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From: Dan.Kysor@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org (Dan Kysor)
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Subject: Re: BLND DATABASE & B.R.S.
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Date: 23 Oct 90 03:09:24 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

that's a good question gary and one that i've pondering.  the only
answer i can come up with is what they charge the blind user.  i
don't know what the government rates are for the participating
libraries but i suspect cheaper than the blind patron is being
charged.  i don't know if i can quote their prices on here but i'll
give it a try.  B.R.S. charges $75 as a one time enrollment fee
plus a monthly user fee of $12 and finally a $35 an hour user
online fee.  this adds up to a lot of bucks per patron usage of brs
if the taxpayers have to pay for this... dan  out of sight, out of
my mind!

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