[access-uk] Re: RNIB talking books
- From: "Justin R" <mypc128@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 14:20:37 +0100
Hi Ray, totally agree with all you've said there. i can't make much in the
way of comments here as, I was very late to the RNIB talking book service,
not knowing such a thing existed until autumn 2002. So, you can guess that
I'm on the digital system by default anyway. i'd have loved to have been
apart of the service years ago. i would have known aobut these chunky
cassette things that I here aobut.
It seems clear to me that as the talking book service is being shifted over
to digital system still that the RNIB really do need to focus their full
energies of getting the system up to speed so, all past books are available
on daisy. i think the RNIB started the switch in 2000, did they?
Like Ray, i can get by on reading print if needs be, however, it's not
really an easy task and I spend a lot of my time having to go over
sentences twice, three times on the occasion as I miss out words, trip over
words etc. So, i do like the talking book service and get a lot out of it.
So, the RNIB don't wanna let that service go by the wayside as, they've
essentially got a great service in talking books.
I've just got a load to read now, a least two books on 4 CD's altogehter.
<smile>
Justin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 8:38 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB talking books
> Hi Andrew and all.
>
> Did not know you excluded yourself automatically from analogue service by
> going digital, but I reluctantly agree that it would be an admin mess to
do
> otherwise.
>
> I only hope that with all the public closures RNIB have implemented
recently
> that the cash will be freed up to spend more money where it can count.
> Talking books would, to me , be an obvious candidate. Increasing what's
> available, allowing people to compile a proper reading list, would be the
> improvements I'd like to see.
>
> I'd add that the reason I took up the service on the intro of DAISY was
that
> I could not abide the old system with its inflexibility. I am though in
the
> fortunate position of being able, to a limited degree, use print; I also
> have a more than tolerable cassette tape service via the Central public
> library here.
>
> I'll end by repeating that I believe RNIB should prioritize and focus on a
> narrower range of services and not try to be all things to all blind
people,
> including running hotels.
>
> Cheers for now.
>
> Ray.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:42 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB talking books
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Purely on an administrative point this is a nightmare. You have to send
> out two players and support these, there are differing charges for both
> playersservices, then how many books should you receive for each format?
> If you changed to the digital format one of the clauses was that you
> could not order books from the analog format, originally a lot of people
> stayed with the old format due to the fact that there were very limited
> books available in April 2002.
>
> Andrew.=20
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of yusuf
> > Sent: 24 June 2004 16:37
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] RNIB talking books
> >=20
> > Hi all, I am pritty cross at the moment and was wandering if=20
> > anyone could
> > offer me some advice. There are a couple of books that I=20
> > would really like
> > to get a hold of from the RNiB Talking Books Library. But you=20
> > guessed it
> > they are in the old format.
> >=20
> > I am told by the RNiB that they won't send out any books in=20
> > the old format
> > and theres no time frame for putting these books in to the new digital
> > format.
> >=20
> > Ok I am not unreasonable I can understand that putting all=20
> > the books in to
> > the new format is going to take some time. But I don't see=20
> > why I can't order
> > these books in the old format. I'm sure the RNiB haven't=20
> > gotten rid of all
> > the old players and what's the point of having the old books=20
> > just sitting on
> > shelves somewhere waiting to be transfered.
> >=20
> > Who can I complain to at the rNiB that might actually be able to do
> > something about this?
> >=20
> > And why can't someone still order the old format books if=20
> > they want to?
> >=20
> > Yusuf Osman. Owner of the trekker email list. To subscribe=20
> > send a blank
> > email to
> >=20
> > trekker-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >=20
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