[nabs-l] Fwd: URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help

Kaiti Shelton crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com
Mon May 27 23:28:28 UTC 2013


They're both important.  The one on the NFB site is a collective ACB
and NFB effort so that when they go to bat they can say they have X
thousand amount of people in support of the cause.  The one on the
Whitehouse site will require that the congressional leaders close to
Obama and Obama himself look at the issue, but we need 100,000
signatures in order for that to happen.  They're both important and
will eventually go to the same place, but getting the direct attention
of the Whitehouse will only strengthen the NFB and ACB's efforts.

On 5/27/13, Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure but I think both petitions will still go to the same place.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 27, 2013, at 6:08 PM, Miso Kwak <kwakmiso at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> This is for making president Obama be aware of the issue.
>> I signed both so both blind community and White House community can have
>> my signature.
>> Miso
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Anna Givens <annajee82 at gmail.com>
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Mon, May 27, 2013 3:05 pm
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help
>>
>> How is this different than the petition on nfb.org site?
>>
>> Anna
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 27, 2013, at 12:46 PM, "melissa Green" <lissa1531 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I discovered that you have to create an account to sign the petition.
>>> You must know that there is a captcha that has to be solved in order
>> to
>>> create an account.
>>> *frustrated sigh*
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Melissa and Pj
>>> "Forever is composed of nows." -Emily Dickinson
>>> facebook Melissa R Green
>>> Linkedin www.linkedin.com/in/melissagreen5674
>>> skype: lissa5674
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Kathryn Webster" <kathrynwebster at me.com>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:56 PM
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Fwd: URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help
>>>
>>>
>>> Please create an account and sign this petition to help us! It only
>> takes
>>> two minutes and its focus is us :) thank you.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>>> From: Bookshare <Bookshare at mail.vresp.com>
>>>> Date: May 24, 2013, 8:05:59 PM EDT
>>>> To: kathrynwebster at me.com
>>>> Subject: URGENT: Bookshare Needs Your Help
>>>> Reply-To: Bookshare
>> <reply-39440e0084-03452cca07-8269 at u.cts.vresp.com>
>>>>
>>>> Dear Bookshare Supporter,
>>>>
>>>> It’s not typical for us to send you an email like this, but we felt
>> this
>>>> situation was so important it was necessary.
>>>>
>>>> You may already be aware, but for years negotiations have been
>> moving
>>>> forward on what many have come to call the "Treaty for the Blind."
>> The
>>>> goal of the international treaty is to make it possible for people
>> who are
>>>> blind, or have other print disabilities such as dyslexia, to get
>> access to
>>>> the books they need for education, employment and inclusion in
>> society—no
>>>> matter where they live. It's something we already do, with great
>> success,
>>>> in the United States through Bookshare.
>>>>
>>>> However, private interests are trying to alter the treaty in such a
>> way
>>>> that it would become useless—even harmful. For example, they’re
>> trying to
>>>> get language adopted that basically says: “if you can buy it, you
>> can’t
>>>> borrow it.” This is not only an attack on people around the world
>> with
>>>> print disabilities—it’s also an attack on libraries, like Bookshare,
>> and
>>>> could have a drastic effect on the number of books you have access
>> to.
>>>>
>>>> Our biggest worry is this becoming a treaty that could stop
>> Bookshare from
>>>> serving our users in the United States the way we do today.  We need
>> our
>>>> government negotiating for a treaty that supports a library like
>>>> Bookshare.
>>>>
>>>> That’s why we’re working with a coalition of disability and library
>>>> groups, including the National Federation of the Blind and the
>> American
>>>> Council of the Blind, to fight back against the proposed changes by
>> these
>>>> private interests. We’ll do everything we can to secure a treaty
>> that both
>>>> protects the access we have now and that will benefit people with
>> print
>>>> disabilities around the world—but we need your help.
>>>>
>>>> We’re asking you to take a moment to sign a petition on the White
>> House’s
>>>> website that urges the President to step up his support:
>>>> http://ow.ly/lkJVs. If we can get to 100,000 signatures, the White
>> House
>>>> is required to respond to the petition and will, hopefully, take
>> positive
>>>> action. With your help we know we can reach that number.  We also
>>>> recommend the petition at the National Federation of the Blind’s
>> site,
>>>> which is particularly accessible.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your time and support. Together, we believe that our
>>>> collective voice can make a real impact.
>>>>
>>>> If you’re interested in more background on the treaty, here are some
>>>> articles and resources you can review:
>>>> Huffington Post piece by Jim on how the treaty is being poisoned by
>>>> private interests:
>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-fruchterman/poisoning-the-treaty-for-_b_3225181.html
>>>> WIRED Magazine article that gives some recent updates on the treaty:
>>>> http://ow.ly/lfP15
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Jim Fruchterman & Betsy Beaumon, Bookshare
>>>>
>>>> P.S. Please post the link to the White House petition on your social
>> media
>>>> to help spread the word and get your friends involved! Again, here
>> is the
>>>> link: http://ow.ly/lkJVs.
>>>>
>>>> Note: this advocacy effort by Benetech, the nonprofit organization
>> that
>>>> operates Bookshare, has not been supported or endorsed by Bookshare
>>>> funders, including the U.S. Department of Education.
>>>>
>>>>
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