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Monday, July 2nd, 2012Enjoying audios very much. Machine is very interesting.
TenBroek Library featured
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012On Wednesday, June 20 at 8:00 pm eastern, “Thru our Eyes” host, Joe Ruffalo, will interview Ed Morman, director and Anna Kresmer, archivist at the Jacobus tenBroek Library at the NFB Jernigan Institute in Baltimore, The interview will highlight the goals, purposes and objectives of our library. In addition, discussion will feature the following topics: […]
Kids Reading Across RI Event
Monday, June 11th, 2012Kids, parents, caregivers, and friends are invited to attend the Kids Reading Across RI event at the State House this Saturday, June 16 from 1 to 4 pm. It’s Free.
Music Lessons by Ear
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012The National Library Service Music Section offers libraries of Guitar by Ear and Piano by Ear lessons and other instrumental materials to check out. The “by ear” lessons use no Braille or print to teach complete songs in an all-audio format. Beginner courses are available for the most popular musical instruments such as guitar and piano. […]
April 2012 Bestseller List
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012The bestseller 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 NLS list when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. Once a title appears in the NLS list […]
LC Book Catalog Orders
Thursday, March 1st, 2012The Library of Congress (LC) National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) of which Talking Books Plus (TBP) is affiliated as a network library will be sending TBP members a form to order book catalogs. The Digital Talking Books Plus catalog is a more organized compilation of the titles in the Talking Book Topics catalogs that […]
February 2012 Bestseller List
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012The February 2012 Bestseller List is online. The bestseller report compiled monthly by National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (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 […]
Free app replaces cell phone keyboard
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012Entering text on an accessible phone has become easier. Soon to be released, an app has been developed at Georgia Institute of Technology called Braille Touch. It speaks letters aloud. This touch-screen Braille keyboard allowed a visually impaired person to type at a rate of 32 words per minute. Virtual keyboards and soft keyboards such as Apple’s voice-over keyboard tend […]
Accessible phone to read eBooks
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012A librarian from Iowa Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped says “one of the best resources for a new user of the iPhone and VoiceOver is the book written by Anna Dresner and Dean Martineau, called Getting Started with the iPhone. It’s available from National Braille Press in electronic text and Braille.”
When a Cartridge Won't Play
Friday, February 10th, 2012Back in December it was announced that a Digital Talking Book Machine software revision is being added to digital book cartridges in December 2011. This works with books recorded at the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). However, when a book is recorded at a network library, the software may not be […]
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