David Faucheux's fan Down Under

Note: Gannett is still stonewalling as to why its newsies refuses to mention David Faucheux in the Lafayette Advertiser in Louisiana. Imagine. A blind podcaster in a small Southern city is getting recognition on the Audio Blogger home page and via Feedster--but not one word in print. Talk about cultural gaps between the press dinos and the rest of the world! It's not just David involved here. Just what might this say about the Gannett chain's coverage of the disabled? Meanwhile here's a note received from Lynette Reville, an Australian librarian, whom we thanked for her unsolicited recognition of Blind Chance. - David Rothman


Hello David, and David!

It was nice for me to get the email and the comment on the blog--thank you! I'm glad I could help spread your message a little further. When I put in the link to the article and your blog onto my blog it was because I found it inspiring, as well as informative. Today I wondered, in passing, where stories like yours were when I was doing my library studies. I have come across so many facets of librarianship in the few years since I graduated and started working that I can't believe didn't factor at all in my experience in library school; which is why I put the links on my blog and hope that other new (or interested) librarians will see them there.

I don't understand either why your local paper would repeatedly not write articles about you, David! My local paper probably would. I'd say forget about the local paper at the moment and see if they persist in not acknowledging your achievements once you are doing the rounds of international library conferences. I think it would be great to have you present your ideas about accessibility, and since I am not likely to go overseas anytime soon, you will have to work on getting to Australia. :)

All the best,
Lynette

http://nlrp.blogspot.com/