[Ohio-talk] Report of FCC letters

[COLLEEN ROTH]

Hello Barbara and All,
I am glad we had Barbara's letter as a guide.
I have no clue about every-readers but I do understand the concept of using Audio output.
I just changed appropriate things in the letter and sent it off.
I do not use every-books but who knows, I might want to use them at some point.
We all need to write letters of support for things that will benefits others even if we won't use them.
It would be nice to read current books. I have 3 I would like to read right now.
Of course there is the Learning Curve for comreaders.
I wouldn't want to be tied to a PC even if I used one.
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: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 4:46 pm
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Report of FCC letters

>
>
> Barbara, 
> This makes me so happy!  In addition to sweating over my own letter, I
> supplied all of the information and a nudge to participate to a friend in
> Mississippi who is losing vision.  He wrote a fabulous letter and sent it
> off an hour before deadline!  
> SO I feel like I get two points out of the 125, and I feel like there is no
> thrill so powerful as when we, in the Federation, all pull together to make
> something happen!  
> Thank you for nudging us all!  
> 
> Deborah
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Barbara
> Pierce
> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 1:18 PM
> To: 'Ationfb of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Report of FCC letters
> 
> Just before Labor Day I passed along a plea for letters to the FCC about
> e-readers. We had some difficulty getting the attachments to open, but a
> couple of you stick with it and got your letters out. I believe that four or
> five Ohioans got letters in in time. Here is the report on how we did.
> Remember this the next time I ask for letters. 
>  
> Hello Federationists,
>  
> I wanted to follow-up with everybody about our efforts to urge the FCC to
> make e-readers accessible under the Twenty-First Century Communications and
> Video Accessibility Act by rejecting the Coalition of E-Reader
> Manufacturer's Petition for Waiver.  I know many of you had problems opening
> the attachments that I sent in my original email, which included our
> official comments and a skeleton letter.  When we got word of these
> glitches, Valerie Yingling and our Access Technology Team acted fast to
> re-circulate the message.  I know the second method of transmission was
> still slightly problematic, but we were pressed for time and hopeful it
> would be enough for our members.  Sure enough — it was!  We got a whopping
> 125 letters by the deadline, and we submitted each and every one to the FCC.
> This is a very strong number, and I am continually impressed by the strength
> of our grassroots movement.  We also got 22 additional organizations of and
> for people with print disabilities to sign on to the official NFB comments.
> 
>  
> Our advocacy has paid off.  Within 24 hours of submitting our comments and
> your letters, the FCC called Dr. Maurer requesting an in-person follow up
> meeting!  We are coordinating with representatives of the other groups and
> hope to have a meeting in two weeks.  If the FCC does reject the petition,
> it will be a direct result of your letters and our collective action.
> Please stay tuned to find out if the FCC makes the right decision.  
>  
> Lauren
>  
> 
> I really appreciate the effort that several of  you made.
>  
> Barbara
>  
> 
> Barbara Pierce
> 
> President Emerita
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 
>  
> 
>  
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