[bookshare-discuss] when does off topic become the topic
- From: "Rui" <rui@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 17:19:39 -0400
Hello:
Let me start off by saying that I don't mind off topic posts as a whole.
But this old time radio thread has been going for days.
Please take it somewhere else.
It's getting old. (pun intended)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 10:24 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: OT. Old-time Radio site free for blind
individuals
> 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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