[nfb-talk] Fw: Washington Connection Legislative Update-TelephoneDirectories
dianefilipe at peoplepc.com
dianefilipe at peoplepc.com
Sat Jan 13 10:32:41 CST 2007
Howdy! I might have missed some of the conversation, but here in Colorado,
if you have "one more signed piece of paper" that says you really are blind,
directory assistance charges are waived. I learned about this from The
Colorado Center, so the NFB is ahead of ACB.
Di
-------Original Message-------
From: Mike Freeman
Date: 1/13/2007 9:28:07 AM
To: Joe Orozco; NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: Washington Connection Legislative
Update-TelephoneDirectories
Joe:
I am one of those individuals who does not object to paying directory
assistance charges. I figure paying for directory assistance is one of those
"nuisances of blindness" and is not one of those necessities which we cannot
live without and, hence, which requires demanding special favors or
environmental modification of the world. So I think it's another of those
items, like "accessible" currency, that is a solution begging for a problem!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: Washington Connection Legislative
Update -TelephoneDirectories
Alright, so either you disagree there is a problem or you are not
willing to provide answers on how to fix it? Come on Mike. You're usually
good about providing thought-out responses. I don't know that the issue is
important enough for us to make a legislative item out of it, but it's
something I'd never thought to consider.
Joe Orozco
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."--Emiliano
Zapata
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>; "NFB Talk Mailing List"
<nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: Washington Connection Legislative Update -
TelephoneDirectories
> Won't happen. People are expensive, i.e., directory assistance operators,
> and John Q. Public is getting darned tired of navigating thru automated
> systems.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
> To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 4:42 PM
> Subject: [nfb-talk] Fw: Washington Connection Legislative Update -
> TelephoneDirectories
>
>
> I think the ACB might be on to something here.
>
> Joe Orozco
>
> Telephone Directories
>> January 10, 2007
>>
>> In 2005, ACB passed a resolution to seek a national exemption from 411
>> charges for wire line users who are blind or visually impaired. As
>> stated
>> in the resolution, during the print era, paper phone directories were an
>> extremely useful tool for finding local, regional, and national
>> information
>> -- for citizens who could manipulate and see the print pages. But for
>> many
>> disabled citizens, including blind and visually impaired individuals,
>> print
>> phone directories are of limited or no use.
>>
>> One of the strengths of ACB has always been its ability to collaborate
>> and
>> cooperate with other organizations who share similar goals. The
>> National
>> Office recently came in contact with the Product Stewardship Institute
>> (PSI). PSI is a national non-profit membership-based organization that
>> works with state and local government agencies to partner with
>> manufacturers, retailers, environmental groups, federal agencies, and
>> other
>> key stakeholders to reduce the health and environmental impacts of
>> consumer
>> products.
>>
>> Of particular interest to us was PSI's new Phone Book Project. Telephone
>> books represent significant tonnage in the waste stream (640,000 tons per
>> year) and in the spring of 2006, PSI was asked by several state and local
>> government officials to develop a national solution to the problem of
>> unwanted phone books. They have discussed several proposals and are
>> working towards a collaborative process that seeks agreement on joint
>> solutions.
>>
>> In a letter of support, ACB specifically endorsed phone-based directories
>> as
>> an alternative to print telephone books because of the availability and
>> ease-of-use of such phone-based systems. The letter went on to state
>> that
>> although internet-based directories have become increasingly popular
>> alternatives for such directory information, they are a poor substitute
>> because of the number of blind and visually impaired individuals who do
>> not
>> have internet access on a regular basis. Similarly, many seniors,
>> disadvantaged and low-income citizens who need local services do not have
>> internet resources available either.
>>
>> Although ACB's reasons for seeking a decrease in the use of print
>> telephone
>> directories may differ from PSI's reasons, the goal of developing a
>> system
>> that allows for less paper waste and a system that creates greater
>> accessibility are well-matched. If the money spent on producing and
>> recycling print directories was re-allocated to free phone-based
>> directories, everyone would have easy, accessible information available
>> at
>> home and "on the road."
>>
>>
>> Day Al-Mohamed
>> Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
>> American Council of the Blind
>> 1155 15th St. NW
>> Washington DC 20005
>> Tel. 202-467-5081
>> dalmohamed at acb.org
>>
>>
>
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Howdy! I might have missed some of the conversation, but here in Colorado, if you have "one more signed piece of paper" that says you really are blind, directory assistance charges are waived. I learned about this from The Colorado Center, so the NFB is ahead of ACB.
Di
-------Original Message-------
From:
mailto:k7uij at panix.com Mike Freeman
Date:
1/13/2007 9:28:07 AM
To:
mailto:jsorozco at gmail.com Joe Orozco
; mailto:nfb-talk at nfbnet.org NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject:
Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: Washington Connection Legislative Update-TelephoneDirectories
Joe:
I am one of those individuals who does not object to paying directory
assistance charges. I figure paying for directory assistance is one of those
"nuisances of blindness" and is not one of those necessities which we cannot
live without and, hence, which requires demanding special favors or
environmental modification of the world. So I think it's another of those
items, like "accessible" currency, that is a solution begging for a problem!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Orozco" < mailto:jsorozco at gmail.com jsorozco at gmail.com
>
To: < mailto:nfb-talk at nfbnet.org nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: Washington Connection Legislative
Update -TelephoneDirectories
Alright, so either you disagree there is a problem or you are not
willing to provide answers on how to fix it? Come on Mike. You're usually
good about providing thought-out responses. I don't know that the issue is
important enough for us to make a legislative item out of it, but it's
something I'd never thought to consider.
Joe Orozco
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."--Emiliano
Zapata
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Freeman" < mailto:k7uij at panix.com k7uij at panix.com
>
To: "Joe Orozco" < mailto:jsorozco at gmail.com jsorozco at gmail.com
>; "NFB Talk Mailing List"
< mailto:nfb-talk at nfbnet.org nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: Washington Connection Legislative Update -
TelephoneDirectories
> Won't happen. People are expensive, i.e., directory assistance operators,
> and John Q. Public is getting darned tired of navigating thru automated
> systems.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Orozco" < mailto:jsorozco at gmail.com jsorozco at gmail.com
>
> To: < mailto:nfb-talk at nfbnet.org nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 4:42 PM
> Subject: [nfb-talk] Fw: Washington Connection Legislative Update -
> TelephoneDirectories
>
>
> I think the ACB might be on to something here.
>
> Joe Orozco
>
> Telephone Directories
>> January 10, 2007
>>
>> In 2005, ACB passed a resolution to seek a national exemption from 411
>> charges for wire line users who are blind or visually impaired. As
>> stated
>> in the resolution, during the print era, paper phone directories were an
>> extremely useful tool for finding local, regional, and national
>> information
>> -- for citizens who could manipulate and see the print pages. But for
>> many
>> disabled citizens, including blind and visually impaired individuals,
>> print
>> phone directories are of limited or no use.
>>
>> One of the strengths of ACB has always been its ability to collaborate
>> and
>> cooperate with other organizations who share similar goals. The
>> National
>> Office recently came in contact with the Product Stewardship Institute
>> (PSI). PSI is a national non-profit membership-based organization that
>> works with state and local government agencies to partner with
>> manufacturers, retailers, environmental groups, federal agencies, and
>> other
>> key stakeholders to reduce the health and environmental impacts of
>> consumer
>> products.
>>
>> Of particular interest to us was PSI's new Phone Book Project. Telephone
>> books represent significant tonnage in the waste stream (640,000 tons per
>> year) and in the spring of 2006, PSI was asked by several state and local
>> government officials to develop a national solution to the problem of
>> unwanted phone books. They have discussed several proposals and are
>> working towards a collaborative process that seeks agreement on joint
>> solutions.
>>
>> In a letter of support, ACB specifically endorsed phone-based directories
>> as
>> an alternative to print telephone books because of the availability and
>> ease-of-use of such phone-based systems. The letter went on to state
>> that
>> although internet-based directories have become increasingly popular
>> alternatives for such directory information, they are a poor substitute
>> because of the number of blind and visually impaired individuals who do
>> not
>> have internet access on a regular basis. Similarly, many seniors,
>> disadvantaged and low-income citizens who need local services do not have
>> internet resources available either.
>>
>> Although ACB's reasons for seeking a decrease in the use of print
>> telephone
>> directories may differ from PSI's reasons, the goal of developing a
>> system
>> that allows for less paper waste and a system that creates greater
>> accessibility are well-matched. If the money spent on producing and
>> recycling print directories was re-allocated to free phone-based
>> directories, everyone would have easy, accessible information available
>> at
>> home and "on the road."
>>
>>
>> Day Al-Mohamed
>> Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
>> American Council of the Blind
>> 1155 15th St. NW
>> Washington DC 20005
>> Tel. 202-467-5081
>> mailto:dalmohamed at acb.org dalmohamed at acb.org
>>
>>
>
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