[stylist] Improved Access to Digital Download Booksfor Blind and Low Vision U.S. Citizens

Fri May 29 02:19:38 UTC 2009

Robert, Thanks for such a detailed response. I used the information to ask 
for access to bard, I've been behind on this.
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Updated May 9, 2009
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Improved Access to Digital Download Booksfor Blind 
and Low Vision U.S. Citizens

> Judith, someone asked you a pretty important question and I sort of did 
> to-
> and that is have you gone through the request to subscribe/get digital 
> books
> from NLS? Then if you have, they provide you with the user ID and the
> passward. And if you have, there would not now be your confusion.
>
> In fact, below is a copy of the email I received back when I joined, 
> during
> the test phase of the program. So the message you would get now would be
> different-
>
>
> To: newmanrl at cox.net
> Subject: Your password for the NLS download web site has been set
> From: NLS
>
> Dear Robert ,
>
> Welcome to the NLS Download Service Pilot, a pilot test of downloadable
> books and magazines from NLS.
>
> We have created your user ID and an initial password for your use on the 
> NLS
> Download Pilot web site.
>
> Your user ID is your email address, which is:
>
> newmanrl at cox.net
>
> Your password is:
>
> Xonnac:7
>
> The password has eight characters. The first character is capitalized.
> The next five are lower case letters. The seventh character is a special
> character, and the eighth character is a number.
>
> This is a one-time use password. You will be required to choose a new
> password when you first login.
>
> The address for the Download Pilot site is:
>
> https://www.nlstalkingbooks.org/dtb/DownloadPilot.html
>
> All of the rules and instructions for participation are explained in the
> document "Instructions to Participants" on the web site.  You are strongly
> encouraged to read this document from beginning to end before logging in.
>
> The instructions can be found at:
>
> https://www.nlstalkingbooks.org/dtb/instructions.html
>
> Once you have navigated to the web site, you'll be asked for your user ID
> and password.  Screen reader users need not enter either Forms Mode or
> Browse Mode (MSAA Mode) to log in.
>
> The first time you log in, you will be required to choose a new password.
> You will also be given the opportunity to set a secret question and answer
> that can be used later to recover a lost or forgotten password.
>
> Remember, you may not share your user ID and password with anybody!
>
> We look forward to your participation and feedback.
>
>
>
> Info: This is message #0003 sent to newmanrl at cox.net by the NLS Download
> Pilot web site.
>
> m2-
>
>
>
> Robert Leslie Newman
> Email- newmanrl at cox.net
> THOUGHT PROVOKER Website-
> Http://www.thoughtprovoker.info
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Judith Bron
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:52 AM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Improved Access to Digital Download Books for Blind
> and Low Vision U.S. Citizens
>
> Thanks.  Do they want 8 characters?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Improved Access to Digital Download Books for Blind
> and Low Vision U.S. Citizens
>
>
>> Judith What password did you give them when you signed up? Or, is this
>> what you are doing? If you are just now trying to get set up, here is
>> a sample of my password (not the real one but one that is similar- It
>> is 8 digits long, the first letter is capitalized and the last digit
>> is a number- Fulfill2
>>
>>
>>
>> Robert Leslie Newman
>> Email- newmanrl at cox.net
>> THOUGHT PROVOKER Website-
>> Http://www.thoughtprovoker.info
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Judith Bron
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 7:47 AM
>> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Improved Access to Digital Download Books for
>> Blind and Low Vision U.S. Citizens
>>
>> For two days I've tried to enter this site.  They are not accepting my
>> password.  My first one hasd six letters.  I thought that might be too
>> much and tried four letters.  No go.  Just now I tried four numbers.
>> Rejected again.  What do they want from me to get into the site?
>> Judith
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:41 AM
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Improved Access to Digital Download Books for
>> Blind and Low Vision U.S. Citizens
>>
>>
>>> the site for NLS downloadable books is:
>>>
>>> https://nlsbard.loc.gov
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> At 09:07 PM 5/25/2009, you wrote:
>>>>Lori, Is there a site anyone can access for talking books?  If there
>>>>is such a site, can you give the address?  Thanks, Judith
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: <LoriStay at aol.com>
>>>>To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>>Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 8:35 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [stylist] Improved Access to Digital Download Books for
>>>>Blind and Low Vision U.S. Citizens
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>FYI
>>>>>In a message dated 5/25/09 4:48:28 PM, nicolas.lagace at humanware.com
>>>>>writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>IMPROVED ACCESS TO DIGITAL DOWNLOAD BOOKS FOR BLIND AND LOW VISION 
>>>>>>U.S.
>>>>>>CITIZENS
>>>>>>
>>>>>>[This announcement is displayed in text only for accessibility with
>>>>>>Braille Notetakers. A web version is available at:
>>>>>>http://www.humanware.com/en-usa/about_us/press_releases/2009_press_
>>>>>>r eleases/improved_access_to_digital_dow
>>>>>>nload_books]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Longueuil, May 25, 2009
>>>>>>
>>>>>>On April 30, the National Library for the Blind and Physically
>>>>>>Handicapped (NLS), a division of the Library of Congress in the
>>>>>>United States, entered the first phase of its transition to a
>>>>>>digital playback system, as well as releasing an upgraded version
>>>>>>of its pilot download website. Beginning with the testing of 5,000
>>>>>>digital players by NLS patrons in their homes, NLS is preparing to
>>>>>>launch full-scale production and distribution of 26,000 machines
>>>>>>per month this year, ensuring continued access to reading materials
>>>>>>for more than 500,000 registered users.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>New to the NLS program is a state of the art online component,
>>>>>>called the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) site. This new
>>>>>>site for blind and physically handicapped patrons of NLS now
>>>>>>provides better than ever access to digital audiobooks and
>>>>>>magazines. The BARD digital books and magazines are in the
>>>>>>ANSI/NISO
>>>>>>Z39.86 2002 format, the specification for navigable digital talking
>>>>>>books. Readers may press buttons on the NLS digital talking-book
>>>>>>player and compatible players to jump from chapter to chapter,
>>>>>>section to section or page to page. This ability to quickly
>>>>>>navigate the book structure, combined with the high-quality human
>>>>>>recording, make the new digital NLS download books one of the most
>>>>>>significant advancements in the provision of talking books for
>>>>>>blind and low vision people.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"The high quality navigable digital books from the new NLS BARD
>>>>>>service represent a major advancement in access to books,
>>>>>>magazines, and electronic braille for Americans who are unable to
>>>>>>read print due to blindness, low vision, or physical disability",
>>>>>>says Gilles Pepin, CEO of HumanWare.
>>>>>>"With
>>>>>>BARD, NLS brings its library into the home of its patrons. Not only
>>>>>>do NLS patrons now have access to thousands of digital books but
>>>>>>they can find their book of interest and download it in minutes
>>>>>>independently and from the comfort of their home computer."
>>>>>>
>>>>>>HumanWare manufactures the popular Victor Reader Stream, a DAISY
>>>>>>NISO compatible digital talking-book player designed in
>>>>>>collaboration with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB),
>>>>>>which several thousand NLS patrons already use to play the new
>>>>>>digital NISO books. The NLS digital books on the BARD site are
>>>>>>protected by encryption and compatible digital book players must be
>>>>>>authorized by NLS for eligible patrons to play the books.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The ability to press buttons on the Victor Reader Stream to easily
>>>>>>jump between chapters, pages, or magazine articles, like the NLS
>>>>>>digital talking-book player, provides a rich audiobook reading
>>>>>>experience never before experienced by audiocassette readers. For
>>>>>>reference books such as cookery books the user can even enter a
>>>>>>page number from the table of contents on the Stream
>>>>>>telephone-style number pad and the playback will move immediately
>>>>>>to that page. With the NLS player, Victor Reader Stream, and the
>>>>>>NLS BARD books, users now have immediate access to thousands of
>>>>>>books and can navigate them just like they would navigate the
>>>>>>equivalent print book's structure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The new BARD download audiobook and magazine service is available
>>>>>>free of charge to eligible blind and physically handicapped
>>>>>>individuals in the U.S.
>>>>>>and to citizens living abroad, who have access to a computer and
>>>>>>high-speed Internet connection, and who have a free NLS digital
>>>>>>talking-book player or own an authorized compatible digital
>>>>>>talking-book player such as HumanWare's Victor Reader Stream. To
>>>>>>learn more about the new BARD service visit
>>>>>>https://nlsbard.loc.gov/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>About HumanWare
>>>>>>
>>>>>>HumanWare is the global leader in assistive technologies for
>>>>>>vision, including products for the blind and visually impaired.
>>>>>>HumanWare's products include BrailleNote, the leading productivity
>>>>>>device for blind people in education, in business and in their
>>>>>>personal lives; the Victor Reader product line, the world's leading
>>>>>>digital talking book players; and myReader2, the new version of
>>>>>>HumanWare's unique "auto-reader" for people with low vision.
>>>>>>For more information visit www.humanware.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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