[Nfb-lions] Possible Suggestion About Increasing Lion Magazine on NFB Newsline

[Milton Ota]

>From my reliable source, I understand that the decision to go all 
digital by the year 2018 is firm and there is no plans to accommodate 
those who do not use a computer or have access to e-mail.

Someone in the club probably those who are computer saavy will have to 
help those who don'[t have a computer and print the magazine out for them.

I already see our district pretty much going digital with the district 
newsletter being sent out via e-mail and the club bulletin likewise. 
And, there are a few members in the club I'm in that don't want to have 
anything to do with a computer.

Original message:
> Has anyone contacted Lions International to see if they can make this work
> for everyone?  Remember, many Lions are older, and don't have the computer
> skills we have, so making this accessible to all Lions is really essential
> especially with this transition.  I can put a good word out to 2 of our club
> members who are past International Directors to see if they know what the
> best avenue to pursue this might be.

> Lion Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-lions [mailto:nfb-lions-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of adrijana
> prokopenko via Nfb-lions
> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 9:43 AM
> To: NFB and Lions
> Cc: adrijana prokopenko
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-lions] Possible Suggestion About Increasing Lion Magazine
> on NFB Newsline

> I can easily spread it on my facebook called:
> Blind penpals
> but I think they will need to work on making it more accessible to blind
> people who use speech programs. I addressed this issue to them but don't see
> much difference. It will make it much easier if they make it in one pdf file
> per magazine that would be read at a click of a button or one audio file
> that we could access by downloading, otherwise, it is too much scrolling and
> on the pdf version, most of the pages are mixed up and repeated.

> On 12/29/15, Paul Smith via Nfb-lions <nfb-lions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hello fellow Lions.  Here's a suggestion about spreading the word
>> about The Lion Magazine on NFB Newsline that, if done right, just
>> might increase readership.

>> Why not approach your radio reading and/or information service in your
>> locality and see if they'd run an add on the availability of our mag
>> on NFB Newsline? I'm sure there are many more blind folk who listen to
>> this kind of specialized reading service who are also subscribers of
>> NFB Newsline.  I've approached our radio reading service here in
>> Baltimore, and hopefully before too long something can be generated
>> locally.  You might even determine if your local club has a program
>> that blind folk could attend, and this info could be incorporated into
>> say a weekly reading of The Lion Magazine, provided of course that a
>> volunteer can be found locally to read the mag.  Anyway just a suggestion.

>> Before I close my post, I'd like to wish my fellow Lions a good new
>> year 2016 both personally and in your service in Lionism.  Your fellow
>> Lion, Lion Paul, a proud member of a District 22A club

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