[nabs-l] Sad news, from my DSO

Sun Aug 28 17:18:24 UTC 2011

Hi Joshua,

LBPH is Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, or Library
for the Blind. Each state has one, as it is a division of the Library
of Congress. As for Blio, it's really good. I recently downloaded it,
and it's great, if I can get it to search books correctly. I've called
KNFB and every time I get a person, they tell me that "this is the
tech support line for the KNFB Reader, and I can transfir you to the
Blio tech support line." When she does, it takes me to the general
delivery mailbox. I leave a message with my cell number, and I haven't
gotten a call back in a week! I've tried twice! This is getting
annoying!

Chris

On 8/28/11, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
> Well, the people should ask more questions, before they assume stuff.
> I agree with you Chris.
> I get audiobooks from Learning Ally, but I need Braille, for Math.
> Besides, I liesened to my audiobooks, this semester, and the readers
> aren't very good.
> They do the same stuff, that they did in my English book, 2 years ago.
> They fumbled over words, and mispronounced words.
> That's crazy!
> I've never experimented with Blio, but I'm interested in it.
> What's LBPH?
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 8/28/11, chris nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Peter and everyone,
>>
>> That's one thing I agree with you on. That's the NFB right there: "If
>> the going gets tough, the tough get going, and win in the end!" I've
>> heard Dr. Maurer say this a lot. Now, as to the rest of your comments,
>> you can't jump to conclusions and criticize people without knowing all
>> the facts. This was the same problem we had when we were discussing
>> national convention and its online streaming. Remember that there is a
>> 70 percent unemployment rate among blind people. So, "raising the
>> funds yourself" is, more often than not, much easier said than done.
>> This, unfortunately, will stay a proven fact until we get totally
>> integrated into society, and we have a long way to go in that area. I
>> am not trying to be a downer, in fact, I'm very optomistic about the
>> work of the Federation. I'm trying to be a realist, and this, I
>> believe, is the unfortunate reality. Therefore, I don't think you can
>> fairly criticize other list members when they ask for advice to
>> resolve their problems with getting the needed accomodations in
>> school, when none of us; you, me, anyone, know every little fact about
>> the person's situation and the person in general. So, I propose to all
>> of you that we work to just give some constructive advice when a
>> lister posts a question about a problem they're having. If one of us
>> feels that they could do something differently, we could just suggest
>> it encouragingly: "Have you tried doing this? Maybe you could try this
>> instead of that." Hope this makes sense!
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> P.S. Joshua, while I understand your frustrations, I don't think Peter
>> should be banned from the list altogether because of his recent
>> comments. Of course, that's up to Mr. Andrews, but I think we should
>> encourage freedom of speech on our lists. I think people should only
>> be banned from the list if they are spamming it (Alexander Kaiser, for
>> example,) or posting inappropriate content to it, i.e. sexual material
>> or a lot of cursing.
>>
>> On 8/27/11, Peter Donahue <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com> wrote:
>>> Good evening Josh and everyone,
>>>
>>> If you're faced with a "Last resort" situation you'll need to hire a
>>> transcriber and have the book translated and embossed and raise the funds
>>> for this service yourself. Furthermore why did you not research this
>>> before
>>> the semester began! It sounds to me like you have a rough road to hoe.
>>> The
>>> good news is that when the going gets tough the tough get going and win
>>> in
>>> the end. This is what Mary and I would do if we were in your situation.
>>>
>>> Peter Donahue
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 7:08 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Sad news, from my DSO
>>>
>>>
>>> I would try APH and the Hadley School for the Blind's Braille
>>> transcribing services.  It may cost a bunch, but that's all I can
>>> offer.
>>> Beth
>>>
>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:17:56 -0500
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Sad news, from my DSO
>>>
>>> Hi, it's Joshua Lester.
>>> My DSO lady informed me, that they've contacted the National
>>> Braille
>>> Press, about my Math textbook.
>>> They said, that they don't have any college textbooks, in
>>> Braille.
>>> Where else can we go?
>>> Thanks, Joshua
>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Chris Nusbaum
>>
>> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The real
>> problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that exists. If
>> a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness can
>> be reduced to a mere physical nuissence." -- Kenneth Jernigan
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Chris Nusbaum

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The real
problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that exists. If
a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness can
be reduced to a mere physical nuissence." -- Kenneth Jernigan

Visit the I C.A.N. Foundation online at: www.icanfoundation.info for
information on our foundation and how it helps blind and visually
impaired children in MD say "I can!"