[Ohio-talk] a note about the petition petition and helpend the book famine for the blind

COLLEEN ROTH n8tnv at att.net
Thu May 23 23:58:00 UTC 2013


Hello,
I will try. The worse thing that can happen is that I will have to do a reset.
I never do well with these things online.
Colleen



----- Original Message -----
From: Deborah Kendrick <dkkendrick at earthlink.net>
To: "'Ationfb of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'" ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:10 pm
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] a note about the petition petition and helpend the book famine for the blind

>
>
> Colleen,
> I have not, but feel quite certain it will work, since I have done similar
> things with mine.  
> Go for it.
> Deborah
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of COLLEEN
> ROTH
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:23 PM
> To: ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] a note about the petition petition and helpend the
> book famine for the blind
> 
> Has anyone tried this on a Braille Sense?
> Colleen Roth
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Deborah Kendrick <dkkendrick at earthlink.net>
> To: "'Ationfb of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'"
> ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013 3:55 pm
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] a note about the petition petition and helpend the
> book famine for the blind
> 
> >
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Just wanted to let anyone who is a bit computer phobic know that 
> > signing the petition is extremely easy.  You just fill in your email 
> > address, first and last name, and click to sign.  Be sure, however, to 
> > complete the confirmation step.  The site send you an email to confirm 
> > that you are you and really meant to sign.  You need to activate the 
> > link in that email, go back to the site, which lets the great cyber 
> > ruler know that you did indeed mean to add your support.  And I do indeed
> hope you will!
> > 
> > Peace,
> > Deborah
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> > Sheri Beth Wells-Jensen
> > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:31 AM
> > To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
> > Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] FW: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] FW: 
> > Sign this petition and helpend the book famine for the blind
> > 
> > Hi, Folks,
> > 
> > Here's that  URL  to  sign the  petition in case you  had  trouble  
> > finding it  in the  embedded messages.
> > 
> > https://nfb.org/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=2
> > <https://nfb.org/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=2&reset=1> &reset=1
> > 
> > You  may  see  a  'navigation cancelled' message on the webpage after 
> > you
> > sign:  it  appears to  me to  be  a  CGI programming  error  on  the
> page,
> > but   doesn't  seem to   be a  real  problem.  That is, it  looks  to  me
> > like your  signature will still  be collected.  Just respond to the  email
> > confirmation   message you'll  get after you sign.
> > 
> > There  is  no   handy dandy   way  to  click  to   share the  message
> with
> > others:   but   it   will  work   to  simply  forward the  link   above
> to
> > anyone  you   like.
> > 
> > HTH.
> > 
> > Sheri  W-J
> > 
> > John G. Pari Jr. 
> > Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE 
> > BLIND
> > 
> > Blind and print-disabled people in the United States and across the 
> > world need your help to relieve the worldwide book famine that 
> > prevents us from receiving an education, attaining employment, and 
> > fully participating in society. The World Intellectual Property 
> > Organization is considering a treaty that would make more books 
> > available to blind and print-disabled people all over the world by 
> > promoting an exception to copyright law allowing books to be produced 
> > in special formats like Braille and to be shared across international 
> > borders. This treaty is called the Treaty for the Blind or the VIP 
> > Treaty. Unfortunately, publishers, big media, and other rights holders 
> > like GE and Caterpillar, some of whom have nothing to do with the 
> > publishing of books at all, are complicating the negotiations in an 
> > attempt to water down or kill the treaty. You can help by sending a 
> > strong message that you support a treaty that helps the blind and 
> > print disabled get access to more books. Please sign the petition at
> > 
> > https://nfb.org/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=2
> > <https://nfb.org/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=2&reset=1> &reset=1
> > 
> > 
> > Please share the petition link with your family, friends, and others 
> > who you feel will support this effort.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Thank you for your support.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > John G. Pari Jr. 
> > 
> > Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy
> > 
> > NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >                                                
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