[Blind-international-students] Blind-international-studentsDigest, Vol 4, Issue 3

[David Andrews]

Good answer -- thank you!

Dave

At 03:56 PM 10/15/2009, you wrote:
>Without going into the merits or demerits of publishers policies, I do
>recommend that those interested in accessible educational materials contact
>the accessibility administrators of their school districts and bookshare.
>These organization can then contact publishers on the student's behalf to
>source materials in the appropriate formats under the Chafee amendment of
>the US Copyright act (17 U.S.C. § 121).
>
>I also urge everyone to be mild and positive sounding in our rhetoric.  We
>need publishers on our side folks.  Gradually we are making them understand
>our requirements.  Berating them may not foster our cause in the end."
>
>Best,
>
>
>G.
>
>
>
>Guido D. Corona
>Email: guidoc at austin.rr.com
>Cell: (512) 466-1322
>
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>Vetrivel Adhimoolam
>Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:30 PM
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>[Blind-international-students]Blind-international-studentsDigest, Vol 4,
>Issue 3
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>I also strongly object to the tone of such warnings since the list is
>suppose to take in to account different points of view and I have to say
>that most software venders and electronic text distributers based in the
>United States are indeed commercially motivated and they mostly make a
>mockery of the needs of the visually challenged. While I am in favor of
>warning against illegal contents, I express some reservations against the
>general attitude of toning down peoples views and that's indeed
>undemocratic.
>
>Vetri.