Hi,

There is a growing number of national and international sites offering
copyrighted information by letting visually impaired pay an annual fee. I
wished they all worked together, instead of all these seperate
organizations. It is much too expensive for me and most visually impaired
to pay $50 to hundred or whatever it will be in the future, services.
There is a project in the Netherlands, where you can download Dutch
national and regional newspapers and magazines. In the near future they are
also offering books. People must have a "read handicap" and must pay an
annual fee. I'm also interested in projects in the UK and in the USA, but
where does it stop? I thought Internet was a good way for international
communication and sharing information.
Maybe the blind organizations in the world can communicate this problem, if
they ever work together?

REgards Peter Verhoeven
Internet : http://www.magnifiers.org (The Screen Magnifiers Homepage)

At 22:42 25-03-2002 -0800, you wrote:
>http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/cybershake020325.html
>
>Bookshare's servers contain more than 8,000 books that have been converted
>into electronic files by members and volunteers using computer scanners and
>software. To access these files, potential members must submit proof — a
>note from their doctor or ophthalmologist — of their visual impairment and
>pay an annual subscription fee of $50
>
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