If you need software which enables you to have better Accessibility to Information Technologies, remember that when you request it of your employer, that these items are considered to be a "Reasonable Accomodation". If you still have problems. Although I personlly do this as a last resort. You can always contact theEEO representative within your employer's organization to at least explain to those making such purchases what a "Reasonable Accomodation" is. I left this for everyone because many of us face these kinds of challenges when trying to obtain software or hardware different from that which our peers utilize for doing their work. So it is hard for those with the pursestrings to understand a request which seems to them to be rather arbitrary or self-serving. It is my experience that once a written justification is presented to them, that most times one can receive the accomodation he or she needs. Know this is off topic but in my opinion, it is appropriate in that as many of us transition over to Linux or find other alternatives for dealing with Information Technologies, there's no barring the door Amanda Lee
