[bksvol-discuss] Copyright Owners Fight Plan to Release E-Books for the Blind
- From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:44:50 -0500
This is it, gang. This is the conference that holds Bookshare's hopes for a
fully international service in its hands. You can read about the details
here:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/12/blind_block/
It's time to pray, push politicians, speak out publicly, blog, tweet, share
with your neighbors, and/or contact your local chapter of the consumer
organizations to which you belong. If the publishers, MPAA, and Chamber of
Commerce skew the vote against this policy, millions of disabled people will
continue to stay in the dark, with no access to books.
Yes, Bookshare will still exist, and yes, Americans are still going to be
able to access books. People from other countries aren't so lucky. They have
to scrounge for what they can find, often living in poverty for lack of
education and access to basic medical and legal information.
We were just like them 60 years ago, only able to read when people would
read to us. Even with the NLS, I had to beg for books and struggle with lack
of information as a student 20 years ago. If we don't speak out and do
something, even if it's a little something, to help our disabled neighbors,
we leave them in the dark while we enjoy the light.
The quotes from publishers in this article have stung me, actually stunned
me, by their complete arrogance and lack of awareness. They might as well be
saying, "Let them eat cake!"
Monica Willyard
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