[nabs-l] bard web site

Wed Oct 2 03:56:19 UTC 2013

Hi guys, this is Helga. I just wanted to tell you that I really like the 
Bard website due to the fact that I like to download books from it, but I 
was actually very sad when I heard that they were going to shut it down, due 
to the Federal Government Shut Down. This website helps me a lot because I 
was able to download some stories that I needed to read for my Literature 
class to my BrailleNote Apex. Also, I think that Tayler is right, when he 
says that many of us don't have money in order to pay subscriptions in order 
to get books in audio, and that's the case with me. I'm actually a member of 
RFBD in order to get my college books in audio, but I can't pay my 
subscription this semester because they told me that I need to  pay 119 
dolars for my subscription. And I talked to my DBS Counceler about this, but 
she told me that she would not pay my subscription because I'm not a full 
time student and their policy says that they can't do that. What do you 
think about that? Just wondering. Also, hope that Bard gets fix soon? :) 
Thanks and God bless!!

-----Original Message----- 
From: I. C. Bray
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 10:10 PM
To: tyler at tysdomain.com ; National Association of Blind Students mailing 
list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] bard web site

PREACH IT TYLER!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler at tysdomain.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] bard web site

: It's good if you have the money to pay. I'd rather not see bard go the
: same way as RFBD (whatever they're calling that mess now). There's also
: stuff like web braille. If it goes down every 20 years when congress
: can't agree on something, so be it I suppose, but it's worth remembering
: that not everyone has the money to pay for these subscriptions to 10
: different companies. Bard is free and should remain that way for these
: people, as it is a great service. I got a lot of books from the talking
: book librariy when I was younger and I certainly know we didn't have the
: money to subscribe me to all sorts of different paid services.
: On 10/1/2013 9:48 PM, Peter Donahue wrote:
: > Good evening,
: >
: >      Paying a subscription to protect our accessible book collections
from
: > governmental boondoggling is okay in my book. Bring it on!
: >
: > Peter Donahue
: >
: > ----- Original Message -----
: > From: "Joe" <jsoro620 at gmail.com>
: > To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
: > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
: > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 7:16 PM
: > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] bard web site
: >
: >
: > I'm all for making government much smaller, but privatizing the NLS arm
of
: > the LOC is probably not the best case scenario. People would have to
pay,
: > not an issue for gainfully employed people but certainly a problem for
the
: > 70% unemployed folks already on a low income. Me, I'm really not sure
why
: > the BARD site is down. Skeleton crews consist of at least a few IT
staff,
: > and it seems odd there is not a single person who can keep an eye on the
: > servers. Then again, the government is dumb enough to try to rope off
: > national monuments here in DC that can easily be accessed outside. Red,
: > blue, they're all a little cray cray.
: >
: > Joe
: >
: > -----Original Message-----
: > From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter
Donahue
: > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 7:29 PM
: > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
: > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] bard web site
: >
: > Good evening everyone,
: >
: >      Perhaps it's time to privatize the NLS making it immune to
government
: > shutdowns in the future. Bookshare.org and BLIO are our shining stars
during
: > this time so we need not be without books to read.
: >
: > Peter Donahue
: >
: >
: > ----- Original Message -----
: > From: "Kirt" <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com>
: > To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
: > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
: > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 5:48 PM
: > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] bard web site
: >
: >
: > That entirely depends on when Congress decides to get it's act together.
Ask
: >
: > your representative. :-)
: >
: > Sent from my iPhone
: >
: >> On Oct 1, 2013, at 4:45 PM, "justin williams"
<justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
: >> wrote:
: >>
: >> Do we know when the bard site will be up again?
: >>
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