[Dtb-talk] ID cards for the print disabled.

Fri Feb 22 01:42:38 UTC 2013

i wish my loco library had something this cool y does allsterailyah
has this whal america maryland silverspring baltimore &n l s of of the
USA. y?y?wee shud protest about this ! beg and pled beg and pleed
pleed and beg beg the n l s services about i d cards with all the bels
and wissals!

On 2/21/13, Kendra Schaber <Baltimore777 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Why don't they do something like this in the United States? I think that a
> lot of good all around would come out of it if we did an I.D. card like they
>
> are talking about over there in Austrellia.
> Kendra
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Boyd" <bobboydfl at gmail.com>
> To: "'Discussion of Digital Talking Books'" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 4:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] ID cards for the print disabled.
>
>
>> Sounds like an excellent plan.
>>
>> Bob Boyd
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dtb-talk [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Greg
>> Kearney
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10:12 PM
>> To: vip-l at freelists.org (vip-l at freelists.org); Discussion of Digital
>> Talking
>> Books
>> Subject: [Dtb-talk] ID cards for the print disabled.
>>
>> The library service of the Association for the Blind of Western Australia
>>
>> is
>> considering the idea of issuing identity cards for persons with a print
>> disability. A sample of such a card is enclosed with this email for your
>> review. In doing this we hope to solve several problems:
>>
>> 1. The card would have the username and password to access our library
>> system. This will assist both the holder of the card as well as libraries
>> which might assist the holder in accessing books from our collection.
>>
>> 2. By presenting the card you, the librarian or other service provider,
>> will
>> know that the holder of the card is lawfully entitled under the Copyright
>> Act to obtain works restricted to the print disabled. This is
>> particularly
>> important where the print disability is due to dyslexia or an other
>> non-vison related issue.
>>
>> 3. The card permits service providers to identify persons with a print
>> disability who they are not acquainted with such as when a person travels
>> from one community to another.
>>
>> 4. It provides a simple, uncomplicated method for dyslexic children and
>> adults to be identified as such to libraries, schools and other agencies
>> that may be required to provide copyrighted information in an alternative
>> formats.
>>
>> The card is based on the dyslexic ID cards issued in Scandinavia and
>> would
>> be sized to fit into a wallet. The front would have the user's name and
>> login information to our library as well as the Braille letters LC. The
>> back
>> of the card would have the following information:
>>
>> "The person named on the front of this card is entited under the
>> Copyright
>> Act Part VB Divison 3 to receive materials in an alternative format due to
>>
>> a
>> print disability.
>> (Braille, audio recordings, large print or similar electronic formats as
>> required.)"
>>
>> Along with the library's address and contact information and a QR code
>> with
>> the URL of the library embedded in it. Card would be issued to users of
>> the
>> library service of Association for the Blind of Western Australia as we
>> establish print disability when people enrol.
>>
>> The library service of Association for the Blind of Western Australia
>> will
>> provide services to any print disabled child or adult including those
>> with
>> dyslexia and other language based disorders regardless of their place of
>> residence. Please feel free to contact us for more information.
>>
>> I would invite your comments on this proposal. Thank you for your time.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media Association for the Blind of
>> WA -
>> Guide Dogs WA PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave,
>> Victoria
>> Park WA 6100
>> Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au
>> Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America)
>> Email: greg.kearney at guidedogswa.com.au
>> Email: gkearney at gmail.com
>>
>> Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right
>> includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek,
>> receive
>> and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of
>> frontiers.
>> Article 19 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media Association for the Blind of
>> WA -
>> Guide Dogs WA PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave,
>> Victoria
>> Park WA 6100
>> Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au
>> Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America)
>> Email: greg.kearney at guidedogswa.com.au
>> Email: gkearney at gmail.com
>>
>> Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right
>> includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek,
>> receive
>> and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of
>> frontiers.
>> Article 19 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
>>
>>
>>
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