Begin forwarded message: From: "Mitch Pomerantz" <[email protected]> Date: January 23, 2013, 11:19:15 AM CST To: "'a c b leadership list'" <[email protected]>, "'Acb List'" <[email protected]> Subject: [acb-l] FW: NLS Survey Colleagues:
I am forwarding the following e-mail request from the National
Library Service for your information and possible participation in their online
survey.
Mitch Pomerantz From: Toomey, Deborah [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 9:04 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: NLS Survey
National Library Service for the
Blind and Physically
Handicapped January 23, 2013 Mitch Pomerantz American Council of the
Blind 2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite
650 Arlington, VA
22201-3354 Dear Mr.
Pomerantz: The Library of Congress National
Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) provides free
talking books and braille material to eligible individuals and organizations
through a national network of libraries in each state and territory. Services
are free to anyone unable to read standard printed material due to visual
impairment, physical issues that prevent holding a book or turning pages with
ease, or a certified reading disability. NLS collections include audio
recording of full content books and magazines that can be downloaded online or
sent through the mail postage free. For more information including a list
of local libraries, our website is www.loc.gov/nls/. To learn how to better serve
current and eligible potential readers who may not yet know of our services, NLS
is conducting a brief survey, which can be taken on the web or by telephone. We
have identified your organization as one that seeks to benefit individuals who
may be eligible for NLS services, so we hope that you will partner with us in
promoting this survey effort. We ask that you include information about this survey in
your regular communication with your members. We will provide you tailored
materials for inclusion in your newsletter, magazine, bulletins, or other means
of outreach to your members. We are happy to answer questions and/or assemble
materials that best suit your needs. By partnering with us in this effort and
promoting this survey, you will help your members become aware of services that
they may be eligible for and enjoy. It will also help us expand our
understanding how to best provide reading materials in the digital age to
individuals with visual and physical impairments.
We plan to conduct the survey during the months of February through April, so we
are asking for help in promoting this study in materials you send to your
members during this time. If you are interested and willing to participate,
please let us know. The appropriate NLS person to contact by sending a response
is Deborah Toomey, [email protected]. Thank you in advance for considering participation in this
important project. With your help, NLS will be able to solicit suggestions and
recommendations on how to improve our services. If you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to contact me.
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