---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bookshare <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:51:49 +0000 Subject: We Have a Treaty…and It’s Great To: [email protected]
Dear Bookshare Supporter, We wanted to follow up on our last email regarding the "Treaty for the Blind" to share some exciting news: we have a treaty...and it's great! Thanks to the petition signing, the calls, and the public conversation you helped generate, the United States government stood up to private interests who sought to derail the progress we've made. Ultimately, the United States delegation helped to negotiate a treaty that will make it possible for people who are blind, or have other print disabilities such as dyslexia, to get access to the books they need no matter where they live. So what does the "Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled" mean for Bookshare? Ideally, that we can serve more users better! Once the United States ratifies the treaty, it will be possible for Bookshare to get more content for Americans from more sources outside of the United States and in more languages. It will also be possible for Bookshare to deliver our entire library--instead of only the titles we have permissions from publishers to share--to people with print disabilities living in other countries. This is extremely exciting, but to be clear, things won't change right away. In fact, it could take up to a year, maybe much longer, for the United States to ratify the treaty. That's why Benetech will continue working with coalition partners, like the National Federation of the Blind and the American Council of the Blind, to determine the best path forward to ratification. As we move forward, we will update you with any major news--whether it's big progress we've made or big roadblocks we've encountered. We may also need to call on the support and power of the Bookshare community again to help key decision makers see the impact Bookshare is having on your lives. In the meantime, you can always visit the Bookshare Blog - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/b1cd00e110/3f32164ae6/f2331dc580 for updates. Again, thank you. Your support and action helped us to achieve a historic treaty that will change the lives of millions around the world. Sincerely, Jim Fruchterman & Betsy Beaumon Note: This advocacy effort by Benetech, the nonprofit organization that operates Bookshare, has not been supported or endorsed by Bookshare funders, including the U.S. Department of Education. ______________________________________________________________________ Click to view this email in a browser http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/266797/b1cd00e110/1400081337/3f32164ae6/ If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: http://cts.vresp.com/u?b1cd00e110/3f32164ae6/mlpftw ______________________________________________________________________ Benetech sent this email free of charge using VerticalResponse for Non-Profits. Non-Profits email free. You email affordably. Benetech 480 S. California Ave., Suite 201 Palo Alto, California 94306 US Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy: http://www.verticalresponse.com/content/pm_policy.html -- thanks and regards. Siddalingeshwar ingalagi. State karnataka. Country india. My contact info: E-mail ID [email protected] Follow me on twitter: www.twitter.com/ingalagisiddu/ search me on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/siddalingeshwar.ingalagi please note my skype ID: siddalingeshwar2 Practice makes man perfect. Attitude Is Everything work is worship. so be happy!! No Bp!!! have a niceDay. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
