[nabs-l] URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help

Mon May 27 17:59:45 UTC 2013

Joshua,
They don't.The captcha Is something you encounter when you try and access the White House petition.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 27, 2013, at 11:48 AM, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:

> Why would Bookshare have a captia?
> Thanks, Joshua
> ________________________________________
> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Kaiti Shelton [crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 12:36 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Please do what you can to get past the captia.  Even if it means
> getting sighted assistance, this issue is too important to pass up and
> they really need all the signatures they can get.
> 
> On 5/27/13, Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> Use webvisom. I couldn't understand it either.
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bridget Walker
>> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 10:09 AM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help
>> 
>> Hi Lucy,
>> 
>> Were you able to sign the petition? I keep trying but,mi really can not
>> understand the audio.
>> 
>> Bridget
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> On May 25, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Lucy Sirianni <lucysirianni at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I apologize if the below has been mentioned on the list before; I glanced
>>> 
>>> through the archives, but as a new member, I may have missed previous
>>> posts.  That said, I think the below is tremendously important for all of
>>> 
>>> us as blind students, so I wanted to pass it along.  Please take a moment
>>> 
>>> to look at the links and to consider signing both of the petitions.
>>> According to these resources, it's currently the case that less than 1% of
>>> 
>>> the world's printed books (less than 5% in the US) are accessible to blind
>>> 
>>> readers; I'm sure we all agree that this is an appalling statistic, and I
>>> 
>>> hope many of us will be able to support the people working to change it.
>>> 
>>> Thanks, everyone!
>>> 
>>> Lucy
>>> 
>>> ---- Original Message ------
>>> From: "Bookshare" <Bookshare at mail.vresp.com
>>> Subject: URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help
>>> Date sent: Fri, 24 May 2013 23:49:27 +0000
>>> 
>>> Dear Lucy,
>>> 
>>> It's not typical for us to send you an email like this, but we felt
>>> this situation was so important it was necessary.
>>> 
>>> You may already be aware, but for years negotiations have been moving
>>> forward on what many have come to call the "Treaty for the Blind -
>>> http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/39440e0084/377977e221/8c6ac19ad5 " The
>>> goal of the international treaty is to make it possible for
>>> people who are blind, or have other print disabilities such as
>>> dyslexia, to get access to the books they need for education,
>>> employment and inclusion in society--no matter where they live.  It's
>>> something we already do, with great success, in the United States
>>> through Bookshare.
>>> 
>>> However, private interests are trying to alter the treaty in such a
>>> way that it would become useless--even harmful.  For example, they're
>>> trying to get language adopted that basically says: "if you can buy
>>> it, you can't borrow it." This is not only an attack on people around
>>> the world with print disabilities--it's also an attack on libraries,
>>> like Bookshare, and could have a drastic effect on the number of
>>> books you have access to.
>>> 
>>> Our biggest worry is this becoming a treaty that could stop Bookshare
>>> from serving our users in the United States the way we do today.  We
>>> need our government negotiating for a treaty that supports a library
>>> like Bookshare.
>>> 
>>> That's why we're working with a coalition of disability and library
>>> groups, including the National Federation of the Blind and the
>>> American Council of the Blind, to fight back against the proposed
>>> changes by these private interests.  We'll do everything we can to
>>> secure a treaty that both protects the access we have now and that
>>> will benefit people with print disabilities around the world--but we
>>> need your help.
>>> 
>>> We're asking you to take a moment to sign a petition on the White
>>> House's website that urges the President to step up his support:  -
>>> http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/39440e0084/377977e221/4e4438ce56
>>> If we can get to 100,000 signatures, the White House is required to
>>> respond to the petition and will, hopefully, take positive action.
>>> With your help we know we can reach that number.  We also recommend
>>> the petition -
>>> http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/39440e0084/377977e221/f43c9aab46
>>> /sid=2&reset=1  at the National Federation of the Blind's site, which is
>>> particularly accessible.
>>> 
>>> Thank you for your time and support.  Together, we believe that our
>>> collective voice can make a real impact.
>>> 
>>> If you're interested in more background on the treaty, here are some
>>> articles and resources you can review:
>>> 
>>> Huffington Post piece by Jim on how the treaty is being poisoned by
>>> private interests:
>>> http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/39440e0084/377977e221/3f5de5c34d
>>> 
>>> WIRED Magazine article that gives some recent updates on the treaty:
>>> http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/39440e0084/377977e221/7e58bb06a5
>>> 
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Jim Fruchterman & Betsy Beaumon, Bookshare
>>> 
>>> P.S.  Please post the link to the White House petition on your social
>>> media to help spread the word and get your friends involved! Again,
>>> here is the link:  -
>>> http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/39440e0084/377977e221/af6f03126e
>>> 
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