[NFB-Lions] FW: [Leasey] OT, Victor Reader Stream Petition

[David Andrews]

The issue has been resolved -- the petition is no longer necessary.

Dave

At 04:21 PM 1/29/2023, Milton via NFB-Lions wrote:
>Keep trying as the petition is probably being 
>signed and accessed by a lot of people at the 
>same time. -----Original Message----- From: 
>NFB-Lions <nfb-lions-bounces at nfbnet.org> On 
>Behalf Of Jennifer Gass via NFB-Lions Sent: 
>Sunday, January 29, 2023 4:16 PM To: NFB and 
>Lions <nfb-lions at nfbnet.org> Cc: Jennifer Gass 
><jengass73 at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [NFB-Lions] 
>FW: [Leasey] OT, Victor Reader Stream Petition I 
>attempted to sign it, but when I click the link 
>it goes to a page that says no letter found. But 
>the link must not be broken if it worked for 
>some of you? Not sure what the problem is. I 
>tried multiple times. Jennifer Gass > On Jan 29, 
>2023, at 1:28 PM, Judy Jones via NFB-Lions 
><nfb-lions at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > I can see 
>why that would be popular then. > > Judy > > 
>“Embrace each day with His mercies and 
>blessings.” > > -----Original Message----- > 
>From: NFB-Lions <nfb-lions-bounces at nfbnet.org> 
>On Behalf Of Kat > Bottner via NFB-Lions > Sent: 
>Sunday, January 29, 2023 12:54 PM > To: NFB and 
>Lions <nfb-lions at nfbnet.org> > Cc: Kat Bottner 
><kat.bottner at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: 
>[NFB-Lions] FW: [Leasey] OT, Victor Reader 
>Stream > Petition > > Yes, the stream does have 
>physical buttons the second generation, and the 
>new third generation will. So this is very 
>important to get as many signatures as we 
>can. > >> On Jan 29, 2023, at 3:45 PM, Judy 
>Jones via NFB-Lions <nfb-lions at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: >> >> Hi, Milton, >> >> I don't see 
>the purpose in signing this, when you can have 
>the >> function on your Android devices. >> >> 
>The only advantage I can think of is if the 
>Stream still has physical >> buttons. >> >> 
>Android phones do carry micro SD-card slot 
>options for book storage. >> Because of this, I 
>have never felt the need for a Victor Stream, 
>and >> Audible is readily available for our 
>devices. >> >> Just my two cents. >> Judy >> >> 
>"Embrace each day with His mercies and 
>blessings." >> >> -----Original Message----- >> 
>From: NFB-Lions <nfb-lions-bounces at nfbnet.org> 
>On Behalf Of Milton >> via NFB-Lions >> Sent: 
>Sunday, January 29, 2023 12:29 PM >> To: 'NFB 
>and Lions' <nfb-lions at nfbnet.org> >> Cc: Milton 
><mota1252 at gmail.com>; 'North Dakota Talk 
>Discussion List' >> <nd-talk at nfbnet.org> >> 
>Subject: [NFB-Lions] FW: [Leasey] OT, Victor 
>Reader Stream Petition >> >> Please consider 
>signing this petition if you haven't done so 
>already. >> Also spread this to the blind 
>community as widely as possible as it >> is 
>going to need a lot of signatures. >> >> >> >> 
>Forgive me for sharing this to the list, but 
>this is a subject I am >> passionate about and 
>is very important to us. >> >> >> >> For some 
>time now, it has become more difficult to link a 
>Humanware >> Victor Reader Stream product with 
>the Audible book service via its >> Audible Sync 
>application. This means that it is not possible 
>for >> those people to use the Stream with the 
>Audible book service. >> >> >> >> Audible is one 
>of the primary methods these days for listening 
>to >> audio books and this is undoubtedly the 
>device on which many people >> choose to hear 
>them. >> >> >> >> As a company, we often 
>recommend that people use the Victor Reader 
>Stream. >> As of this moment, anyone who wishes 
>to link such a device to Audible >> cannot do so 
>and certainly the new upcoming version 3, to be 
>released >> in February, will not be 
>supported. >> >> >> >> I urge you please if you 
>have a moment to sign an accessible online >> 
>petition to try to persuade Amazon and Audible 
>to work with Humanware >> so as to ensure this 
>service is reinstated. Even if you are not a >> 
>Stream user, I would be grateful please for a 
>minute of your time so >> that those of us who 
>use Streams on a daily basis have a chance of >> 
>protecting our listening to Audible books in the 
>future. >> >> >> >> >> >> 
>https://openletter.earth/to-amazons-audiblecom-division-please-reinst  
> >> a >> te-sup >> 
>port-for-humanwares-popular-victor-reader-stream-player-for-the-blind  
> >> - >> and-lo >> 
>w-vision-community-c26fcf78 >> >> >> >> Thank 
>you for reading. >> >> >> >> Brian Hartgen >> >> 
>Hartgen Consultancy. >> >> Our usual opening 
>Hours are 9 AM to 5 PM UK time, Monday to 
>Friday. >> >> >> >> Telephone (in the UK) 
>02921-051325. >> >> Telephone (in the United 
>States of America) 239-256-7779. >> >> >>