Kelvin,
For more info on BARD, check out:
www.bardtalk.com
I should've included that in my previous post. 73, Lou
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: Off Topic: Learning ally closing studios
> Hi Kelvin,
>
> BARD is an acronym which stands for Braille and Audio Reading Downoad. It
> is the digital download portion of the Library of Congress program that
> makes all sorts of reading materials available to those who are blind in
> the
> U.S. They're also available by mail but of course those of us who are
> comfortable with computers, (and that includes everyone on this list,)
> would
> much rather download them. I believe your RNIB does something similar.
>
> And yes, they do make QST available, although it's usually a couple months
> old by the time we get it. Nevertheless, it's nice to have it at all.
>
> You might want to explore the program's web site:
>
> www.loc.gov/nls
>
> The NLS stands for National Library Service.
>
> Hope this helps and please let me know if I can help further.
> Lou Kolb
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kelvin Marsh" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 11:28 AM
> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Learning ally closing studios
>
>
>> Hi Lou,
>>
>> What or who is Bard? Does QST get recorded? I'd like to put references
>> to
>> any and every other amateur publication on the Active Elements site, so
>> everyone can easily find out where to get recordings.
>>
>> I find I'm very happy reading a lot of things using Text to Speech, but I
>> still prefer amateur magazines and general fiction to be read by a human!
>> I
>> like to have pictures and diagrams at least mentioned, and I'm less tied
>> to
>> the PC when I put audio on a portable player.
>>
>> This isn't true for all magazines, as I prefer New Scientist as an
>> unabridged and fully indexed text file.
>>
>> Best wishes, Kelvin Marsh - M0AID
>>
>> Working to improve accessibility for radio amateurs with disabilities
>>
>> www.active-elements.org
>>
>> For accessibility evaluations of amateur equipment and MP3 manuals
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
>> Sent: 18 January 2013 15:48
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Learning ally closing studios
>>
>> Probably right, Andy. I recall reading the A B C's of ham radio from
>> recording for the blind on flexible disks back in the 60's. Of course, I
>> read QST these days from Bard and that is still my prefered source of
>> reading material, despite the time it takes to become available. About
>> 10
>> years ago, when bookshare first came online and before Bard existed, I
>> went
>> through a 3-year period where I read nothing but Bookshare material on
>> one
>> of the original book ports. While I sorely missed the human voices, i
>> have
>> to say I found the immediacy of what was available and being able to read
>> what I wanted, when I wanted to be seductive. I'd love to see the
>> digital
>> edition of QsT as available to us as to the sighted world. Barb, could
>> you
>>
>> check with Betsy and find out if any progress has been made on that
>> front?
>> 73, Lou WA3MIX
>> Lou Kolb
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Andy Baracco" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 8:24 AM
>> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Learning ally closing studios
>>
>>
>>>I recall when they were Recording for the Blind. Their reel to reel tapes
>>> helped get me through college. I think this is a harbinger of a trend,
>>> now
>>> that content is becoming available in other formats. I think you will
>>> see
>>> a
>>> similar decline with NLS and even Bookshare.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Lou Kolb
>>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 4:05 AM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Off Topic: Learning ally closing studios
>>>
>>> Sad news from learning Ally. They've closed 8 of their studios,
>>> including
>>> the one in King of Prussia, outside Philly, leaving 10 or 11 still
>>> operating. I know many here use or have used their services so thought
>>> you'd be interested. i hate to see us lose resources.
>>> Lou Kolb
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>>
>>
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