<p dir="ltr">Yes it was meant for my daughter who is visually impaired.I guess I was a little to tired and my brain was off a little.Sorry about that .I did end up sending it to her after I realized what I did.</p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 9:21 AM Cindy Lou Altman via NFBP-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org">nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Was this supposed to be sent to your daughter because it says at the end of the email it says love mom
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<div dir="ltr">Read about this - My Talking Books Alexa skill. It looks like they want blind users to register and test it . You could call Connie and ask her if she knows about it if your interested. I just thought I would pass it on to you.
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 12:47 PM Kat Bottner via NFBP-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div>I wanted to share the announcement that was just released from the national library service for the blind and print disabled. Announcement is being posted below.</div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">The My Talking Books skill on Amazon Alexa enabled smart speakers will be available for use by NLS patrons <span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration:underline">beginning Wednesday, September 25.</span> Patrons will need to register
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