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

[Jennifer Gass]

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-reinsta
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>> 
>> Thank you for reading.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Brian Hartgen
>> 
>> Hartgen Consultancy.
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