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Restore Web Braille Petition

Seems copyright fears has caused a site that was of immense value to the visually impaired. Here is a segment of a e-mail I received. [www.RestoreWebBraille.com]

“Essentially the National Library Service For The Blind (NLS) pulled the plug on a service called Web Braille that allowed only authenticated users to download Braille files in a BRF format of books and magazines in the NLS library collection. These files are readable on devices with refreshable Braille displays or other text-to-speech enabled players. While NLS has not released any official reason for the cessation of service, it is believed it is due to fears about copyright restrictions.”

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