http://scugvideos.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/rebuilding-computers-for-the-blind-comp/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:53:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://scugvideos.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/rebuilding-computers-for-the-blind-comp/#comment-2 Rebuilding Computers for the Blind: C.O.M.P. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:37:48 +0000 http://scugvideos.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-2 [...] avyaya wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe Computer Operators of Marysville and Port Huron, Michigan (C.O.M.P.) have teamed up with Michael Geno, the President for Michigan Council Of The Blind and Visually Impaired. Mike informed C.O.M.P. that he has “been doing this for the past 6 years, [rebuilding computers for the Blind] and completed about 6 computers each year on my own. I was able to work on three computers yesterday, and finished one ready for placement with a blind person. I expect to place two adapted computers in the next two weeks.” Of course that statement was in May 2008, those numbers grow each month. Larry Mobbs, President of COMP explains how it all started: “Some months ago our club met Mike Geno, working behind us here, he rebuilds computers for the blind. So we offered to do the hardware setup. Volunteers donated computers and their time and so since about February we have been rebuilding, donating computers […] [...] [...] avyaya wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe Computer Operators of Marysville and Port Huron, Michigan (C.O.M.P.) have teamed up with Michael Geno, the President for Michigan Council Of The Blind and Visually Impaired. Mike informed C.O.M.P. that he has “been doing this for the past 6 years, [rebuilding computers for the Blind] and completed about 6 computers each year on my own. I was able to work on three computers yesterday, and finished one ready for placement with a blind person. I expect to place two adapted computers in the next two weeks.” Of course that statement was in May 2008, those numbers grow each month. Larry Mobbs, President of COMP explains how it all started: “Some months ago our club met Mike Geno, working behind us here, he rebuilds computers for the blind. So we offered to do the hardware setup. Volunteers donated computers and their time and so since about February we have been rebuilding, donating computers […] [...]

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