[nabs-l] bard web site

[Josh Gregory]

Yeah exactly Ashley, I agree completely.

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> On Oct 2, 2013, at 10:04 AM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I agree with Tyler and others who say we should keep NLS services free and this includes Bard!
> Its only ocassionally the congress cannot agree on a budget and shuts the government down.
> I know I loved talking books too as a kid and we would not have gotten that if we had to pay.
> My family already paid for extra items like talking calculators, braille paper, and labeling supplies.
> My sighted counterparts can go to free public libraries! I should be able to have a free library too.
> Ashley
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Littlefield, Tyler
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 9:56 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> 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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