[nabs-l] the Victor Reader Stream re: seems we lost an ally

Tue Jan 3 23:02:46 UTC 2012

Nicole was able to help me solve the problem.
Thanks, Joshua

On 1/3/12, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> The Stream was pretty easy for me to figure out.  With what parts
> of the Stream are you struggling to figure out? If you have any
> questions about the Stream, please email me off-list.
>
> Chris
>
> "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
> nuisance."
> -- Kenneth Jernigan
>
> ----- 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: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 20:02:56 -0600
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Seems we lost an ally
>
> Wow!
> I still use the CD player for my classes.
> I hate the Victor Stream, because I can't figure it out!
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 1/2/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>  Antonio,
>  What are the problems? Do you use jaws? I've tried to figure out
> the
>  download; it took me a while to learn the old way, and now they
> changed it.
>  I'm not the most patient with technology, keep in mind.  If you
> have a cd
>  player, you still can order daisy cds, but now that humanware no
> longer
>  offers the little daisy players; vr wave, vr vibe and vr
> classic,  more
>  probably will download.  I still have my old vr wave and
> thankfully it works!
>  Since as you said downloading is not friendly and a Daisy cd
> player is IMO
>  easy to use and simple.
>
>  Humanware recently released a new victor reader player, vr
> strattus, which
>  both plays those daisy cds and downloadable books from many
> places like nls
>  and learning ally.
>
>  I encourage you to write learning ally.  Many are disappointed.
> With changing
>  their name, it seems they changed their mission to focus on
> learning
>  disabilities without identifying them as disabled, for
> politically correct
>  purposes.  Tell them to still include blind people and that
> blind people have
>  depended on them for over 30 years since they started.  Don't
> let them forget
>  us and be specific as to your accessibility challenges.  Stating
> something is
>  not accessible won't help.
>
>  Also IMo, their site is more hard to navigate.  More images and
> complex
>  organization.  Like no longer can you see the book catalog from
> the main page
>  and when you search books you cannot read the edition/publisher
> anymore
>  without clicking on something extra.  So I see like ten books
> with the same
>  or similar name and it takes longer to figure out what to pick.
>  frustrated,
>  Ashley
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Antonio Guimaraes
>  Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 8:35 PM
>  To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>  Subject: [nabs-l] Seems we lost an ally
>
>  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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