Savings can be directed into computers and salaries and overhead reduction. Cutting Costs for Recorded Books Getting recorded books takes a long time and is very slow. Often the speaking is slurred. Proportional Reading can do a better job instantly and for free. Using already allocated IEP money for required software and hardware, instead of purchasing recorded books, can create tremendous savings as well as student empowerment.
Savings alone can finance hardware and software.
Service to Business With your Proportional Reading software and computers you can make video tapes for individuals to learn to read using the company's own manuals. This way the material can be sent home to be viewed on TV and the sponsoring company gets their message to the employee at the same time the employees are learning to read. This service is worth money to industry. Companies may also want to present text silently to all employees using this VCR approach, even to good readers. You can do this for local companies for a fee.