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Friday, June 26th, 2009PRESS RELEASE: Helen Keller Day in Second Life Contact person: Saxet Uralia The 24-hour event PDT will be held all day Saturday, June 27 at the four The Ye, Olde, Supporte, Faire sims. Linden Lab is collaborating with and assisting Virtual Helping Hands and a coalition of community volunteers who are proud to announce Helen […]
Equal and not separate Reading Rights
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009The Reading Rights Coalition is a collaborative effort by 30 nationally recognized organizations that represent those who cannot read print. The coalition members believe access to the written word is the cornerstone of education and democracy and that new technologies must serve individuals with disabilities, not impede them. Ths group protests the threatened removal of […]
1st Phase of Digital System Rollout
Thursday, May 14th, 2009The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, has entered the first phase of the rollout of digital talking books. In May 2009, NLS began a much-anticipated national prelaunch of the digital talking-book system to test for unforeseen challenges before mass production of the digital machines begins. Rhode Island is not one of […]
Free Passes to Mystic Seaport
Friday, May 8th, 2009NLS (National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped) offers free passes to Mystic Seaport for our library members and their families. Please contact the Publications and Media Section at jwallace@loc.gov or (202) 707- 0717 for more information or to make reservations. To make reservations, provide your name, address, phone number and the date you […]
Volunteer to Earn Bookshare Subscription
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009Bookshare’s goal is to make the world of print accessible to people with disabilities. Bookshare is free for students with qualifying disabilities. If you are not a student but have a qualifying disability, you can earn a subscription to Bookshare. Bookshare awards $2.50 in credits for successfully submitting or validating a book. Bookshare applies these credits to […]
Download Pilot Service Replaced
Monday, April 20th, 2009The pilot phase of the NLS downloadable audiobooks and magazine service will end April 28, 2009. It will be replaced by the permanent Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) service which will be accessible at a new web site beginning Thursday, April 30, 2009. Users who know their passwords will be able to log on to […]
RARI May Breakfast
Monday, April 13th, 2009The 7th Annual May breakfast of Reading Across RI is May 9th. Meet Ron Carlson, the author of Five Skies, and hear him read and speak about his book. The registration deadline has been extended to April 24th. To sign up, download the registration form. The words in this posting, registration form, have a link […]
Braille Literacy Scholarship
Friday, March 6th, 2009HumanWare is launching the 2009 Braille Literacy Scholarship Program which supports the premise that braille literacy is fundamental to a blind child’s success. Choosing the right tools is key to their success. The Mountbatten Learning System Award includes a MB Learning System, Mimic Display, keyboard and MBcomm PC to MB communication software. Entries should be […]
Science Fiction Writer Presentation
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Science Fiction Writer Steve Carper to be guest of Accessible World on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9PM EST. Topic is Meet a Man Who Lives in the Future but Moonlights in the Real World. His fictional work, Tyrannosaur Faire, is available from Bookshare. To join online, you need a computer, Internet connection, a sound card, speakers and a […]
Telephone Book Clubs
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009In the UK, there are telephone book clubs that bring people together from across the country. Small groups of 8 people come together on the telephone to chat about reading and books in general. It is invaluable for contact with other people who participants would otherwise might never interact with. It is a social source for those who live […]
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