I was recently discussing purchasing adaptive technology with a blind computer user. A standard refrain in such discussions is that the adaptive technology in question is very expensive. I cannot understand the term expensive in this context. Yes, one has to make a significant financial outlay for the technology but, it is an investment which will wield great returns. Of course, the great returns will not be in money terms but perhaps in functionality terms. Having said that yes, people do have genuine constraints in their ability to pay but then, they must do their research and see if there are less expensive options available or, look at funding the technology in some other way rather than simply lamenting that it is expensive.