[nabs-l] Fwd: Thank You for your Support!
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Tue May 3 13:41:16 UTC 2011
Mike,
This name is very disturbing because they are changing the name to expand
and change the mission! No longer is it for those with blindness and
learning challenges, it is now for those with any print impairment. They
want to expand their scope. I do not believe they are expanding their staff
though to meet the need.
I'm young, but old fashioned and I like to talk to a live person rather than
deal with their cluttered website to order books and get other questions
answered. But now it seems like you wait on hold for longer. When they
downsized their staff, they cut the full time librarian position; that sucks
because when you have a topic, but not a title/author, they used to have the
librarian give you a list of books on your topic. You can advance search to
some extent on their website, but its not the same.
If they want to change their mission, they ought to at least hire increased
staff to meat the demand. They downsized, and now they need to up size.
As for donations, I'm with you, change the name back and I'll donate. I
believe membership is still free even though they lost the earmarks.
Ashley
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Freeman
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 10:10 PM
To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: Thank You for your Support!
I think we should issue an ultimatum: change your name back and we will
support. (evil grin)
Mike
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Subject: [nabs-l] Fwd: Thank You for your Support!
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