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

[Kat Bottner]

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-reinstate-sup
> port-for-humanwares-popular-victor-reader-stream-player-for-the-blind-and-lo
> w-vision-community-c26fcf78
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you for reading.
> 
> 
> 
> Brian Hartgen
> 
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