[nabs-l] URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help

Mon May 27 18:27:00 UTC 2013

Hello to all.  I signed both patitions twice, using different email
addresses I have.  Yes, I agree, this is extremely important.  I did
figure out the audio captias although, the first time it did take me a
few tries, not as long the second time.  Yes, get sighted assistance,
whatever you have to do, but please, please sign the patitions.

On 5/27/13, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
> Oh!
> Okay.
> Thanks for clarifying.
> Blessings, Joshua
> ________________________________________
> 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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