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From: David.Andrews@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (David Andrews)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: radio services
Message-ID: <15665@handicap.news>
Date: 15 May 91 17:02:41 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

TL> 1. Do you know if there is one in the L A area, or if there will
 TL> be one in the near future?
 TL> 2. is the complete newspaper available, or just parts of it?
 TL> 3. If there isn't one in my area, how might I start one?

There is not one in the L.A. area and I don't know if anyone is
making plans.  There is no one to my knowledge.  The entire paper
isn't availalbe, but most of it.  In albuquerque, everything was
done except clasified ads and legal notices.  We did all ads,
display ads and smaller ones too.
To start one mostly takes money and a place to  house one.  It
would take between $30,000 and $40,000 for equipment and probably
a minimum of $75,000 per year for operating funds to run a decent
one.  Both those figures could go higher depending on number of
phone lines, number of papers recorded etc.
If you are serious, write me at the following and I will send you
some information:
David Andrews
National Federation of the Blind
National Braille and Technology Center for the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD  21230.

... David Andrews

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