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Friday, November 9th, 2012If a loved one or friend is downloading books on a National Library Services (NLS) digital cartridge for a member and the loved one or friend lives in another state, a mailing container for the NLS digital cartridge may be purchased for the loved one or friend to use to send downloaded titles on the cartridge to a […]
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 […]
Newsline and new iOS app
Friday, September 21st, 2012In case you didn’t read the In Brief section of the September – October 2012 issue of the Talking Book Topics, NFB-NEWSLINE is accessible through a free iOS app. For more information about the NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile, a free app for the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, visit the Newsline mobile website.
Talking Book Topics July Aug 2012
Friday, August 3rd, 2012The July August 2012 issue of Talking Book Topics has been published and mailed to subscribers. In the “In Brief section” of this issue is a description of the “New features and Materials available in the next upgrade of BARD.” See previous posting, BARD Update Coming, which gives some the details. The Talking Book Topics catalog is accessible in an electronic version.
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Money Matters for Visually Impaired
Thursday, May 10th, 2012The National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has contracted with two news-content and media-placement services to prepare and distribute newspaper, radio, and television features about the talking book and braille program. The features are free of charge. The first of those features, from NAPS (North American Precis Syndicate) is titled, Money Matters […]
AFB expands website
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), the national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss, has launched a redesign of its main website, www.afb.org. The new site offers a more interactive, engaging experience, making it easier for visitors to locate information on the topics that interest them. Like the former AFB website, […]
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 […]
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