[bksvol-discuss] Re: calling right back
- From: "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:48:32 -0500
Hi Madeleine,
I had to sign off while you were gone. Thanks for having the call.
It seems to me that the images could be handled by doing what Ann said: On
the page where people can submit a proof, check out or reject, add a link to
"Submit for Image Proofing." That would involve a new page for picking up
those books, but in the long run, it would make more books available to
volunteers for proofing.
If Bookshare determines my capability to scan or proof a book based on
blindness, I think you perceive limitations that are not necessarily there.
Volunteers need more say in what we are willing to do. I cannot do justice
to images as a totally blind person, but I am a scientist, so I know many of
the big words and can handle most things. I'd be glad to proof science
books for content, then pass them off to someone else for image
descriptions. Blind people come in all sizes and shapes, and along a
spectrum of knowledge and abilities, and it seems to me you could use some
help with preparing textbooks that you don't ask for because it's been
determined that we can't do those.
Anyway, just a thought. For the record, I'm not upset, but it has seemed to
me from the beginning that Bookshare staff does not communicate well with
volunteers on a more personal level to learn our interests, knowledge,
limitations (not blindness, for example, but equipment, software, etc.) so
we could be included in the important work of the organization. I like
reading fiction, and putting any book into accessible format is
important--but if I could do some textbooks, I'd feel even more useful!
Sandi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Madeleine Linares" <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 11:22 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] calling right back
Hi all,
Sorry, our phones died, Alisa is calling back via cell.
Madeleine Linares
Volunteer Coordinator
Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
650-644-3459
madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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