[blindlaw] Fw: Reading Rights Coalition UrgesAuthorsto AllowEveryone Access to E-books

[Chris Danielsen]

Jack,

Both are problems. First, one simply shouldn't have to register to read a
book that one has paid for. Nobody else has to. Blind people do have to
register for library services and special distributors like Bookshare, but
even our sighted friends have to get library cards. But when they go to the
bookstore, all they have to do is pay for their book; it should be the same
for us. The second issue, having to identify oneself as having a disability,
is also nontrivial for some people. For one thing, not all reading
disabilities are linked to an organic cause, putting the applicant in the
position of having to "prove" the disability. For another, there are still
places in this world where identifying oneself as having a disability can
cause one to be instantly ostracized, possibly even institutionalized.

Chris


-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jack Chen
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:35 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Fw: Reading Rights Coalition UrgesAuthorsto
AllowEveryone Access to E-books

How would the problem be stated best?  Is it an issue with having to 
register at all or is it a problem with the perception that such a 
registration list would label individuals as disabled?  My apologies if my 
basic question offends anyone -- I'm just trying to understand the problem 
better.

jack
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Fw: Reading Rights Coalition Urges Authorsto 
AllowEveryone Access to E-books


>I think it's time we educate them.  How do I wish I were in the area--I'd 
>LOVE to be there.
>
> Joseph
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 09:12:57PM -0400, Chris Danielsen wrote:
>>The NFB has communicated directly with the Authors Guild. They have told 
>>us
>>that they are willing for the TTS to be turned on for the disabled and no
>>one else if there is a national registry of those with print disabilities.
>>When we told them that this is unacceptable, they suggested that those who
>>want to have books read aloud should pay a surcharge.
>>
>>Chris
>
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