Archive for January, 2015
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2015An app called be my eyes, which connects blind people who need assistance with sighted volunteers through their iPhone’s back facing camera, is due for release on the 15th of January. You can find out more about it by visiting the website: www.bemyeyes.org Source: bardtalk Wed 1/14/2015 7:59 AM
Walmart adds ScriptTalk at local pharmacies
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015Walmart has made ScripTalk available to its mail order pharmacy customers for the past 2 years and will now implement ScripTalk at any of their local pharmacies when a customer requests it. All the customer has to do is ask their local pharmacist for audible prescription labels. If the pharmacist is not familiar with the […]
Acclaimed Narrator Mitzi Friedlander retiring
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015Acclaimed narrator is to be honored February 5, 2015. Mitzi Friedlander, a Talking Book narrator at the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), is retiring. During her extraordinary career, which spans over a half century, she has recorded more books than any other Talking Book narrator in the nation. Her fans, locally and nationally, […]
Norwegian by Night available
Monday, January 12th, 2015The 2015 Reading Across Rhode Island book, Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller is available to Talking Books Plus members. Request DB079894. To download a copy, visit the BARD website or request a hardcopy from the TBP collection online or phone 574-9310 or send an email request to olis.tbplus@olis.ri.gov or mail a paper book order […]
A Journey Through History discussion group Feb 13
Monday, January 12th, 2015On Friday, February 13, 2015 at 9:00 pm the A Journey Through History discussion group will be talking about The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America by Russell Shorto. Talking Books Plus members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit […]
Science Fiction Group Discussion Feb 12
Monday, January 12th, 2015On Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 9:00 pm the Science Fiction discussion group will be talking about The Companions by Sheri S. Tepper. Talking Books Plus members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are not already BARD members may sign […]
December 2014 Bestsellers List
Monday, January 12th, 2015The December 2014 Bestsellers 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 report when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. Once a title appears in […]
NFB NEWSLINE service
Monday, January 12th, 2015Hello. My name is Scott White and I’m the Director of NFB-NEWSLINE. NFB-NEWSLINE is a free service available to anyone who is blind, visually impaired or print-disabled. It offers 400 publications to choose from, including 9 National Newspapers like the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, 14 Breaking News sources such as CNN, BBC and […]
Accessible Mobile Reading Apps
Tuesday, January 6th, 2015A 2014 Guide to Accessible Mobile Reading Apps from NLS This reference publication describes software applications (apps) for mobile devices or phones that can be used by consumers who are visually impaired to read books, newspapers, magazines, or other print material. These apps convert digital text to speech or provide braille output to a compatible […]
ScripTalk Labels free for CVS/caremark blind members
Monday, January 5th, 2015Woonsocket, Rhode Island (January 5, 2015) – CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) announced today that it now offers the ScripAbility prescription accessibility system through its mail service pharmacy to CVS/caremark members who are blind or visually impaired. The system includes ScripTalk talking prescription labels as well as braille and large print labels. In March of this […]
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