I don't think people were complaining so much about the
technology as they were about the fact that you have to have so
many different devices to play essentially the same type of
format because of all the security garbage etc.
Now if a way could be found to play all the different agencies'
books on the bn, for example Nls digital, Rfb-and d, which are,
as I understand it, in Daisy format, but stored on different
media, that would be great!
Especially with Rfb, people who use this for classwork may
already be carriing a bn or other note-taker and if they want to
use Rfb, they have to have a special cd player as well.
Why do that when the bn, for example, already plays Daisy, or
will soon do so with the release of 7.2?
SOME of the security things some of the agencies are doing now
is, in my opinion, rediculous, since their stuff is already in
specialized format, and we shouldn't have to jump through hoops
just to download it or aquire it especially since we already
provided proof that we have the right disability.
If it's true that the folks at Humanware are working with rfb and
d and also Nls, trying to get something we can all play on the
bn, that would save weight and having to lugg more stuff around
than we need to.
Richard
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From: "Fearon, Sukosh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 12:54:52 -0400
Subject: RE: [BrailleNote] USA digital talking books
For crying out loud be happy you've got the where with all to
enjoy this technology. I know it's not easy but think back a few
decades. At one time there was just grade one and one half on a
big heavy braille volume. Put that on your bookshelf and think a
little. We should be happy and say praise god to the Lord above
that we have this technology to enjoy--work for--ask these
commissions for the blind--who knows--just be happy you've got
the time and inclination to learn and enjoy all these things.
You could be living in North Viet Nam or Red China. Then what
would you read.
Sukosh Fearon
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denise avant
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 10:03 PM
To: 'Braillenote List'
Subject: RE: [BrailleNote] USA digital talking books
Well, I just wish we could all settle on one type of format so we
will not
have to leave home with 40 devices. I mean in 2008, you will
need to have
your nls player for your nls library books, your rfb player for
their books,
your bookport or bookcourier for audible, the braillenote for web
braille
books and some other device for windows media player digital
audio.
How absurd!
I thought at the end of the 20th century there was a discussion
of
uniformity for making books available to the blind in the u.s.
But then nls comes along and departed from the standard.
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Brian Lingard
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 8:31 PM
To: Braillenote List
Subject: RE: [BrailleNote] USA digital talking books
Ottawa Canada
Hi Pam:
Yes from what I hear, downloading digital talking books on the
Internet will
be the preferred method of distributing them.
This is because the net is faster than a speeding mail truck and
requires
virtually no human time and effort on the part of NLS to fulfil
each
download request.
And there is no problem as with cassettes of the library being
out of stock
for a while on a title you really like or desperately need for
school.
But the vast majority of bind people are elderly and the guys
grew up when
typing was the domain of girls.
So they don't have computers and in many cases don't want one.
They just want their talking books to talk to them!
Will take a while until the average newly blind person can be
assumed to
know how to touch-type.
Take care.
Brian
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