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

Josh Gregory joshkart12 at gmail.com
Mon May 27 23:34:56 UTC 2013 

I see, it might be worth looking into webvisum for this then.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 27, 2013, at 7:28 PM, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:

> They're both important.  The one on the NFB site is a collective ACB
> and NFB effort so that when they go to bat they can say they have X
> thousand amount of people in support of the cause.  The one on the
> Whitehouse site will require that the congressional leaders close to
> Obama and Obama himself look at the issue, but we need 100,000
> signatures in order for that to happen.  They're both important and
> will eventually go to the same place, but getting the direct attention
> of the Whitehouse will only strengthen the NFB and ACB's efforts.
> 
> On 5/27/13, Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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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