[bksvol-discuss] Re: Meet Valerie & Doug -- Bookshare Volunteers
- From: "Stacey Robinson" <staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:19:06 -0500
Valarie,
How nice. It sounds like you really enjoy your work.
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From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 4:46 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Meet Valerie & Doug -- Bookshare Volunteers
Volunteers,
It is certainly an uplifting way to spend a Friday afternoon receiving
your amazing stories of generosity and perseverance.
Meet Valerie and Doug!
Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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Hi!
My name is Valerie Maples and my husband, Doug, and I both enjoy
volunteering at Bookshare. We first became acquainted with Bookshare
probably about six years ago (maybe seven) when our older daughter, Cindy,
wanted to be able to read books in a digital format. I can honestly say
Bookshare has grown tremendously in both quantity and quality since that
time. Cindy passed away about four years ago and at that time Nichole was
just beginning to be more interested in being able to read on a computer.
So, now, we are all Bookshare members due to qualifying disabilities. I
have arthritis and severe dyslexia, Doug is a quadriplegic, and Nichole
has cerebral palsy.
I both scan and proofread and Doug proofreads. We both enjoy our volunteer
work tremendously! I was scanning for school for Cindy and then Nichole,
so volunteering was wonderful because it allowed me to share my work
products with many, many others who would also enjoy reading and learning
from the texts my daughter's used. These days our focus is primarily on
juvenile and youth text, but we have also done a fair amount of Christian
books and Christian fiction. The more I volunteer, the more I enjoy
reading again now that it is not such a struggle with my hands. Because of
my dyslexia and a slight case of OCD, proofreading suits me better than
just checking out a book and reading. I tend to find fault in whatever I
read, so I'd rather it be my mistakes than someone else's. Grin.
Our local library and Amazon really love this new found hobby since we
often buy bargain books and then donate them to the library when we are
done. I hope we can continue to volunteer for a very long time expanding
the collection and improving options for everyone who wants to be able to
read electronic text or listen. Because literacy is so often deprived of
people with the more severe disabilities, we especially have a fondness
for the printed word and Braille, but regardless it is wonderful to be
able to listen or read whatever you would choose. Doug and I are always
more than glad to lend our eyes to projects that need sight or if someone
needs confirmation from a scan, so don't hesitate to ask and we will
always let you know if it is possible for us to help out.
I feel like the Bookshare volunteer community has grown and found greater
purpose under Scott's amazing leadership and I hope that continues. We
have a wonderful chat on Saturday nights on cool blind tech at 8 PM
Central, so join us sometime if you get the opportunity. Thank you
everyone who contributes to this great grassroots effort!
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