[senit] Danas banned in Europe

Hi all

Among other reasons the issue is to do with the need for equipment sold
in the EU to be made using lead free solder - basically a good idea for
health and environmental reasons - toys have to made using lead free
paint. In some instances the technical issues arising mean that circuit
boards and manufacturing methods need considerable revision. The
resulting costs may mean that a US based company may not feel this is
economically viable. 

This has had considerable impact on equipment imported from the US - not
just the Dana.

Roger 

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From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Judith Stansfield
Sent: 10 November 2007 00:31
To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: RE: [senit] Danas banned in Europe

I got the information from Jamie Munro at Don Johnston
Cheers
Judith

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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of David Banes
Sent: 09 November 2007 20:16
To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: RE: [senit] Danas banned in Europe

Judith 

Im disappointed that the Dana is no longer available - but with the best
will I think that we should understand why the a license has been
withdrawn - before I got involved in a debate Id like to know a little
more about the reasons why it has been withdrawn and which standards are
not being met 

Do you know of a link to more about the story ?

David Banes
Director of Development

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-----Original Message-----
From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Judith Stansfield
Sent: 09 November 2007 19:49
To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk.; SENIT (SENIT)
Subject: [senit] Danas banned in Europe

I don't know whether you are aware that it is now illegal to buy an
Alphsmart Dana in the UK, as all the old stock has been sold. Someone in
the EC in its PC-dom has decided that part of the production process
does not measure up, so their sale is banned in  Europe - even though
they are still OK to be sold in North America and most other parts of
the world, it is not worth Alphasmarts while to change their production
run for one area. The Dana, especially with the Don Johnston soundcard
adaptation and inclusion of Write Outloud provided a really useful,
robust, portable writing aid that provided a talking wordprocessor, that
a dyslexic child could easily carry around school to use.  It is little
short of a scandal, let alone an infringement of personal choice, that
our children with SEN  are to be denied their use . In Dyslexia
Awareness Week, I shall be using www.writetothem.com to raise this with
my MP and MEP and hope that lots of you will spend a few minutes to do
this as well Cheers Judith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Judith Stansfield
SEN ICT Consultant
BDANTC (Associate member)
Farm Cottage, 24 East Road, Melsonby,Richmond DL10 5NF
http://stass.web.onyxnet.co.uk 
01325 718139   07990572365
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