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

[Judy Jones]

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
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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
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> Cc: Milton <mota1252 at gmail.com>; 'North Dakota Talk Discussion List'
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> 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-reinsta
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> 
> Thank you for reading.
> 
> 
> 
> Brian Hartgen
> 
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