[nabs-l] bard web site

[Kirt]

Ignasi,
That is, at the very least, debatable… but probably beyond the scope of this list.

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> On Oct 1, 2013, at 8:09 PM, "I. C. Bray" <i.c.bray at win.net> wrote:
> 
> You would not have a braille / audio book collection if not for the federal 
> government.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
> To: <jsoro620 at gmail.com>; "National Association of Blind Students mailing 
> list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 9:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] bard web site
> 
> 
> : Good evening,
> :
> :    Paying a subscription to protect our accessible book collections from
> : governmental boondoggling is okay in my book. Bring it on!
> :
> : Peter Donahue
> :
> : ----- Original Message ----- 
> : From: "Joe" <jsoro620 at gmail.com>
> : To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
> : <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> : Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 7:16 PM
> : Subject: Re: [nabs-l] bard web site
> :
> :
> : I'm all for making government much smaller, but privatizing the NLS arm of
> : the LOC is probably not the best case scenario. People would have to pay,
> : not an issue for gainfully employed people but certainly a problem for the
> : 70% unemployed folks already on a low income. Me, I'm really not sure why
> : the BARD site is down. Skeleton crews consist of at least a few IT staff,
> : and it seems odd there is not a single person who can keep an eye on the
> : servers. Then again, the government is dumb enough to try to rope off
> : national monuments here in DC that can easily be accessed outside. Red,
> : blue, they're all a little cray cray.
> :
> : Joe
> :
> : -----Original Message-----
> : From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter Donahue
> : Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 7:29 PM
> : To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> : Subject: Re: [nabs-l] bard web site
> :
> : Good evening everyone,
> :
> :    Perhaps it's time to privatize the NLS making it immune to government
> : shutdowns in the future. Bookshare.org and BLIO are our shining stars 
> during
> : this time so we need not be without books to read.
> :
> : Peter Donahue
> :
> :
> : ----- Original Message -----
> : From: "Kirt" <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com>
> : To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> : <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> : Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 5:48 PM
> : Subject: Re: [nabs-l] bard web site
> :
> :
> : That entirely depends on when Congress decides to get it's act together. 
> Ask
> :
> : your representative. :-)
> :
> : Sent from my iPhone
> :
> : > On Oct 1, 2013, at 4:45 PM, "justin williams" 
> <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
> :
> : > wrote:
> : >
> : > Do we know when the bard site will be up again?
> : >
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