[nabs-l] URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help

Mon May 27 18:06:45 UTC 2013

Oh!
Okay.
Thanks for clarifying.
Blessings, Joshua
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From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Kirt [kirt.crazydude at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 12:59 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help

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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