[nabs-l] Fwd: URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help

Mon May 27 22:16:37 UTC 2013

I'm not sure but I think both petitions will still go to the same place.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 27, 2013, at 6:08 PM, Miso Kwak <kwakmiso at aol.com> wrote:

> This is for making president Obama be aware of the issue.
> I signed both so both blind community and White House community can have my signature.
> Miso
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anna Givens <annajee82 at gmail.com>
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Mon, May 27, 2013 3:05 pm
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help
> 
> How is this different than the petition on nfb.org site?
> 
> Anna
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On May 27, 2013, at 12:46 PM, "melissa Green" <lissa1531 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I discovered that you have to create an account to sign the petition.
>> You must know that there is a captcha that has to be solved in order 
> to
>> create an account.
>> *frustrated sigh*
>> Sincerely,
>> Melissa and Pj
>> "Forever is composed of nows." -Emily Dickinson
>> facebook Melissa R Green
>> Linkedin www.linkedin.com/in/melissagreen5674
>> skype: lissa5674
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kathryn Webster" <kathrynwebster at me.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:56 PM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Fwd: URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help
>> 
>> 
>> Please create an account and sign this petition to help us! It only 
> takes
>> two minutes and its focus is us :) thank you.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>>> From: Bookshare <Bookshare at mail.vresp.com>
>>> Date: May 24, 2013, 8:05:59 PM EDT
>>> To: kathrynwebster at me.com
>>> Subject: URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help
>>> Reply-To: Bookshare 
> <reply-39440e0084-03452cca07-8269 at u.cts.vresp.com>
>>> 
>>> Dear Bookshare Supporter,
>>> 
>>> 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." 
> 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://ow.ly/lkJVs. 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 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://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-fruchterman/poisoning-the-treaty-for-_b_3225181.html
>>> WIRED Magazine article that gives some recent updates on the treaty:
>>> http://ow.ly/lfP15
>>> 
>>> 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://ow.ly/lkJVs.
>>> 
>>> Note: this advocacy effort by Benetech, the nonprofit organization 
> that
>>> operates Bookshare, has not been supported or endorsed by Bookshare
>>> funders, including the U.S. Department of Education.
>>> 
>>> 
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