[visionrehabtherapist] Fw: Re: A Message from AFB regarding JVIB
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:34:17 -0400
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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www.visionaware.org
"Self-Help for Vision Loss"
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