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Thursday, April 11th, 2013Talking Books Plus members have access to described audio videos in DVD format. The Catalog of Audio Described Videos is available in Large Print, Braille, Digital cartridge and as a WORD document through email. To subscribe to the DVD collection, call 617-972-7418 or toll free 1-800-852-3133 and ask for Vicki Vogt. Identify yourself as a Rhode […]
March 2013 Bestsellers List
Friday, April 5th, 2013The Bestsellers Lists are compiled monthly by NLS. These lists combine 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 […]
BARD Mobile App Coming
Monday, April 1st, 2013Listen to the 26-minute Blind Access Journal podcast held at the CSUN Conference where Allison Hilliker and Darrell Shandrow speak with Judy Dixon, Consumer Relations Officer with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, about the upcoming release of an app from NLS for reading Braille and digital talking books on the […]
Not Getting TBP Books
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013Recently, several Talking Books Plus members have been asking why they haven’t been getting books through the US Mail. US Mail delivery to and from Talking Books Plus members may affect how many and how often books are sent to members. In the interest of all members, some information and advice is given below. All […]
Beauty of Humanity Movement Available
Monday, March 18th, 2013The Beauty of Humanity Movement (DBM00165) by Camilla Gibb is now available as a digital audio book in the Talking Books Plus (TBP)collection. It is the first digital title recorded for RI TBP by contract with Perkins Institute. If you want to participate in the 2013 Reading Across Rhode Island (RARI) activities, visit the Center for the Book website or […]
New Generation Victor Reader Stream
Thursday, March 14th, 2013Humanware specialist, Mike Tindell, will talk about a smaller, smarter, lighter, and simpler New Victor Reader Stream on Monday, March 18, 2013 at 8:00 PM EST. Visit the Accessible World Tek Talk web conference site on March 18 at 7:45 PM to sign in and learn about the many new features of this player. Alternatively, click the […]
Presidents Day Book Mailing
Friday, February 15th, 2013Talking Books Plus is open for business on Monday, February 18th. However, no books will be mailed out on that day. So if you ordered books on Friday, Feb. 15, they won’t get mailed until Tuesday. Expect mail delivery delay by one day because of the holiday.
Free Phone from ATEL at ATAP Conference
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012Pick up a free telephone from ATEL at the 2012 ATAP Assistive Technology Conference. The conference will be held November 29, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, Rhode Island. At this year’s conference, one of the ATAP partners, the Adaptive Telephone Equipment (ATEL) Program will be providing Free State telephones to qualified RI residents. A large percentage […]
Caregiver Respite Survey
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012Caregiver Alliance of RI, A project of New Hope Time Exchange Care Program is seeking your assistance to distribute and complete the Statewide Surveys to advance efforts to improve access and opportunity for Caregiver Respite across the Ocean State. Caregivers Alliance of RI is looking for greater response, so are asking you to help ensure the widest coverage […]
What a Member said about BARD
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012Talking Books Plus member, Kenneth Magee says- “Downloading is working great since Talking Books Plus staff person, Neshmayda showed me how to use the control keys to paste the files onto the flash drive. Up until then when downloading it seemed like a struggle. I tried several different ways to get it working. After talking […]
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