http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2006/08/14/web-braille-and-cautious-gatekeepers/ Information, Law, and the Law of Information Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:08:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2006/08/14/web-braille-and-cautious-gatekeepers/comment-page-1/#comment-91638 Info/Law » Trademarks, Movies, and the Clearance Culture Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:08:45 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2006/08/14/web-braille-and-cautious-gatekeepers/#comment-91638 [...] course, as the quoted passage also notes, the excess caution of risk-averse gatekeepers often matters more than the actual scope of the law. I do hope that simpler law exempting such uses [...] [...] course, as the quoted passage also notes, the excess caution of risk-averse gatekeepers often matters more than the actual scope of the law. I do hope that simpler law exempting such uses [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2006/08/14/web-braille-and-cautious-gatekeepers/comment-page-1/#comment-1454 Info/Law » Thanksgiving for New DMCA Exceptions Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:07:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2006/08/14/web-braille-and-cautious-gatekeepers/#comment-1454 [...] renewal of a provision meant to help blind readers (who often confront difficulty with DRM) circumvent access controls that prevent conversion of e-books to reading machines; [...] [...] renewal of a provision meant to help blind readers (who often confront difficulty with DRM) circumvent access controls that prevent conversion of e-books to reading machines; [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2006/08/14/web-braille-and-cautious-gatekeepers/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Jessie Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:32:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2006/08/14/web-braille-and-cautious-gatekeepers/#comment-727 I have been using Web Braille to read magazines and books since 1999. I love this service! I have an electronic Braille display that I use to read Braille texts. I genuinely prefer this method of reading my Braille materials from LOC because it allows me to have instant access to materials; I don't have to wait for books to arrive in the mail. Secondly, using Web Braille does not necessitate the toting around of large, bulky Braille volumes. The most important reason that I love Web Braille however is because Web Braille books are written in contracted grade 2 Braille- the language that I read! I have been using Web Braille to read magazines and books since 1999. I love this service!
I have an electronic Braille display that I use to read Braille texts. I genuinely prefer this method of reading my Braille materials from LOC because it allows me to have instant access to materials; I don’t have to wait for books to arrive in the mail. Secondly, using Web Braille does not necessitate the toting around of large, bulky Braille volumes.
The most important reason that I love Web Braille however is because Web Braille books are written in contracted grade 2 Braille- the language that I read!

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