Programs
« Previous EntriesRI Assistive Technology Conference in November
Friday, August 27th, 2010Rhode Island’s only conference dedicated to assistive technologies for people with disabilities will be held Tuesday, November 30, 2010. The RI Assistive Technology Access Partnership (ATAP) and TechACCESS of RI are hosting the ATAP Annual Assistive Technology Conference at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Rhode Island. Children and adults with disabilities, families, occupational therapists, physical therapists, educators, social service providers, [...]
ADA 20th Anniversary Celebration
Friday, July 16th, 2010ADA is a living law. Join in the celebration of its birth and strengthen its force! The 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is Friday, July 23, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Rhode Island Department of Administration (DOA), One Capitol Hill, Providence in the Atrium Level (First [...]
Make a Splash Accessible Booklist
Friday, July 2nd, 2010Accessible Booklists are available from the children’s summer library program, Make a Splash. The lists include NLS numbers and entries from other sources such as RFB&D and Bookshare. The booklists, Water Your Mind, Makes Waves at Your Library, Wonders of Water, Supplemental Titles for Wonders of Water, Additional Titles for Wonders of Water, High Seas [...]
Make a SPLASH Summer Program
Thursday, July 1st, 2010Talking Book Plus members ages birth to 18 years old are invited to participate in the 2010 Summer Reading Program at your local Rhode Island Public Library and Meeting Street School. For more information, check out the summer reading booklet and the 260 programs held statewide this summer from June until August.
Public Forum on Disability Issues
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010Talking Books Plus members are invited to attend a forum hosted by the Governor’s Commission on Disabilities the week of July 26. The series of forums are to identify the concerns of people with disabilities and their families. For the schedule and locations, click on the link to The Public Forums to Identify the Concerns of People with Disabilities found [...]
Nominate a RARI Book
Monday, June 14th, 2010The 2010 Reading Across Rhode Island (RARI) May Breakfast was a great success! A total of 785 readers gathered at Rhodes on May 1st to meet Annie Barrows, co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Nominate a book for Reading Across Rhode Island 2011.
Youth Reading Across RI
Friday, May 28th, 2010Young Readers are invited to Make a Splash into Summer Reading 2010 with author Kate Klise at the RI State House on June 12 from 12 Noon - 3 PM. Kate Klise will speak at 1 PM. Each family to receive a free book. A book sale and signing will follow. Festivities include music from Joe’s [...]
Download Magazines
Monday, April 19th, 2010BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) participants can view a list of Recently Added Magazine Issues online. From the Talking Books PLus (TBP) webpage, under Quick Links, go to BARD. After logging in with your email address and password, at the BARD Main Page, scroll down under Find Magazines to Recently Added Magazine Issues.
If you have not applied to BARD and need a digital machine, call Talking [...]
Download Training at Insight
Friday, April 16th, 2010INSIGHT is an organization that serves the needs of Rhode Island’s blind and visually-impaired population of all ages. They offer classes on an ongoing basis for anyone with visual impairment/blindness who would like to learn how to download books from the National Library Services (NLS) website to a blank cartridge. Insight trains people who are blind/visually [...]
Mystic Seaport Pass
Monday, March 15th, 2010Free passes for Talking Books Plus members and their families to visit Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea in Mystic, Connecticut, are available on request from NLS. Mystic Seaport hosts a variety of events throughout the year.
NLS has one pass for each day of the week, Sunday through Saturday. Each pass provides [...]