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From: Cheryl.Morris@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Cheryl Morris)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: cerebral palsy
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Date: 18 Jun 91 16:35:54 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

Hi.  I mailed your friend Richard Lee Brown a postcard today.

Concerning his getting a Personal Computer (PC) and modem so that he can
participate in message echos like this one, I'd like to point out that he
would also need a phone/data line and communications software.  I'm pretty
sure that there are free communications software packages--think they're
called "public domain" software, or "freeware."  HIs local public library may
have a collection of these.

What you might want to do is post your request on a personal computer echo.
Also, I recommend that he or you contact a local PC club.  When I visited one
a few years ago, the members were a very helpful group!  Such a club would
probably have a library of freeware or know where to find one.

I was thinking that maybe a little publicity via the local news might turn up
some resources for Richard.

Would Richard need an aid to help him operate the PC?  I have seen a variety
of aids featured on tv news programs so I know that they exist.

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