[bookshare-discuss] Re: P.S.--Wishlist Requests
- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:07:49 -0500
Of course, before NLS can be prepared for such an onslaught, they need to be
able to get the funding they need, and they need assurance that the Librarian
of Congress will not divert their funding to another aspect of the Library of
Congress.
Cindy Lou
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From: jnuttallphd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 9:04 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: P.S.--Wishlist Requests
Hi Cindy:
Unfortunately, NLS usage is fairly restrictive. Someone with dyslexia has to
get a doctor's statement saying their reading disability is due to a
neurological disability. Most people with dyslexia are diagnosed in the school
system which is nonmedical. So their disability might be considered
educational and not a physical disability. This is a real stumbling block in
using NLS services. I wish it were otherwise. But on the other hand it would
probably increase NLS circulation over 1000% which NLS might not be ready for.
However, with the new download digital circulation capabilities that are going
to be part of NLS many more users should be able to use their books. So it is
a Catch-22 for people with dyslexia unless they get a doctor to say that a
neurological condition results in their reading disability.
Jim
----- Original Message ----
From: Cindy Ray <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 8:50:04 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: P.S.--Wishlist Requests
I never thought about the students and groups, but I would have thought
people with dyslexia would qualify.
Cindy Lou
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