[bksvol-discuss] Re: Rethinking A Decision
- From: mswanson@xxxxxxxxxxx
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- Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 21:36:57 -0500 (CDT)
It seems quite clear to me that "going digital" refers to the digital
talking book project, not to Web Braille. With the expense inherent in
braille production and distribution, they'd be crazy to cut back on that
program.
NLS waited too long to adopt at least some digital delivery platforms and
then cranked up the publicity machine so high that they're now painted
into a corner. It's a lot like NASA and the sp0aceprogram. (That
inserted Zero isn't a snide comment, just my bckspace privileges being
suspended again.)
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On Tue, June 5, 2007 16:57, Julie & Miss Mercy, avon representative said:
> Hi, Monica. As one who relies solely on what's available in braille, I
> appreciate your concern. I don't really know what to say, though. I don't
> know if you're worrying over nothing or if it is something we should be
> concerned about, which is why, if I have something to scan, whether it's
> available through NLS or not is of little concern to me. If I have it and
> Bookshare doesn't, I'll scan it, anyway, but I know not everyone is of
> that
> line of thinking and that's OK, too. Anyway, I just wanted to thank you
> for
> your consideration for those of us who can't use talking books or other
> audio forms for reading. Take care.
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> REAL procrastination is watching a hungry bear walk up to you while having
> a
> picnic, and not running because hey, you've got the rest of your life.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 4:23 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Rethinking A Decision
>
>
> Hi, 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
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