[nabs-l] Fwd: RFB&D is Changing Its Name

Tue Apr 12 00:53:33 UTC 2011

They did have an odor to them, (they may have changed.
This was in the mid 1990's, (when they first came out.)
Blessings, Joshua
On 4/11/11, JorgePaez <computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com> wrote:
> I like wiki sticks.
>
> I don't know what you mean by the smell--guess I was lucky,
> but I used wiki sticks all threw middle school and we've
> used them sometimes in my Freshmen year.
> Find them very useful.
>
>
> Jorge
>
>
> On Apr 11, 2011, at 6:46 PM, <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Good luck. Someone will have to draw the graphs tactially for you; puff
>> paint works or wiki sticks.
>> Hope you get the braille book!
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Joshua Lester
>> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 6:21 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: RFB&D is Changing Its Name
>>
>> I don't know.
>> I'm in a heep of trouble, because we're graphing, now.
>> We're working with puff paint, and a Braille label gun for my graph.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>> On 4/11/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Wow, I didn't know they had braille college level texts.
>>> I know NBP has a limited collection too.
>>> I agree you need a math book in braille.
>>> They are very expensive so I hope you have another funding source.
>>> Is their college level texts online in the catolog?
>>>
>>> Ashley
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Joshua Lester
>>> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 5:59 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: RFB&D is Changing Its Name
>>>
>>> I need a Braille Algebra book.
>>> I can get that from APH.
>>> They do have Braille college-levil textbooks.
>>> My former Braille instructor gave me this information.
>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>> On 4/11/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <ookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> Well, that is your choice. I'd rather have the recorded books from them;
>>>> I
>>>> can also
>>>> ask them to record books if I give them enough time. I cannot learn
>>>> without
>>>> audio books.
>>>> As for APH books, I did not think they did audio books for college
>>>> students?
>>>> Am I wrong? Do they record or distribute post secondary books?
>>>> Ashley
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Joshua Lester
>>>> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 5:42 PM
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: RFB&D is Changing Its Name
>>>>
>>>> I'm not going to!
>>>> I'm canceling my membership, and getting my books from APH for the
>>>> Blind.
>>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>>
>>>> On 4/11/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>> I heard from another list that RFB is losing their funding, the 13.3
>>>>> million
>>>>> congressional earmarks.
>>>>> Maybe the name change is also to generate more revenue from non
>>>>> disability
>>>>> sources; saying Learning in the title may open them up to more donors.
>>>>>
>>>>> If the funding cut is true, how does this affect us?
>>>>> Will we have to pay a membership fee again? Anyone know?
>>>>> Ashley
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Jorge Paez
>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 5:09 PM
>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: RFB&D is Changing Its Name
>>>>>
>>>>> Same here.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 11, 2011, at 9:28 AM, <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>>>>> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Groan. It’s a politically correct language move.
>>>>>> Everyone knows you have to be disabled to get their books.  I liked
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> word Blind in there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Joshua Lester
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 7:07 AM
>>>>>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Fwd: RFB&D is Changing Its Name
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just received this E-mail.
>>>>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>>>>
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