[Cabs-talk] Fwd: [Nfbnet-master-list] Whitehouse WIPO Petition

[Latisha Lyles latisha Lyles]

I am in complete agreement with you and any other fellow Federationist
who is on board with this present action

On 6/20/13, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:41:55 -0500
> Subject: [Nfbnet-master-list] Whitehouse WIPO Petition
> To: nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org
>
> As you know there is a petition on the nfb.org website concerning an
> important treaty concerning the availability of books, worldwide, to
> blind and visually impaired persons.  There is also a petition on the
> www.whitehouse.gov website.  There were accessibility problems with
> this petition at one time, but have been solved.  Here is some
> information on signing it.  Please do so -- time is running short.
>
> David Andrews
>
>
> Hi All:
>
> Time is running short for us to sign the Whitehouse petition to get the
> U.S.
> Government to support a treaty to make books and other copyrighted
> materials
> available across borders to people who are blind around the world. The
> petition needs 100,000 signatures, it currently has only 12,214 and we need
> to reach 100,000 by June 22, 2013, only two days away. You'll need to
> create a Whitehouse.gov account to sign this petition, that process is
> accessible, including it looks like to users of Braille displays. You will
> be asked a mathematical question in order to create your account, no
> CAPTCHA.
>
> The link to the petition is:
> https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/side-blind-over-obstructionist-com
> panies-secure-treaty-blind-makes-books-accessible-globally/ZJtgcVph
>
> I clicked on it out of this message and it worked, if it doesn't, cut and
> paste it into the address bar of your favorite browser. If you have a
> Whitehouse.gov account, click on the link to log in, sign in with your
> account credentials and then click on the link to sign the petition. After
> creating your account if needed, you can then click to sign.
>
>
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> Darian Smith
>
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>
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>
> “We know not of our future, but we know of our past. A past that is
> made up of our ancestor’s Dreams, their stories and hopes.
> These sights once seen, sounds heard and emotions felt are now our
> knowledge. The knowledge that guides us to this very moment…”
> -Darian Smith
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Latisha