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Friday, March 1st, 2013The IN-SIGHT Book Club in Warwick, Rhode Island is hosting a series of book discussions on the following days in 2013. Books titles and book numbers to order from Talking Books Plus are included in the list below. March 15th All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot DB53926 Apirl 19th The Count of Monte […]
MassChallenge 2013
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013“Perkins is calling all inventors and entrepreneurs for the MassChallenge 2013. Perkins Assistive Technology Prize provides $25,000 in grants to entrepreneurs around the world whose products or services focus on improving opportunities and quality of life for people with disabilities.” Early bird application deadline is March 6, 2013.
BOOK CLUB
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013IN-SIGHT offers a monthly Book Club to eligible individuals. Book Club members meet to select the books that they will read as a group. As an institutional member of Talking Books Plus (TBP), IN-SIGHT can download books from the Rhode Island TBP website for the IN-SIGHT Book Club members who do not have access to […]
Kick Off for Reading Across RI
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013On Saturday, January 26, 2013, Rhode Islanders are invited to attend the kick off event for the 2013 Reading Across RI title, The Beauty of Humanity Movement by Camilla Gibb. The event will feature keynote speaker, Col. Theodore L. Gatchell, USMC (ret), Professor Emeritus at the Naval War College. He will talk about the history […]
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 […]
Tactile Learning Activities and Braille
Thursday, October 11th, 2012The Professional Development and Reserach Institute on Blindness has a website about Braille activities for children. They say that the tactile learning activities and braille are targeted for the very young. However, older children who have cognitive delays may benefit as well. NLS Consultant, MaryBeth Wise says these activities may be useful in developing pre-reading programs and activities in […]
Blind Vets CE Program
Monday, July 2nd, 2012The Hadley School for the Blind in Winnetka, Illinois, is recruiting blinded veterans from across the country to enroll in its Adult Continuing Education Program. As part of the Blinded Veterans Initiative, veterans may receive free distance education on subjects such as business and entrepreneurship, independent living skills, and braille literacy. For more information call […]
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. […]
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