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05-20-2005, 08:52 AM
| | |  July 18th: HBP for the blind
According to Annemarie Cooke, the Sr. External Relations Officer for Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, ' Half-Blood Prince' will be available to RFB&D members on July 18th 2005.
The latest novel will be recorded in a marathon session by a team of RFB&D employees on July 16th.
The audiobook is expected to be available on the morning of July 18th and can be pre-ordered online at www.rfbd.org. Pre-Orders can also be made via the phone on 800-221-4792.
More can be read here.
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05-20-2005, 08:53 AM
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| | Jarvey
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good dat they too can read the book...............
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05-20-2005, 09:01 AM
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It's really cool that even people who may be blind or dyslexic can get it. After all, we should all have equal rights.  | |
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05-20-2005, 09:10 AM
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| | Blast-Ended Skrewt
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that is cool...
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05-20-2005, 11:45 AM
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| | Firecrab
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That's very thoughtfull of them... | |
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05-20-2005, 12:29 PM
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| | Puffskein
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thats cool
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05-20-2005, 12:43 PM
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| | Guest |
 thats good, i think its great that people with disabilities are able to recieve benefits like that.
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05-20-2005, 12:44 PM
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That's very thoughtfull of them...
i dont think its thoughtful, but more something they would have to do to escape being branded as discriminating against the blind, but you cant question their intentions.
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05-20-2005, 12:48 PM
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I think that its a nice thing to do. Its the thought that they translated the books into braile which may have taken a long time, so that those people could have the same opportunities as other people, and near the release date for the normal book
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05-20-2005, 12:50 PM
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Its the thought that they translated the books into braile which may have taken a long time, so that those people could have the same opportunities as other people, and near the release date for the normal book
Its not like they are hand imprinting the brail, it probably takes somemore time, but not that much. I think that if they were really nice, they would print it in advance so that blind people can have it on the 16th of july.
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05-20-2005, 01:06 PM
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| | Jarvey
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that's great news!
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05-20-2005, 01:45 PM
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| | Mooncalf
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^yes I agree!
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05-20-2005, 02:54 PM
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| | Ramora
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Oh! That rocks! It's nice that everyone gets to read HP!
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05-20-2005, 03:40 PM
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| | Ramora
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Thats awesome
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05-20-2005, 05:30 PM
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| | Granian
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That's awesome!
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05-20-2005, 08:10 PM
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That's cool! Everyone deserves an equal right to HP!
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05-20-2005, 09:06 PM
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| | Billywig
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thats great!!
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05-20-2005, 09:49 PM
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| | Billywig
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thats really great news!
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05-20-2005, 10:25 PM
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| | Flobberworm
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK
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Good to hear! It's about time as well. By the time the last book comes out, hopefully they can join in the hype(i kinda doubt that they can tho). the poor ppl! oh what good news...made my day!
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05-20-2005, 11:33 PM
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Yay! Now my cousin can read it too *runs to the phone to tell him*
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05-21-2005, 12:03 AM
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I think that it is awsome that blind people can now read HP. I mean, these are future HP fans.
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05-21-2005, 12:08 AM
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| | Mooncalf
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Yay, that's great, the audiobooks for the blind, and just 2 days after the book comes out, awesome
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05-21-2005, 12:24 AM
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| | Lobalug
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Im glad!!!Now everyone can know the joy of Harry Potter!!
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05-21-2005, 02:16 AM
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| | Firecrab
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I am 18 and I am also dyslexic. Reading the Harry Potter book in the normal books was hard yes. When I started to read Harry Potter I had a reading level of a 5th grader. Now I read higher then an 48 year old who is a non-dyslexic. I worked hard to get where I am... I am in my last year of hight school and I will tell you this... I give part of that to Jo case for writting Harry Potter. I carry my Harry Potter books with me where ever I go. I spend my time reading them over and over. I am so happy to hear that other children like me can now have a less harder time reading the books. And Haveing them for the blind is wonderful. Now my friend Allie (who is 12 and I work with. Lives 2 houses down from me.) Can read the books on her own. Now she can have the feeling of doing something on her own. I love reading to her and GoF and OftP are her fav. books. | |
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05-21-2005, 04:30 AM
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Yes, that is wonderful news. Atleast the blind people are now able to read these series they enjoy.
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