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September 2008 - Posts
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Okay, this isn't exactly library or disability related, but I thought it was pretty amazing... I had never heard of it before. Apparently they are using steel from the former World Trade Center in New York to construct a ship called the USS New York - Read More...
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The AARP bulletin features an article about foods for healthy living. Taken from the article at http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourhealth/healthyliving/articles/foods_for_healthy.html : For vision, weight control is one key because added weight causes inflammation Read More...
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October will be National Disability Employment Awareness Month. What are YOU doing to celebrate the month? For more information, check out http://www.dol.gov/odep/faqs/ndeam.htm You can find some good disability employment related links at http://www.dol.gov/odep/related/rel.sites.ht Read More...
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Learn about Guide Dogs and Talking Books too! Check out the latest Library Beat Longshots Podcast at http://www.librarybeat.com/longshots/play/118 The guest is Polly Abbott, manager of Adult Rehabilitation Services for the Guild for the Blind in Chicago, Read More...
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The Serotek blog has an interesting post titled "Ipod and Itunes are now accessible to the blind!" at http://blog.serotek.com/2008/09/ipod-and-itunes-are-now-accessible-to.html Taken from the blog post: "This was an important week for blind people. Apple Read More...
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There will be a free live webcast of the Third Annual Seniors Summit, to be held on September 22, 2008. It is held by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The topic is "Protecting Your Assets As You Age." To sign up for the free summit and for Read More...
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There will be a free live webcast of the Third Annual Seniors Summit, to be held on September 22, 2008. It is held by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The topic is "Protecting Your Assets As You Age." To sign up for the free summit and for Read More...
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Did you know that Deaf Awareness week is coming soon? It will be September 21 - September 27. (It is celebrated every year during the last full week of September). For some ideas of Deaf Awareness events you can hold in your community, check out http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF&b=18040 Read More...
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The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is having an online auction to help those with vision loss. Taken from the wesbite at http://www.cmarket.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=hkaa " The Helen Keller Achievement Awards Auction is now open! The Read More...
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Did you know World First Aid Day was September 13? In light of this, I recently learned that the Red Cross in the United Kingdom has a first aid program for people with disabilities. It's called "inclusive first aid." You can read more on their website Read More...
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I received this information via email from the Accessible World News Wire: Topic: Fred's Head: Where You Go When You Gotta Know! Presenter: Michael McCarty, Expert Database Coordinator http://www.fredshead.info American Printing House for the Blind http://www.aph.org Read More...
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Did you know there is a "Google Groups" for blind bloggers? According to the group description at http://groups.google.com/group/blindbloggers/about , the group is "A space where visually-impaired bloggers can discuss issues related to blogging and the Read More...
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In case you haven't heard, there is a new free web browser called Google Chrome. You can learn more about it and download it at http://www.google.com/chrome The browser is open source software, so that is a good thing. I encourage you to take a look at Read More...
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Thanks to the Fred's Head Companion Blog post at http://tinyurl.com/5hk4yz , I learned about the Helping Hands for the Blind/Cookbook of the Month Club. According to Fred's Head, "Helping Hands for the Blind provides a "Cookbook of the Month Club." A Read More...
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