[Dtb-talk] House Subcommittee mark up of Digital Talking BookAppropriation

[Ray Foret Jr.]

I am informed this morning that a legislative package is even now being 
prepared and is to be issued very soon.  Fear not, we're not dropping the 
ball on this one.

Sincerely yours,
The Constantly Barefooted,
Ray
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God bless President George W. Bush!
God bless our troops!
and God bless America
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Antonio Guimaraes" <amguima at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] House Subcommittee mark up of Digital Talking 
BookAppropriation


Just wondering why this had to come from an ACB list, and why the NFB wasn't
on top of this issue, providing their members with up-to-date information,
and urging our action.

Sure, there was a press release from the NFB office, but I feel this release
was reactionary, and not some breakthrough, or show of creativity, and
effective leadership.

Just my thaughts.

Antonio Guimaraes

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David B Andrews" <David.B.Andrews at state.mn.us>
To: <dtb-test at sun8.loc.gov>; <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 2:09 AM
Subject: [Dtb-talk] House Subcommittee mark up of Digital Talking
BookAppropriation


>I am passing this information along for your information.  It comes
> from an ACB list, and represents all I know about this at this
> point.  If true, and successful, it probably wouldn't kill the
> digital program but it would delay its full implementation and cause
> other problems as its effects would cascade through the system.
>
> Dave
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Melanie Brunson" <mbrunson at acb.org>
> To: <leadership at acb.org>
> Cc: <acb-l at acb.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:14 PM
> Subject: [leadership] House Subcommittee mark up of Digital Talking
> Book
> Appropriation
>
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> Just wanted to give you a quick progress report.  The House
>> Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch marked up its funding
> bill
>> today.  Their recommendation to the full Committee on
> Appropriations
>> will include $7.5 million to the Library of Congress for the
>> implementation of the digital talking book program by NLS.  This
> is
>> less than half of the amount requested by NLS.  The subcommittee
>> chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, (d-fl) stated that the bill
> will
>> also include language giving the Librarian discretion to move
> some
>> funds from other sources if it is deemed appropriate to fund
> this
>> program.  However, it is not clear whether this discretion would
> also
>> allow the Librarian to take funds from NLS to fund something
>> else.  As of this writing, the actual legislative language is
> not
>> available, but this is a question we will have to look into.
>>
>> The full Appropriations Committee will probably consider this
> bill
>> within a week or so.  That means we have some work to do.
> Members of
>> Congress, especially House members on the Appropriations
> Committee,
>> need to know how important the talking book program is to the
> blind
>> community.  Please contact your representative if you have not
>> already done so.  The transition to digital talking books is not
> just
>> a nice thing to do to provide more bells and whistles that appeal
> to
>> techies.  It is a necessity because the cassette players
> currently in
>> use are no longer being manufactured.  The entire industry is
> phasing
>> out the cassette.  It is only a matter of time before something
> has
>> to be done anyway that will enable NLS to adapt to industry
>> trends.  Please help us support the continued availability of
> talking
>> books for the blind.  If you have any questions, please contact
> me
>> either by email, or by calling the ACB national office.
>>
>> Melanie Brunson
>>
>>
>>
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> David Andrews
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