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From the mailbag:

That’s right—Start spreading the news that GW Micro training is coming back to New York City. The training last year at AFB was so successful that GW Micro and AFB are doing it again. Basic Window-Eyes training will be held on June7th and intermediate training on June8th .

Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, recently sent out the following fact sheet:

Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, recently sent out the following call to action:

If you’re wondering why I haven’t answered your email—or why I’m just not as smart as I used to be—please read Ron Reagan’s report. This study has some potentially serious implications for our distance education program…. (grin)
—jd (Currently at fuchsia, so your question still has some hope of being answered)

In 2 Thumbs Up for iPodder 2.0, I mentioned that I was checking out iPodder and that it seemed pretty accessible. I was thinking about writing up more about how to use it, but Byron Lee has done one better and created an audio Tutorial of using iPodder 2.0 with JAWS.

I had heard the rumors…. Read about the [Window-Eyes Lease-To-Own Program](http://www.gwmicro.com/lto/ “GWMicro’s Window-Eyes Lease-to-Own Program”). Veeeeery interesting. I’m still mulling this over, but here’s what I’m thinking…

In today’s virtual mail bag:

Sunday’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition Includes Freedom Scientific Products

(St. Petersburg, Florida, April 26, 2005) – Be sure to tune in for a special two-hour broadcast of Extreme Makeover Home Edition this Sunday, May 1, from 7 PM to 9 PM EDT, featuring an accessible home for a blind Florida resident.