(VICT) Re: Control Unleashed in accessible format
- From: Megatartix <megatartix@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:06:08 +0100
Thanks Diane,
That's great!
Let's hope she'll agree...
Ciao and wags!
Ollie & Pretty
At 16.36 11/11/2008, you wrote:
>I wrote this to Leslie the author of Control unleashed: Sent:
>Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:47:21 AM
>Subject: need for CU copy at blind person resource library
>
>Hi Leslie,
>
>I hope this finds you well...
>
>When your book was first released I wrote to you and asked if you
>would donate a copy of your book to bookshare.org
>it is an organization that scans books for the blind so they can
>access the same information as the sighted people..
>
>There does not seem to be a copy there.
>
>Would you consider donating a copy for the organization?
>Many thanks,
>
>Best Wishes & Wags,
>Diane & Raven<<
>
>This was her response: hi diane, yes i will donate one. it'll take
>me a few days to get to the post office. thanks for reminding me
>hope everything's good
>leslie<<
>
>Than she wrote me a second post on this subject saying this: hi diane,
>i looked through the animal books and except for one about how kids
>should greet dogs properly, written for kids, i didn't see anything
>about training; just lots of stories to enjoy about animals, mostly
>wild animals
>are you sure that CU, with all the stuff about reading body
>language, working under threshold for difficult dogs, is the type of
>book that would be useful for them?<<
>
>My response: Yes, Leslie. One of the difficulties is getting books
>of this nature for them to access. There are many very talented
>visually impaired trainers. Some do assistance dog training of
>their own dogs and some do participate in agility and other dog
>sports. There is a great lack of books on training, and I hear of
>those searching in my own Golden Paws Assistance Dog Club and other
>discussion groups. The most recent discussion about the need for
>your book in an accessible format for the visually impaired was on a
>list named vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx . They had gone to
>your site and tried to contact you through your email link there but
>found a note that made them think the questions they had about the
>book and donation might not be appropriate for the email link.
>
>If you have any questions about this request or donating the book,
>please let me know and I will contact the group to get the
>information you will need.
>
>Thank you again Leslie for all your efforts,<<
>
>I will let you know if I hear anything more on the subject.
>
>If anyone would like to write to me about the request so that I can
>pass it on to her, please do.
>If you could explain you needs it may help in the planning of future
>publications ... she has two DVD's coming out at Christmas and I am
>sure another book some time in the future... I hope.
>
>Best Wishes & Wags,
>Diane & Raven
>APDT#72225
>http://AssistanceDogJournal.net
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Golden_Paw_ADC/
>"My Assistance Dog is not my whole life, but she makes my life
>whole"~D.L.Shotwell
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