[Blindtlk] NLS

[Elizabeth Campbell]

Yes, you are correct, Dave.

I got an email from the Texas state Library to that effect.
However, I wonder if the selection of materials would be as broad as what we
can get from NLS?

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Hyde, David
W. (ESC)
Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2013 6:48 AM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] NLS

Regional libraries are still operating.Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 2, 2013, at 10:05 PM, "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
> 
> We won't be getting books through the mail, either, because all of NLS is
shut down. 
> Mike
> 
>> On Oct 2, 2013, at 19:27, "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Well, we'll just have to get books the old fashioned way for a while,
through the mail.  Unfortunately, I agree with you about Congress.  Our
representative in this district and our senators here are pretty good, but
generally they're not in touch with real people any more, unless those
people have lots of money, like certain special interest groups whom I won't
mention because I might stir up a hornet's nest, but it's really very
heartbreaking and very disappointing.
>> 
>> Mark Tardif
>> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
>> -----Original Message----- From: Ericka J. Short
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 9:29 PM
>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] NLS
>> 
>> I haven't used BARD in a while so I didn't realize it was considered 
>> a "non-essential service."  Unless we all flood congress' phone and 
>> emails with complains they won't do anything.  They are too busy  
>> acting like bullies on the playground to talk to "real" people.  We 
>> aren't on their list of lobbyists they're scared of.  Being from Paul 
>> Ryan's WI district, people who aren't rich are not on his radar.  Ron 
>> Johnson is even worse.  He has this pipedream that all disabled 
>> people  can just call a neighbor and get rides.  He doesn't believe 
>> we should or can be independent at all.  These guys are blinder than we
are!
>> 
>> Mike, I agree with you on your critique of privatization. Milwaukee 
>> is trying to privatize the bus system.  NOT good.  We already 
>> privatized some social services in WI to make  save money and make 
>> Walker happy.  It's not going well.  Nobody regulates them and it's
awful.  Our motto is "Forward"
>> but we are going back ward.
>> 
>> Ericka
>> 
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>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: blindtlk Digest, Vol 88, Issue 2
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