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Monday, September 30th, 2013Rhode Islanders who want information about the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) should visit HealthSourceRI.com, the state-based health insurance marketplace. HealthSourceRI is the most direct source for local health care resources and support. On the HealthSourceRI website you can sign up for a free newsletter to learn about free resources and get the […]
Boston Abilities Expo Sept 20 to 22
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013Perkins School for the Blind will be one of the 150 exhibitors demonstrating new products and services designed to increase independence of people with limited visual and physical abilities at the Boston Abilities Expo Friday, September 20th to Sunday, September 22nd. The expo is FREE! For more information and to register online for priority access […]
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
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 […]
Braille Summit Today
Thursday, June 20th, 2013The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and the Perkins School for the Blind has organized a Braille Summit. For those who had not signed up for the gathering, the audio and video panel presentations will be streamed over the Internet. The web address for the live stream is www.perkins.org/braillesummit. The […]
Reading Across RI May Breakfast
Monday, April 15th, 20132013 Reading Across Rhode Island will have May Breakfast with Camilla Gibb, author of The Beauty of Humanity Movement on Saturday, May 4, 2013 9:00am – 12:00pm at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Cranston, RI. Click here for more information and to download the registration form.
Music books and sheet music
Thursday, April 11th, 2013National Services for the Blind (NLS) offers Talking Books Plus members music scores, books and magazines about music and instructional music recordings directly from the Music Section of NLS. The collection includes Braille music scores, Braille books, Web-Braille music scores and books, Large-print music scores, Large-print books, and Music magazines. RI Talking Books Plus music borrowers should […]
Going Blind broadcast
Monday, April 8th, 2013The film, Going Blind, is being broadcast nationwide on public television April 8 and 9. The closest broadcast is located at WGBH DT2 and PBS World in Boston. Call these local public television stations to find out which of their channel numbers is carrying the fim. Scheduled dates and times are subject to change.
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 […]
Video Description Research
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013The following quote is from Joshua A. Miele describing his latest project, Descriptive Video Exchange. “We are looking at a coming day very soon when electronic textbooks will contain embedded video. We’re looking ahead to a day when most instructional materials will be provided via YouTube or other video-based informational media. The research center [Smith-Kettlewell Video Description […]
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