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Archive for May, 2011

Reading Week 2011 Booklist

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Visit the Talking Books Plus Reading Lists  for the Reading Week 2011 books available in talking book format.

2011 Kids Reading Across RI kickoff

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

The 2011 Kids Reading Across RI kickoff held at the State House Saturday, May 14th was a great success! The book, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin is available through Talking Books Plus . To reserve your copy through the Talking Books Plus catalog, see the list of  book formats with book order numbers […]

April Bestseller List

Friday, May 13th, 2011

The April 2011 Bestsellers List   compiled monthly by NLS combines information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included in the list when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. Titles in the April Bestseller List with an NLS number […]

Weekly Book Reviews K-12

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Librarians and parent check this out. On March 1st, the Mackin Books in Bloom blog went live. Launched by Mackin Educational Resources, the blog  features selected books for K-12. In the blog, Librarian bloggers explain what makes each selected book high quality and why students are likely to enjoy the book. Each month, the blog aims to […]

Screen Reader Intro

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

There is a plethora of assistive technology links listed on  Disability.gov. The first in a series of selected links from the list is posted here. Watch for future postings of links on this blog or visit the Disability.gov site to browse the entire list.                                                             An Introduction to the Screen Reader – A 6 minute video demonstrating how screen readers assist people who are […]

White House Accessibility Initiatives

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Obama’s executive order is “recruitment, advancement, and retention of employees with disabilities.”  His administration has made the federal government the leading employer of people with disabilities. For more information, visit the White House website on disability issues.