[Perform-talk] CDBaby

[Beth]

That's great.  Keep up the good advocacy work.
Beth

On 11/3/09, Dennis H.R. Sumlin <DHolston at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello All.
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> I have written a short letter to the people at CDBaby about the current
> issue of access.  I encrage people to fax and send snail mail letters to
> them as well as call them.  The CDBaby info and my letter are below.
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> Feel free to pass around this letter.
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> EMAIL
> cdbaby at cdbaby.com
> PHONE
> 1-503-595-3000
> 1-800-BUY-MY-CD
> FAX
> 1-503-296-2370
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> To Whom it may concern.
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> My name is Dennis Sumlin Holston, president of the Performing Arts division
> of the National Federation of the Blind (PAD, NFB).  We are a volunteer-run
> non-profit and a CD Baby member artist. It has come to our attention that
> the online music store "CDBaby" recently made an upgrade to their website.
> As a result, the previously blind user friendly website became unusable by
> blind customers.  This has caused a major interruption in the day-to-day
> purchasing of CD's from the site.  Blind artists all over the country are
> using CDBaby as an avenue to sell their music.  The Performing Arts
> division's 2007 release of Sound in Sight, a major source of income for our
> projects,  is also being sold through this method.
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> Blind CD Baby customers have written to you about this issue as far back as
> two months ago. I encourage CDBaby to look into and rectify the
> accessibility issues on their site.  If needed, the Performing Arts division
> of the NFB will offer any assistance in this effort.  If there are any
> questions as it relates to this issue, please feel free to contact me.
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> Sincerely:
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> Dennis Sumlin Holston
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> President, Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind.
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> DHolston at nyc.rr.com
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> 212 933-0688
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> ********
> Dennis Sumlin Holston.
> President: Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind.
> (347) 875-7469
> http://www.padnfb.org
> President: Westchester chapter of New York State.
> Artist Recruitment Specialist: The Visionary Media Company
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