of bulletin board services in the Republic of South Africa, it has been brought to our attention that computer potentials for people with disabilities are seldom disseminated there. A young man with paraplegia who is located in Africa seeks to improve this situation and has requested us to forward all available information. Should you have pertinent books or reports to send him to begin establishing a small resource section of materials, please forward to Mr. Peter Martin, 45 Heaton Nicholls Road, Kloof 3610, Republic of South Africa; tel. 031-7642580. Thank you! ---------------- Ed Arnold * NCAR * POB 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000 * 303-497-1253(voice) 303-497-1137(fax) * era@ncar.ucar.edu [128.117.64.4] * era@ncario.BITNET era@ncar.UUCP * Edward.Arnold@f809.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG