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

Fri Feb 22 01:49:10 UTC 2013

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Vut the i d cards over there americans shude have the same rites shut
as thay!

On 2/21/13, mr. Chikodinaka Oguledo <happychikao at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>>>
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>>> receive
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> 1love keep us together. Chikodinaka &Happyness's old theem song. our
> new theem song is no one bee like you used on 12-24-2011. ObianujuIf i
> had my way i will change my wife's mittle name2Obianuju! if you try
> you will seg-seed. try try try agan. for if you persevear. you will
> konker never fear. try try try agan.
>

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1love keep us together. Chikodinaka &Happyness's old theem song. our
new theem song is no one bee like you used on 12-24-2011. ObianujuIf i
had my way i will change my wife's mittle name2Obianuju! if you try
you will seg-seed. try try try agan. for if you persevear. you will
konker never fear. try try try agan.