[bookshare-discuss] Re: OT. Old-time Radio site free for blind individuals
- From: "Robert Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 07:24:57 -0700
Tony, i respectfully disagree here. First of all, the ADA does not cover
the internet. When the law was written, the internet was in its infancy.
No one thought of descriptive video for the blind either. Radio lovers.com
does have a lot of shows but not as much as some of the dealers. We all
have choice in this country although you are certainly welcome to your
opinion. i trade shows, get them free and, yes, buy them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Baechler" <bookshare@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 12:50 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: OT. Old-time Radio site free for blind
individuals
> Hi. I am not familiar with that site, but there are many, many OTR
> streams
> that broadcast 24 hours a day if all you want to do is listen. Again, the
> quality won't be that great, but it is OTR. Go to something like
> live365.com or yp.shoutcast.com and search for OTR for lots of streams.
>
> Personally, I object to sites that offer special links for the
> blind. Either they should be made accessible in the first place because
> of
> the ADA or the similar UK law. Second, anyone with a modern screen reader
> and web browser should be able to access the vast majority of sites out
> there. There are some obvious exceptions in cases of maps or sites which
> are driven by images, but all OTR sites should be accessible just because
> of the nature of them. Therefore, I have a dislike for sites which claim
> to offer something special exclusively to the blind. A good example is
> thayne.com. Why should the blind get free membership just because they
> are
> blind? Even if you don't see anything wrong with this, why is the site
> charging membership at all? One thing I will say is that if mp3 is what
> you want, there really is no good reason to pay a site for it. I am not
> talking about buying CDs full of mp3, I am talking about paying a
> membership fee just to download the shows. This is nuts! Go to any one
> of
> many sites and get what you want for free. Here is another one, also with
> poor mp3 quality but still free.
>
> http://www.radiolovers.com/
>
> At 08:10 AM 5/2/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>>What about www.otrnow.com. This guy broadcasts 24 hour otr. He is a great
>>person as he provides special links for the blind.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Tony Baechler" <bookshare@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 11:51 PM
>>Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: OT. Old-time Radio site free for blind
>>individuals
>>
>>
>> > Hi. Sorry, this is no longer correct unless something has changed.
>> > They
>> > decided to focus exclusively on news coverage so dropped the drama
>> > hour. That's too bad. There are other LA stations though that
>> > broadcast
>> > OTR. If you're into listening to OTR on the radio, look below. He
>> > gives
>> > the station and time for his show. I no longer buy shows from HIM, but
>> > his
>> > quality is good enough.
>> >
>> > http://vintageradioplace.com/broadcast/
>> >
>> > At 12:02 PM 5/1/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>> >>The CBS radio station in Los Angeles, KNX (1070 AM)
>> >>has OTR every night from 9 - 10 p.m. (Drama Hour).
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>
>
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