[acb-diabetics] Seeking information

[MARILYN LUTTER]

Hi Everyone,

I agree that it would be useful to have some  the American Diabetes 
Association
materials available in braille or talking book.  I am on the board of a 
local organization called the Washington Volunteer Readers for the Blind.

They record materials without charge.  The library here in Washington has a 
new recording system which is digital.  They already make some magazines 
available through N L S.  Some of their other recordings have met N L S 
standards.

Maybe we would have more success getting permission from the American 
Diabetes Association to record some of their materials than trying to get 
them to put things in braille.  The important thing is to have the 
information in a usable form.  Recordings would not cut anyone out except a 
deaf blind person.

I also know the the Braille Group in Buffalow, New York has done some 
materials in the past, but I don't know if they still are doing it.

Hopes this adds something as we think about how to get materials we need.

Marilyn Lutter ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Lewis" <wlewis19 at cox.net>
To: "Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues" 
<acb-diabetics at acb.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [acb-diabetics] Seeking information



Alice, While we wait for ADA to eventually attempt to comply with our
wishes, I have a suggestion for the present.

Here in Lawrence, Kansas there is the Audioreading Service which also has a
recording service that will read print material onto cassette or disk or
e-mail and without required fee.  For instance, I had a book recorded by
them last year.  I also know a couple of folks who get pamphlets, etc. read
onto tape.  There is also a telephone reading service, where a person can
send the print material to the Service, and one of their volunteer readers
will phone the person and read the info over the phone.

Part of happy living, in m,y opinion, is knowing how to use available
community resources which do require some research and questions and phone
calls.  But it is very helpful in many cities.  If a special service is not
available in one's own community, there is often a state-wide service
somewhere that can be tapped.

I don't know if these observations are helpful to you, but we DO NEED to be
resourceful and research-oriented to seek out resources we can use to get
print materials transferred into some form of alternate form.

Oh, one more thought:  start with AFB, then APH, then ACB and NFB and
possibly your own state organization for the blind and V.I.  If that leads
nowhere, contact me, Bill Lewis, <billlewis31 at cox.net> or 316-681-7443.
I'll work with you to find a resource for you and your clients and students.





-----Original Message----- 
From: Patricia LaFrance-Wolf
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 3:59 PM
To: 'Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues'
Subject: Re: [acb-diabetics] Seeking information

Personally, I think we should go after the ADA as their pamphlets and small
books are not available in any format except .   I tried to get some of
their pamphlets for the diabetic educating I teach and was not able to do
that.  They  have a number of books you can purchase on Email or disc, but
most of my patients did not have computers.  I found it really frustrating.
Alice, can you send me your address?

-----Original Message-----
From: acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org]
On Behalf Of Alice Ritchhart
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 6:02 PM
To: acb-diabetics at acb.org
Subject: [acb-diabetics] Seeking information

I guess we don't need to write a letter to ADA reguarding our
concerns about inaccessible materials. I ask for people to send me
their experiences in not getting information in accessible formats,
and all I am getting is that there is plenty of material available
through NLS and NFB and I phone apps. so maybe there is no problem.
Yet I find it amazing that at every convention people say we need to
do something about ADA and the fact we can't get materials in an
alternate format.
So let me put this question out there:

Do we need to even bother ADA about not having material in an alternate
format?
Please respond with a yes or no so I can let Sue know wether or not to
proceed.
Alice

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