What we need to be told is this: Reasons for the changes What is wrong with the present set-up? An assurance that no customer will end up unable to use The service with their present equipment and software. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of john gallagher Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 12:42 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: the new newspapers site from r n i b hi there it is all to do with cut backs and saving money. and as i said in my first post where is the access for blind people. thank god for the iphone and the ability to read newspapers on it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ari Damoulakis <aridamoulakis@xxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, 1 April 2014 11.23 am Subject: [access-uk] Re: the new newspapers site from r n i b > > > I totally agree with you Jackie, its the most stupid thing. My first > worry is of course, not being in the UK, I hope RNIB will still allow > us international people to subscribe. But I think its crap what > they've done for a few reasons: > 1. The new web address doesn't really mean anything, its longer and > more complicated. > 2. They aren't going to be sending out on emails anymore, I think > that's just an excuse not to have kept the email system going. Are we > now to be expected to go and look ever so often to check if there are > new publications? > 3. Once you do actually log in, you have to go through millions of > links just to get to the file of the paper you want anyway. > And New Scientist and Nature aren't available anymore apparrently. Its > like they've gone backwards, not forwards! > > On 4/1/14, Jackie Brown <thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I don't quite understand why the newspaper service needed changing. We > > have > > used the download service for a long time, and find it perfectly > > accessible. > > Why change what isn't broken? Could someone please explain? > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Jackie Brown > > Twitter: @thebrownsplace > > Skype: Thejackmate > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > John Gallagher > > Sent: 31 March 2014 18.25 > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [access-uk] the new newspapers site from r n i b > > > > Hi all > > I cannot access the new rnib newspapers site on my sense product > > wonder if anyone is having the same problem. > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** unsubscribe > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > ** immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** unsubscribe > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > ** immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq