My mother and father when I am at home, will read the comics to me, or if they find a particularly fantastic comic, will mail me the text of it with a description. I always loved that about my mom and dad and that they would look for the good ones for me. Kind of miss that now I am in Boston. Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com More than Any other time, When i hold a beloved book in my hand, my limitations fall from me, my spirit is free. - Helen Keller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Roderick" <rickrod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 12:10 AM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Lovely response from an author of a graphic novel Cindy, Here is a related topic. Those of us who are congenitally blind have never had access to comic books. My parents didn't encourage them, but I would sometimes hear them read to me at a camp I attended during childhood. In the same way, political cartoons and newspaper comics can't be reproduced, though a few radio reading services read them. I have always wanted to hear Dilbert, for example. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1348 - Release Date: 3/28/2008 10:58 AM To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.