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The Director of Talking Books Services in Kansas, Toni Harrell, recently shared the following news with Kansas Librarians via email on 8/4/09 - it is an exciting time in Kansas: "You may hear shouts of joy and general excitement coming from a Talking Read More...
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From the State Library of Kansas: Celebrate Talking Books Week March 1-7, 2009 In 1931 the U.S. Congress established free library services for blind adults, to be administered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. This Read More...
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Article: Kindle? Here comes the Talking Book! (or maybe it should be Kindle 2 ? Here comes the Talking Book!) Have you read the article at CNET titled Kindle? Here comes the Talking Book! You can read it at http://news.cnet.com/8301-13641_3-10164366-44.html Read More...
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I recently received the following email from someone at LightHouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired in San Francisco. So, as you will see in the email, I am helping them spread the word about this great event! Don't miss it! :) Taken from the email: Read More...
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Okay, I just realized the other day that I've been blogging for over a year now! In light of this, I figured it was a good time to review what some of my most popular blog posts have been during this last "blog year"..... so, to start things off, the 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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I received the following email from Cynthia Hodgson: "I thought your blog readers would be interested in this announcement: *Call for Participation for NISO/DAISY Digital Talking Book Standard Revision* NISO members have approved a project that will revise Read More...
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Version 2.0 for the Victor Reader Stream was recently released by HumanWare. However, there were some problems with the first release of Victor Reader Stream 2.0. Therefore, it has been re-released, and you can now download the new version 2.0.6 at http://www.humanware.com/en-canada/support/vr_stream_software Read More...
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Well, it's July 1, and that means it's Canada Day! Hello to all my Canadian friends, relatives, and to those reading those reading my blog in Canada! In honor of Canada Day, I want to give a link to CNIB, the organization that does the Talking Books program Read More...
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Congratulations to Michael & Ann Byington and the Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired... Have you heard? The Kansas Library Association Presidential Award Winner for Library Advocate is Michael Byington! For more information, please Read More...
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Be sure to check out the news story Artwork by Visually Impaired, Deaf Children on Display at http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=59629 . It talks about the artwork that South Carolina State Library's Talking Book Services Library is displaying, Read More...
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On February 19, 2008, Kansas Public Radio had a brief news story on Talking Books and a patron from Talking Books. In case you missed it, you can listen to the story online at http://kansaspublicradio.org/newsstory.php?itemID=6501 (February 19 is the Read More...
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On March 20, 2008, at 2 p.m. Eastern time, there will be a free EASI webinar: Updating NLS Library of Congress Uses of Digital Book Formats. The presenters will be Lloyd Rasmussen, Acting Head, Engineering Section, National Library Service for the Blind Read More...
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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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Want to chat with an NLS narrator? Now you have the chance... I recently received the following email from Accessible World: Books and Beyond Guest, Madeline Buzzard, Discusses Life as an NLS Talking Book Narrator Accessible World News Wire: January 17, Read More...
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