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Archive for July, 2014

Book Nook Discussion Aug 12

Monday, July 21st, 2014

Fiction, Old and New  will be discussing State of wonder DB73464  by Ann Patchett on August 12, 2014 9PM EST in the Book Nook. To join the online interactive book discussion program, visit Book Nook , a Talking Communities online conferencing site sponsored by Helping Hands for the Blind. For informatin to sign up for all Accessible World discussion lists and […]

BARD down for me or everyone?

Monday, July 21st, 2014

Apparently, BARD was down over the weekend. Here are 2 sites that let you check whether a particular site is down. In the website checker, Is It Down for Me or Everyone, enter the address of BARD main page in the search edit field of the web site checker. The other web site checker site […]

Currency Reader distribution

Monday, July 14th, 2014

National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has agreed to partner with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) in distributing its currency readers. The readers are free and only will read U.S. currency. BEP began distributing the currency readers at the National Federation of the Blind conference in Orlando, Florida. BEP also plans […]

First to Write and Read Tactically

Thursday, July 3rd, 2014

Do you know Laura Bridgman? She was the first blind and deaf person to learn to write and read through tactile means. As a Talking Books Plus (TBP) member, you can download a new fictional biography, What is Visible by Kimberly Elkins, through the BARD TBP service. This commercial audiobook published in 2014 tells the […]

June 2014 Bestseller List

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014

The  June 2014 Bestsellers List has been posted. BACKGROUND The enclosed report 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 report when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or […]

Seasoned Times for Seniors

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014

Beth Eburn created a website specifically for seniors that some of our members might want to explore. Beth says “It is a positive, colorful and filled with valuable information for people in their ‘seasoned’ years. She says she “has worked as a healthcare writer for many years and developed the website to share what [she] […]