Well, the books are already put into the computer as part of the braille publication process. . So all they do is upload them to the secure server. Easy as pie. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 2:08 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Rethinking A Decision
I'm no computer whiz, believe me, but I believe that the reason we are able to have Web Braille is that it is based on the way books are published in hard copy and really has nothing to do with the digital issue. I know Judy Dixon could explain all of this to us but I probably wouldn't understand her answer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 1:23 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Rethinking A DecisionHi, everyone. Something has been bugging me over the past few days, and I'd really like some input from you all. After reading a couple of articles about the General Accounting Office suggesting that NLS funding for going digital should be denied, I'm becoming worried about a decision several of us made some time back. As has been discussed here before, many of us do not scan books that are available in WebBraille since that would be a duplication of efforts. We do scan books that are available on cassette only because we have several users with hearing impairments who can't listen to tapes. If funding for going digital is not approved, will that impact existing NLS services? Brf files are digitally prepared, aren't they? If so, should we rethink our decision not to scan books that are on WebBraille? As a person who can hear, I know I can just move to Audible and get commercially available audiobooks. I'm trying hard to be aware of the needs of people who don't have that option. Maybe I'm worrying over nothing here. If I am, a friendly "chill out" message would be appreciated. (smile)"Don't let yesterday use up too much of today!" Will Rogers Monica Willyard, rhyami@xxxxxxxxx Add rhyami to your Skype if you'd like to chat. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.-- No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.9/834 - Release Date: 6/5/2007 2:38 PMTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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