[rehab] National Federation of the Blind Applauds Partnership Between K-NFB Reading Technology and Baker & Taylor

Thu Oct 15 22:39:58 UTC 2009

Greetings sir.

Simple  answer. Because I pay taxes, and the NFB gets money from the federal
government which in turn are collected from my taxes, which then pays for
the NFB's doings, which then comes to this email list.

Is how I find myself to be on this list.

And oh yeh, its better than being on an ACB list isn't it?

Gabe Vega
CEO
The BlindTechs Network
A Devision of Commtech LLC
2942 N 24th Street
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Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone (623) 565-9357
Fax (206) 338-2361

-----Original Message-----
From: rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Leslie Fairall
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:16 PM
To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List
Subject: Re: [rehab] National Federation of the Blind Applauds Partnership
Between K-NFB Reading Technology and Baker & Taylor

With all due respect sir:

If you really don't like the NFB, why are you on one of their lists?

On Wed, 14 Oct 2009, The BlindTechs Network wrote:

> Who writes these Smoke up your butt worded articles. I mean, damn! The NFB
> loves to just tute their own horn don't they. Why not just let actions
speak
> instead of trying to shove it down everyone's throat.
>
> Case and point, you don't have 50,000 documented members because if you do
> and have had it since about the 60's one would wonder why membership
hasn't
> grown.
>
> And secondly how much do you all want to bet this e-reading technology
will
> be out of the reach from the 70% of the blind unemployed. Financial who is
> going to get the tech down to the low income folks? Or is that what VR is
> for?
> Hell the NFB has been out for years and unless you work for the nab or its
> vendors, or make at least 40,000 dollars no one can seriously afford this
> stuff.
>
> And on top of that how many of the 70% of low income blind have the nfb
> reader? And how many has the nfb donated to these low income no job having
> members? Not gave them as prices, I mean donate.
>
>
> Gabe Vega
> CEO
> The BlindTechs Network
> A Devision of Commtech LLC
> 2942 N 24th Street
> Suite 114
> Phoenix, AZ 85016
> Phone (623) 565-9357
> Fax (206) 338-2361
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Freeh,Jessica (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 6:14 PM
> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [rehab] National Federation of the Blind Applauds Partnership
> Between K-NFB Reading Technology and Baker & Taylor
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
>
>
> CONTACT:
>
> Chris Danielsen
>
> Director of Public Relations
>
> National Federation of the Blind
>
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
>
> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
>
> <mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org
>
>
>
>
>
> National Federation of the Blind Applauds Partnership
> Between K-NFB Reading Technology and Baker & Taylor
>
>
>
> Historic Partnership Will Make Millions of Books
>  Available for Purchase by the Blind
>
>
>
> Baltimore, Maryland (October 14, 2009): The National Federation of
> the Blind, the nation's leading advocate for access to information by
> the blind, today applauds the historic partnership between K-NFB
> Reading Technology, Inc., the world-renowned pioneer in reading
> technologies, and Baker & Taylor, Inc., the world's largest
> distributor of physical and digital books and entertainment
> products.  This five-year partnership will use K-NFB Reading
> Technology's soon-to-be-released electronic book reader to deliver
> the highest-quality digital book content to tens of millions of
> readers worldwide and harness Baker & Taylor's market leadership and
> relationships with 44,000 publishers and major book retailers in more
> than 120 countries.
>
>
>
> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
> said: "We are thrilled that Baker & Taylor has joined forces with
> K-NFB Reading Technology.  This partnership, using pioneering e-book
> technology, will provide blind and other print-disabled people
> heretofore unprecedented access to the printed word.  Until now, the
> traditional consumer book market has been largely closed to the
> blind, leaving us with limited access to information.  Blind students
> are often left behind in coursework, unable to obtain books at the
> same time as their sighted peers.  With this groundbreaking new
> partnership, for the first time in history, commercial access to
> millions of books is about to become a reality for all blind people."
>
>
>
> Ray Kurzweil, CEO of K-NFB Reading Technology, said: "This dynamic
> partnership will further my work of more than three decades with the
> National Federation of the Blind to make the printed word easily
> accessible to the blind.  With our growing repository of e-content,
> Baker & Taylor's market leadership, and our innovative book
> technology, blind people will have millions of books literally at
> their fingertips.  We expect this collaboration to revolutionize
> communication of knowledge throughout the world."
>
>
>
> Under the broad partnership with Baker & Taylor, K-NFB Reading
> Technology's new e-reader with cutting-edge 3-D technology will
> present content in formats accessible to the blind and others with
> diverse reading needs, and will operate seamlessly on a variety of
> electronic devices, including personal computers, smart phones, and
> cell phones.
>
>
>
> K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc., is a joint venture between Kurzweil
> Technologies, Inc., an innovator and pioneer in reading technologies
> and the creator of the first print-to-speech reading machine for the
> blind, and the National Federation of the Blind, the largest, most
> influential membership organization of blind people in the United States.
>
>
>
>
>
> ###
>
>
>
>
>
> About the National Federation of the Blind
>
>
>
> With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind
> is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind
> people in the United States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives
> through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs
> encouraging independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading
> force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's
> blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the
> Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in
> the United States for the blind led by the blind.
>
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