[nabs-l] Seems we lost an ally

[Anmol Bhatia]

I totally agree with you Antonio. Although I have not personally tried the new Learning Ally webcite, but I have heard of problems with the cite from my friends. Perhaps this is a battle that not just NABS should take up, but the NFB as an organization. There is know reason that an organization like the Learning Ally should be not friendly to its main clients "blind students".

I hope this problem can be resolved soon.

Anmol
I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.
Hellen Keller


--- On Mon, 1/2/12, Antonio Guimaraes <freethaught at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Antonio Guimaraes <freethaught at gmail.com>
> Subject: [nabs-l] Seems we lost an ally
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date: Monday, January 2, 2012, 7:35 PM
> Dear NABS members,
> 
> It is more than obvious to me that the new Learning Ally
> download features fall short of offering blind screen reader
> users the services we've come to know in previous years.
> 
> Today I experienced at least an hour of frustrations trying
> to use their new and improved program for downloads. I have
> listened to their You Tube video explaining the process, and
> then reached out to people like you for some feedback.
> 
> There are several reports that blind readers can not use
> Learning Ally's download features.
> 
> I am not a happy scholar. I am writing to find out if you
> too have come up against issues with the download service.
> 
> The NABS division and its membership should not accept lack
> of access from an organization that has long been at the
> forefront in providing access to recorded texts for blind
> users.
> 
> Your experience will only help confirm some of the reported
> issues, and hopefully result in rectifying what must
> certainly be an oversight on Learning Ally's part.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Antonio Guimaraes
> 
> 
> 
> 
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