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February 2008 - Posts
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The state of Kansas is going to be celebrating its first ever Talking Books week on March 3 - 8, 2008, and throughout the month of March! For more information, read on.... The State Library of Kansas Talking Book Division invites the Kansas library community Read More...
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I recently received the following email from an author of one of the NLS talking books! Check it out, and yes, be sure to read the book! :) Hi, My editor at Disaboom.com recommended your website and blog. I would like to make you aware that my novel, Read More...
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Benefits Checkup at http://www.benefitscheckup.org/ is a service of the National Council on Aging. It helps older adults find benefits they may be eligible for. It's a great resource to discover information about different government benefits, all in Read More...
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The Fred's Head Companion blog at http://fredsheadcompanion.blogspot.com/ recently alerted me to the Hall of Fame for Leaders & Legends of the Blindness Field. Check out the Hall of Fame at http://www.aph.org/hall_fame/index.html . You can see a list Read More...
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The Wall Street Journal recently had an article titled Publisher Tests Selling By the Chapter . You can read it at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120269423731957889.html . It seems that a digital book is being sold for $2.99 per chapter! Read More...
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If you go to Oprah's website before 8 Eastern/7 Central on February 14, 2008, you can donwload a free copy of the book Women & Money by Suze Orman. Go to http://www2.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200802/tows_past_20080213.jhtml to download the book. But you Read More...
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Have you ever heard of Dogs4Diabetics ? I recently learned about them through a blog post... Fred's Head Companion has a post on Dogs4Diabetics at http://fredsheadcompanion.blogspot.com/2008/02/dogs4diabetics.html . You can also go directly to the Dogs4Diabetics Read More...
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AFB's blog mentions that you can "Win a Grant to Create New Assistive Technology" - check out the blog post at http://www.afb.org/blog/blog_comments.asp?TopicID=3400 The post states, "The Spanish Organization for the Blind (ONCE) is calling for entries Read More...
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It seems like these days, almost everyone is debating the purpose of libraries and printed books... and lots of libraries are facing budget cuts... in light of this, have you heard the online sound publication titled Who Needs Libraries ? You can listen Read More...
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Have you read the article Library Gets Book Back After 57 Years ? Yes, it's true - someone returned a very long overdue book in a library book drop in Wisconsin... Check it out at http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hPzyolIDFSRepJKclR_UHhp7f2VwD8UCKERG1 Read More...
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USA Today's Snapshot question is currently, "When was the last time you visited a public library or its website?" You can vote at http://yahoo.usatoday.com/news/snapshot.htm?section=M&label=2008-01-17-thanks&csp=1 When I voted, 59% of people had visited Read More...
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You can see the February 2007 APH (American Printing House for the Blind) News Online at http://www.aph.org/advisory/2008adv02.html The newsletter includes information on APH's 150th anniversary! There are also Braille Plus tutorial webcasts available Read More...
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Have you read the article Cell Phone Reads to the Blind ? It talks about a new cell phone that was developed by K-NFB (Kurzweil and NFB) Reading Technology. Check it out on NPR's website at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18504117 Read More...
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