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

[Michael Fry]

Hear, hear!!  Really well said Chris.

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Chris Danielsen <cdanielsen8 at aol.com>wrote:

> 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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