Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT
And Guinevere: Golden Lady Guide Dog
guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs for the Blind
Alumni Association
www.guidedogs.com
The people who burned witches at the stake never for one moment
thought of their act as violence;
rather they thought of it as an act of divinely mandated
righteousness.
The same can be said of most of the violence we humans have ever
committed. -Gil Bailie, author and lecturer (b. 1944)
----- Original Message -----
From: Shelley L. Rhodes
To: Maduffy@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: A Message from AFB
regarding JVIB
As a beginning professional in the field, I do have to agree with
Penny, in what are now the benefits of joining AER? It used to be
discounts on ACVREP ceritification which no longer applies and the
JBIB which again is no longer a benefit. I am already a member of
the American Council of the Blind so advocate through that
organization. What are the benefits of AER?
And oh, one other frustration which is why I debate renewing, I
could never get the RT news in some sort of accessible format, for
the years I was a member.
So I wonder now, what is the benefit?
Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT
And Guinevere: Golden Lady Guide Dog
guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs for the Blind
Alumni Association
www.guidedogs.com
The people who burned witches at the stake never for one moment
thought of their act as violence;
rather they thought of it as an act of divinely mandated
righteousness.
The same can be said of most of the violence we humans have ever
committed. -Gil Bailie, author and lecturer (b. 1944)
----- Original Message -----
From: Maduffy@xxxxxxx
To: penny.reeder@xxxxxxxxx ; visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 3:08 PM
Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: A Message from AFB regarding JVIB
Hi Penny:
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. In terms of the fee structure,
here is the statement from AFB.:
"Effective immediately, AFB Press will offer all professionals a
new $25 individual subscription fee for online access to the
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB) and $65 for a
combined print and online subscription."
It's my interpretation that everyone will pay $25 for online access
if deciding to subscribe. People who want a print version, in
addition to the online version, would pay an extra $40.
Maureen
In a message dated 4/29/2009 2:56:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
penny.reeder@xxxxxxxxx writes:
I have been mulling over the various announcements on this topic
and finally cannot contain myself any longer.
First, let me say that although I have been a member of AER from
time to time over the years since I have been involved as a
professional, and a consumer, in the blindness field, I am not
currently a member. When I worked for the state, the state I
worked for would not cover my membership in AER and their salary
was so minimal, I felt that I could not afford the cost of
membership. I have been meaning to join since I believe my current
employer will cover the cost of member,ship, but now I am not going
to bother, because, really, what tangible benefit of membership
would there be for me? I have always felt that the most useful and
tangible membership benefit was my access to JVIB, which is the
premier professional journal in the field. If I cannot rely on AER
to provide my accessible subscription to JVIB, then why should I join?
Now for AFB's decision to charge me for online access to the
journal, as usual, AFB does not understand the concept of equal
access! Why should I have to pay more for accessing JVIB online
than a print subscriber would pay for a print subscription to
JVIB? If I am misunderstanding this fee structure, please
enlighten me, but if I am not, and AFB is charging a separate
(unequal) fee for online subscribers to JVIB, then they are not
understanding one of the key concepts for which they profess to
advocate!
In addition, I want to poit out that it is much cheaper to
distribute a publication online than it would be to pay for
printing, brailling, or even making available on cd and mailing.
An online subscription should be *cheaper than a print or braille
or other-than-online format subscription!
Thank you for allowing me to express my opinions, and if I am
misinterpreting either of these recent announcements, I hope that
someone will help me to "see the light."
Penny Reeder
At 12:54 PM 4/29/2009, Maduffy@xxxxxxx wrote:
Hello Listers:
As a VRT and as an Associate Editor of JVIB, I'd like to share
this information with you, as a follow-up to the recent
announcement by the AER Board of Directors to suspend the online
JVIB subscription as an AER member benefit. To follow this
discussion and to share any feedback you might have, I suggest you
post your comments to the AER Listserv, where they will reach the
appropriate audience.
An Important Message from the American Foundation for the Blind:
Effective immediately, AFB Press will offer all professionals a
new $25 individual subscription fee for online access to the
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB) and $65 for a
combined print and online subscription. To allow for a new
subscription process to be put in place following the AER decision
to terminate JVIB as a member benefit, AFB Press will provide
continuous access to JVIB during the months of April and May to
our readership. Readers can log on using the generic "AER, AER"
user name and password.
During the month of May, JVIB's readership will be invited to join
the JVIB community by contacting AFB Press directly and taking
advantage of the new, reduced subscription rates for individual
subscribers. At that time, AFB Press will provide additional
information about how readers can formally sign up for their new
subscriptions. In the meantime, please contact afbpress@xxxxxxx
with any questions you might have.
AER members who have print add-on subscriptions to the journal
will be receiving their April print issue in the mail. Questions
about your AER membership or the JVIB add-on print subscription
arranged by AER should be addressed to the AER office directly.
Thank you for your support of JVIB, and we look forward to
continuing our relationship with you, our valued readers.
The Editors
and
AFB Press
Maureen A. Duffy, CVRT
Editorial Director
AWARE (Associates for World Action in Rehabilitation & Education)
Phone: 914-528-5120
E-mail: maureen.duffy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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