Hey Everyone,

I think things are going to be alright.  First do any of you know much about 
Adobe Air?  Is it a software package that we can work with?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mark" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: Why I am not a member of Arrl


> Hi
>    I agree that working with in the League is probably our best bet. Most
> sighted people want to be helpful to blind people, or at least this is my
> experience.
>
> God bless, and 73,
> Mark WZ0K ARRL life member
>
> God Loves you!
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> http://christiantraditions.info
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of PATRICK GORMLEY
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:51 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Why I am not a member of Arrl
>
> Howard accessibility via an alternative method is not the best approach. 
> We
>
> don't have to be beligerent but we do have to make them aware of problems
> such as this.  Let's do what we can to make it as accessible as possible. 
> I
>
> haven't seen the digital edition yet so I can't comment now.  All I hope 
> is
> they sidn't use some sort of desktop publishing software to put it 
> together.
>
> That's a whole other can of worms to open up since those packages read 
> their
>
> own formats and don't read earlier or later editions of the same package.
> If it's going to bed made available to the general membership, then it 
> needs
>
> to be accessible.  I'm going to use whatever influence I have as a league
> member to make this happen.  Betsy k1eic is sm in Conneticut.  Also Tony
> Olivero ao9d does technology evaluations for the international Braille and
> Technology Center and can evaluate the June issue when it comes out.  If
> it's not accessible then let's put our ham ingenuity to good use and come 
> up
>
> with one and then offer our expertise to the League since members of the
> League are the league itself.  73- pat kk3f
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Why I am not a member of Arrl
>
>
>> Now let me get this, qst is available free of charge from BARD, and has
>> been
>> available free for members of ARRL and non-members of ARRL as well.  The
>> staff member of ARRL did not know this.  Somehow this isn't a reasonable
>> accommodation?  Why isn't this a reasonable accommodation?  Sounds quite
>> reasonable to me.  Its accessible and free to boot.  Since the person
>> calling and asking the question didn't apparently realize that accessible
>> QST is already available from BARD, he can't blame the ARRL staff member
>> for
>> not knowing that fact either.
>> Sounds like we have a tempest in a teapot here.
>> Just get it from BARD download it, listen and enjoy.  Their is no problem
>> here and no solution is necessary.
>> Now how many acronyms are their in this message?
>>