The post office here tries to do the same thing to me. They said I needed to fill out an application for a permit. I have been using free matter ever since I was little. Show them the section of the postal code for free matter.
Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 19, 2020, at 11:42 AM, Ibraheem Fakir <ibayri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey there, > > Anyone use free matter for the blind shipping and have any guidelines on how > to use it? I tried using it the other day at the post office to send braille > books to a student, but the post office seemed like they had no idea what to > do and referred me to go to a library to ship my package. Realizing how > unaware they were, I decided not to push on and to cross check with others to > make sure I’m doing this right. Do I need any special card or something in > order to use the service? I simply wrote free matter for the blind on the box. > > The post office seemed to have an issue with me being an individual sending > the package. They said that only libraries can use the service. ON the > contrary, my research seems to show that anyone who is sending materials to > eligible patrons can use the service. They weren’t trying to hear that LOL. > Sometimes when advocating for your rights and the rights of others is > exhausting… > > All best, > Ibraheem > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/955582B0-0E8C-48AD-8DB7-2ACBB4803E3F%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/3E4DC399-D3E9-4F30-B5BB-B5133FC1C896%40aol.com.
