Hi Julie, My disability was approved on March 20 or somewhere around in there. I've downloaded lots of stuff and love it. Stacey and GEB dog Amigo > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Julie Morales" <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 16:05:00 -0700 >Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Still awaiting approval of disability >Hi, Stacey. I hope you've been made an official member by now. It's >interesting, because when I joined, it took me less than a week if I >remember right, but maybe I was just lucky. I did see where it could take a >few weeks, so I was really surprised when it didn't take mine that long to >go through. Do they send the request to any given library or to the national >office? If they send it to your regional library based on where you live, >maybe that's why it might be different for different people. Take care. >Julie Morales >"This book (the Bible) will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from this >book." D.L. Moody >"To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has >forgiven the inexcusable in you." C.S. Lewis >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx >To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:05 PM >Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Still awaiting approval of disability >Hey Stacey, > Yes verifying through NLS can take a while. The website says within two >weeks. Mine took just over three. I truly was displeased with the wait. It >took multiple inquiries via email to even be told it can take longer than >two weeks... I would probably have done the other method had I known it >would take longer than two weeks... > I think that if it is going to take longer the site should be corrected >so that so many people aren't annoyed. >But I'm definately happy with it now and enjoy volunteering just as much... >Jake >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Stacey Robinson" <stacey.robinson1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: "bookshare Discussion list" <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 5:17 PM >Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Still awaiting approval of disability >> Hi all, >> I'm still awaiting my disability approval to go through. I filled out the >part for using nls as approval. I did all of this on the last Friday in >February. I still haven't heard anything about wether I'm approved or not. >I emaile Merissa about validating books as I had some quesitons. I haven't >heard back from her; however, when I logged in to look at the my account >page it took me to the volunteer home page. It still says my appoval of >disability is pending. How long does this usually take? I know requests >don't go to nls until Wednesday I figure mine would have gone to them last >week. I'm just eager to be able to dowload copyrighted books. >> Sorry for all of the questions. >> Stacey >> Ps. Thanks for reading. >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 3/9/2005