Yes, that is why I have signed it. It is more about Braille books and
kids and family board games and such things.
Amro
On 07/01/2019 01:29 pm, Ibrahim Gucukoglu wrote:
Hi.
Has anyone read the petition? It is not so much about selling high tech solutions and invading on others personal commercial thieftoms, but rather making available products that rightly belong in the catalogues of RNIB, family products such as board games, picture cards, adaptive aids so that people like Phillipa who is a young mother with sighted children can engage with their families. Parental activities with children form an important part of any child’s upbringing and there just aren’t enough products in the catalogs of suppliers that promote this kind of interaction. As phillipa states in her petition, she has to purchase products from overseas which can be time consuming not to mention expensive, especially when you consider the implications of Brexit. I suspect that one of the biggest challenges for suppliers of products here is the cost of importation and trying to make a profit on a product which relies on volume sales; it’s a strategy that most suppliers I suspect just can’t afford to take that kind of risk.
All the best, Ibrahim.
*From:*access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *On Behalf Of *Karl
*Sent:* 07 January 2019 11:02
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I’m not trying to be contentious, but do we know that they don’t sell products that consumers want? Actually I agree with Steve in that part of a significant charity like the RNIB’s role should be the promotion of the private sector who rely on sales rather than trying to do everything when they also take donations.
|But maybe I’m wrong.
Karl
*From:*access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Steve Nutt
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I’d rather they didn’t to be honest, as a reseller and specialist in the products we sell, I’d rather the RNIB signposted, and concentrated on services. They end up selling so many products, that they can’t possibly know about all of them, whereas smaller businesses can specialise better in what they do.
All the best
Steve
*From:*access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> *On Behalf Of *John Gurd (Redacted sender "j.gurd" for DMARC)
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I’ve signed it together with over 160 people so far. J
John
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*Subject:* [access-uk] rnib start producing products your consumers actually want to buy
*Importance:* High
thought I would pass on the below change.org petition:
_rnib start producing products your consumers actually want to buy_
https://www.change.org/p/royal-national-institute-of-blind-people-rnib-start-producing-products-your-consumers-actually-want-to-buy <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.change.org%2Fp%2Froyal-national-institute-of-blind-people-rnib-start-producing-products-your-consumers-actually-want-to-buy&data=02%7C01%7C%7C443d66d11b964d945c3f08d6748f9be1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636824557469873084&sdata=JcrTHUJXegH8Je7jWbe4uvf9XAr%2FGENS1eTCm7sSGrU%3D&reserved=0>
Simon
