Me, too, Jill. Next to Bookshare, Web Braille is my favorite way to obtain
accessible material. It makes me sad to think that the service may have
been permanently discontinued. Hopefully, this is not the case, and we will
be able to download Braille books soon. Meanwhile, the director for the
Nashville Library For The Blind made a plea at a local NFB conference where
I recently sang for Braille readers to take advantage of hardcopy titles.
Perhaps this would be a good time for me to break down and read an actual
hard-bound book with no technology involved. <Smile> Take care!
Jana
Thanks for sharing so we all don't have to bother Judy Dixon. Let's all think positively as I can't even begin to imagine now how I would do without web braille. I consider it the greatest advent in NLS service since the beginning of the program itself.
----- Original Message ----- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: O.T. Fw: Web Braille
I wrote to Judith Dixon about Web Braille and here is her reply.
Sue S.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith M. Dixon" <jdix@xxxxxxx> To: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:03 AM Subject: RE: Web Braille
Hello,
Web-Braille has been removed from public access temporarily. We apologize
for the inconvenience that the removal of Web-Braille has caused. At this
time, it is not known how long Web-Braille will be unavailable but we have
every hope that the curtailment of the service will be short-lived. We
are making every effort to resume this service as soon as possible.
In the interim, all NLS-produced books and magazines are available in hardcopy braille from your braille-lending library. If the status of Web-Braille changes, information will be posted on the main Web-Braille page.
All the best, Judy Dixon
************************************************************ * Judith M. Dixon jdix@xxxxxxx * * Consumer Relations Officer (202) 707-0722 * * National Library Service (202) 707-0712 fax * * for the Blind and * * Physically Handicapped * * Library of Congress * * Washington, DC 20542 * ************************************************************
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