[bksvol-discuss] Re: Copyright and Mr Jim and Ms Lisa go to Washington
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:27:12 -0800 (PST)
Thanks for writing, Jim. What an interesting trip you
had and what an impression you two must have made on
the powers that be. Congratulations--and have a
wonderful Thanksgiving week.
G. Cindy
--- Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I always skim the subjects in the digest of the
> list, and when there is
> a subject like "Copyright," I make sure to read the
> entire thread.
>
> I just wanted to explicitly say thank you to our
> volunteer community for
> approaching issues like this with intelligence and
> care. I am proud
> about what this community has accomplished, and am
> looking forward to
> more great work as we expand Bookshare.org to serve
> tens and hundreds of
> thousands of people.
>
> Lisa Friendly and I just spent the week in
> Washington, DC, meeting with
> the Department of Education, many disability
> professionals at the NCTI
> conference, lobbyists, Capitol Hill staff, the
> Association of American
> Publishers, the NFB and our new partners on the
> Pacific island of Guam.
> Right now I'm on the plane back to San Francisco.
> It was a very
> successful week.
>
> We are relatively new to Washington: it's been ten
> years since I last
> played a significant role in DC, as one of the main
> authors of the
> Section 508 federal advisory committee report. The
> huge award we
> received from the Department of Education has really
> shaken things up in
> the special education field in DC, because we're
> simply not known in the
> halls of power. It's an incredible opportunity to
> revolutionize access
> to print for people with disabilities. And, knowing
> the quality and
> commitment of our staff-and-volunteer team, I'm sure
> we're going to
> deliver!
>
> Thank you for helping make this possible.
>
> Jim
>
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