> I find it unbelievable that a software costing $1000 is the de facto standard. my recollection from speaking to a blind acquaintance is that it is subsidized

> I find it unbelievable that a software costing $1000 is the de facto standard. my recollection from speaking to a blind acquaintance is that it is subsidized by some government agency for personal use, and businesses buying it for blind employees are just stuck with it as an ADA thing.