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Tuesday, January 28th, 2014The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides online tax products and services for taxpayers with disabilities. Individuals may visit the IRS Accessibility page (www.irs.gov/uac/IRS.gov-Accessibility) to download forms, publications, and other products and to access tax-related videos in English and American Sign Language. The IRS recommends checking the website often as it is continuously adding more products […]
October 2013 Bestsellers List
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013The bestseller 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 more. Once a title appears in the report […]
Allan Gurganus and Fiction
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013Library Journal has a wonderful online article called, Talking with Allan Gurganus About Local Souls: Now More Than Ever We Need Fiction. I want to share with you some of what the article said and tell you that Talking Books Plus has 3 of Allan’s books. In the article, Allan says “fiction remains vital because […]
BARD is Back Up
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013AS of 8/19/2013 9:34 PM, BARD is back up and running. The staff of NLSDownload will be working to catch up on all requests for help which they couldn’t address during the outage. NLS apologies for any inconvenience you have experienced in this delay.
BARD is Down
Monday, August 19th, 2013Due to technical difficulties BARD is down this morning. Check later in the day to see if BARD is up and running. Sorry for any inconvenience.
RhodeMap RI Forums
Wednesday, July 31st, 2013Rhode Map RI (formerly known as Sustainable Communities) is hosting (4) regional public forums to solicit input from Rhode Islanders about Rhode Island’s future. The effort is in support of a HUD grant received by the RI Statewide Planning Department to solicit outreach from a wide and inclusive number of Rhode Island residents to facilitate […]
Public Forums on Disability Needs Schedule
Thursday, July 18th, 2013On July 8, 2013, the Public Forums on Disability Needs article was posted on the TBP blog. The schedule was not on the web at that posting. Here is the schedule.
Public Forums on Disability Needs
Monday, July 8th, 2013The Governor’s Commission on Disabilities wants to notify people with disabilities about the open forums that are scheduled around the state during the week of July 22nd to 25th. The forums are an opportunity to tell the state government of your needs and desires. Hopefully, the schedule will be linked to this blog posting in the […]
Reader’s Digest
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013According to an American Printing House (APH) spokesperson, APH is conducting a test pilot to consider a digital version of Reader’s Digest. In the meantime, Reader’s Digest continues to be produced in cassette format that is playable on the NLS 4 track cassette player. Stay tuned for more information in the Fall 2013.
New Hours for Talking Books Plus
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013As of July 8, 2013, the Talking Books Plus library will be open for direct service between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm. According to the Department of Administration management, these hours are changing to be inline with Rhode Island government hours. Talking Books Plus staff is commited to providing the best service possible. Email and […]
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