Ed   K7UC

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From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 9:45 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: QST

> Jose, I think your right on about Bard.  While it is always good to try 
> and improve things in this regard some folks are never satisfied with the 
> progress the blind community has gotten when you compare it with years 
> ago. You know the saying, hung with a new rope.  73
> Ed   K7UC
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> From: "Jose Tamayo (KK4JZX)" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 9:29 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: QST
>
>> In fairness to BARD, I contacted them about certain articles  that are =
>> excluded.  I don't think it has to do with discrimination.  I was told =
>> that some of the material is very technical and they are not prepared to 
>> =
>> handle it just yet.  They might have been blowing smoke but I take the =
>> position  of being appreciative about the service.
>>
>> I don't work for BARD by the way.  I simply see that there are things we 
>> =
>> need to consider before stating that things are discriminatory and =
>> wrong.  Our sighted peers  will always get the stuff sooner than we do =
>> because it is the nature of this environment.   We just need to ask the =
>> ARRL to provide this service in Audio because BARD does have to receive =
>> the material and transcribe it.  It takes less time to get the printed =
>> material out than the audio especially for a third party.
>>
>> I am not stating this is  right for now but we have to try to be a =
>> little fair with something that we receive that is a free service.
>>
>> For now, I am just thankful to receive the information and hope that we =
>> can receive it sooner in the near future.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jose =E2=80=93 KK4JZX
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators =
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian Sackrider
>> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 9:23 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: QST
>>
>> Hi this is Brian Sackrider
>> n8mnx and qst is finally up on bard it's still a month behind but =
>> that=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s an improvement it use to be 2 months =
>> behind it is about the only magazine that is late on bard and it's still 
>> =
>> not the entire text of the print addission there still several articles =
>> that nls chooses to omit for some reason this is very wrong and very =
>> discriminatory to the blind but most of the blind community just can't =
>> or won't see it for what it is.  we chould have the=20
>> same access to the same information as our sighted peers.   This is very 
>> =
>>
>> unexeptable that we get our qst more than a month after the sight do =
>> it's just old news what people are talking about of the ham radio we =
>> can't talk about because we don't get it until a month or so.  If the =
>> reason that certain articles are omited by nls is really due to the =
>> coppy rite laws than we chould work to get them changed but I think that 
>> =
>> this is not not the case as I understand it nls does have the permission 
>> =
>> to reproduce theese meterials in a specialized format for the exclusive =
>> use of it's readers if that=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s true then this does 
>> =
>> cover reading the entire text of the print addission.  How would sighted 
>> =
>> hams feel if their qst was a month or more behind and there was a note =
>> on it theese articles were omited by instruction of the us postal =
>> service? Come on and wake up folks and smell the coffee I guess that the 
>> =
>> blind community really enjoy being discriminated against and taken =
>> advantaged of I don't don't I try to advocate for change but theblind =
>> community does not really care they refuse to advocate for anything that 
>> =
>> effects the blind community at all I try to make a differense and =
>> advocate for the needs we have like access to the same information as =
>> the sighted and at a reasonable time and I also advocate for braille =
>> when ever possible I always let companies know that Ialways =
>> preferbraille over audio just like the sighted prefer print over audio =
>> qst in braille anyone I will keep up the fight even if iI have to fight =
>> allone. If I find something that I feel is unacceptable then I will =
>> speek up about it and it't high time that the blind community started =
>> doing the same. 73 n8mnx -----Original Message-----
>> From: Scott Gillen
>> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 10:39 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: QST
>>
>> For any one interested the April QST is now up on the bard site.
>>
>> 73
>> Scott
>> N0HOX / ZL1CHM
>> Auckland New Zealand
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone=20
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