Eric,

Thanks for the information. I made a donation.

Mark Phillips

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 1:10 AM, Technomage Hawke <
technomage.hawke@gmail.com> wrote:

> looks like the blind across the planet need a little extra help. I happen
> to be one of them that uses windows for apps not found in Linux or OS X.
> unfortunately, I have no way to afford the nearly $1,000 cost of a screen
> reader for windows (from "freedom Scientific").
>
> This project is completely open source and free. I donate about $5.00 a
> month to these guys (and I live BELOW the poverty level!). I am leading by
> example. If the very poorest of us (not yet homeless) can find a way to
> donate to a worthy project that is both FOSS and a benefit to the blind,
> than others with greater means should find it easy.
>
> I don't have to go into a rant here. I will say this; the core programmers
> at the NVDA project are like me: blind. need I say more?
>
> -Eric
>
>
>  ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:50:07
> +0200 (IST)
> From: Geoff Shang <geoff@quitelikely.com>
> Reply-To: nvda@freelists.org
> To: nvda@freelists.org
> Subject: [nvda] NVDA Needs You
>
> Hi,
>
> The following has been posted  on the NVDA website:
>
> http://www.nvda-project.org/blog/NVDANeedsYou
>
> NVDA Needs You
>
>  As you are all aware, NV Access, the organisation which develops NVDA,
>  is a non-profit organisation which is predicated on making software for
>  the blind that requires no extra cost than the purchase of a computer.
>  What you may not know, however, is that to do this, we must seek grants
>  or donations from larger organisations to survive. Unfortunately, the
>  present financial climate has meant that these grants are much less
>  forthcoming than in the past, despite the accolades that NVDA has
>  received over the past couple of years.
>
>  Jamie and Mick, the core developers of NVDA, are essentially paid
>  minimum wage for their experience, knowledge and skills, which they are
>  prepared to accept because they love the fact that they are making a
>  positive contribution to the blind community and the accessibility
>  industry more generally. Despite their willingness to carry on,
>  however, there will be no money to pay them after July 2011 unless we
>  receive some financial assistance. Rest assured, we will be seeking
>  grants from and alliances with other companies, but the stark reality
>  is that these may not come to fruition in time to save NVDA. In short,
>  we desperately need your help.
>
>  For the last release of NVDA, our records indicate that there were
>  50,000 downloads. Even if we discount 20,000 for those who may have
>  downloaded NVDA multiple times, we are left with 30,000 individual
>  users. If every user donated $10 today, we would have $300,000 that we
>  could use to pay Jamie and Mick to continue to develop NVDA full time
>  for the foreseeable future.
>
>  We are very proud that we provide a free and open source screen reader
>  for our community and for the accessibility industry to use. The
>  principles that underlie the decision to make NVDA free and open source
>  are as important to the committee of NV Access now as they were when
>  Mick first envisaged the potential of NVDA. However, for NVDA to be
>  developed in the way that you have become accustomed, we need your
>  help. We are not being greedy or exploitative, merely pragmatic and
>  honest. Please think of how NVDA might have helped you, or may help
>  others, and donate today.
>
>  We sincerely thank you for any contribution you can make.
>
>  The NV Access Committee
> Your continued donations help keep NVDA development going strong. Donate
> at:
> http://www.nvaccess.org/wiki/Donate
> Or by purchasing voices from Ivona TTS:
> http://www.ivona.com/accessibility.php
> Use the following link with the code STOR-4NS3-DSCT to save 10% on Voices
> from nextup.com:
> http://is.gd/6pU86
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