FW: USA: Online book-sharing service for the blind borrows a page from Napster

[Janina Sajka]

Go, Amanda. You keep writing like this, and I'll start worrying about my 
job! <grin>

On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Amanda Lee wrote:

> Hi folks!
> 
> In retrospect, everything afore-mentioned in this thread is most definitely
> applicable to Speakup since the root purpose was to ascertain that Speakup
> plus lynx plus Linux which is the Operating System supporting all of the
> items above are able to work together with the application itself which is
> Bookshare.
> 
> As  for the ensuing tangential thread! know what! it's still aplicable
> because the Access and Usability  issues discussed herein are also most
> definitely related.
> 
> There are many aspects which involve Speakup which naturally emerge because
> all parties involved in this effort are essentially in their own unique
> universe.  There is really no other forum quite like this one whereby we may
> work together as a community comprised of naturally evolving teams to
> resolve the unique issues of Speakup.  This List is not for the casual user
> nor for the user who desires a tightly controled environment.  For such
> constraints would severely stiffal the positive outcomes which naturally
> emerge from our candid and open interactions.
> 
> Amanda Lee
> 
> Alexandria, VA
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Georgina" <gena at gena-j.net>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 7:09 PM
> Subject: Re: FW: USA: Online book-sharing service for the blind borrows a
> page from Napster
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> Well, I'm glad for this discussion for a number of reasons.  Primarily
> because I can now access my account with the Open University because a
> lister responded that Debian users need to apt-get install lynx-ssl.
> 
> Perhaps the list owner has commented upon the appropriateness of the
> discussion or not but I'd be suprised if such gags are supported.
> 
> Gena
> 
> 
> 
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I did that very thing, Mr. Petersen, and I believe that we may be
> >getting somewhere.  If my complaints are too loud for you, I'm sorry.
> >You see, I happen to believe strongly that no matter what one does to
> >aid persons with disabilities, the primary directive should be
> >Universal Access.  This means that when you start a project, you build
> >it so that it is accessible to all from the get-go, not a project that
> >needs to be retro-fitted.  Retro-fitting has been the way of
> >making materials, buildings, transportation and everything else
> >accessible.  It's time it stopped, frankly, stopped now!  We have to
> >think in terms of *all* users, not just the fortunate few, all users,
> >that includes every single person who might want to access whatever
> >the heck it is.
> >
> >If I am disappointed in something, I say so.  I believe that Bookshare
> >is making an effort to remedy the problem, and having the discussion
> >on here is right because it involves access to something via Linux.
> ><smile>  What better place to find programmers for Linux than on a
> >Linux list?  What better place to find programmers for making
> >something accessible than on a list devoted to accessibility of the
> >Linux system to persons who are blind?
> >
> >Ann P.
> >
> >P.S.,  It may interest you to know that I thought Janina was writing
> >to me privately last night.  That's how come I was so frank in my
> >post.  <smile>  Seems my mail blooper started a whopping discussion,
> >though.  So, I have continued it.
> >
> >A.P.
> >
> >--
> > Ann K. Parsons
> >email:  akp at eznet.net ICQ Number:  33006854
> >WEB SITE:  http://home.eznet.net/~akp
> >"All that is gold does not glitter.  Not all those who wander are lost."
> JRRT
> >
> >
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org