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A blog about Talking Books and other great resources for blind or visually impaired persons. Find out what's happening in the world of libraries and Talking Books! The blog also includes information and resources of importance to educators, especially those working with students who have disabilities.
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Library Journal has a great article - "Backtalk: I love libraries, and I'm blind", written by Katherine Schneider. The article also encourages all libraries to think about how they can serve patrons who are blind or visually impaired. You can read the Read More...
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Have you seen the article Futuristic windshield aims to help older drivers ? General Motors is apparently working on new technology for their vehicles, using lasers and sensors, that would help older adults and those with other vision difficulties... Read More...
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I received the following information about the upcoming July 26 National Forum on Disability Issues from Kim Dority of Disaboom: The live webcast for the July 26 National Forum on Disability Issues in Columbus Ohio will be hosted by Disaboom, and then Read More...
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Through twine.com, I recently learned about Zoomii ( http://zoomii.com ). Zoomii allows you to browse books online, much as you would in a "brick and mortar" bookstore. Books are organized in categories, such as bestsellers, business, and so on. You can Read More...
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The National Institute of Health has a website dedicated to providing free health info for older adults. It's called NIHSeniorHealth. You can visit the website at http://nihseniorhealth.gov/ The site allows users to easily change text size and color contrast 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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Dialog in the Dark: The Greatest Exhibition You'll Never See Taken from the website at http://www.dialogtickets.com : "DIALOG IN THE DARK is an Exhibition in complete darkness where guides who are blind or visually impaired lead groups of 10 people through Read More...
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Taken from the website at http://tinyurl.com/6ovroz : United States Mint Director Ed Moy unveiled the design for the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar at the National Federation of the Blind's annual convention in Dallas, Texas, during the Read More...
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On October 3, 2008, there will be a "Kansas Senior Spelling Bee" for people who are age 50 or older. The spelling bee will be held in Salina, Kansas. The top speller will get a trip for two to the National Senior Spelling Bee in Wyoming in June 2009! Read More...
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Happy Independence Day! Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday weekend! Read More...
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Taken from the article at http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?id=1960&ga=1 Atlanta (June 30, 2008) —A new assistive technology developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology could help individuals with severe disabilities lead Read More...
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I received the following email from HumanWare Canada. (This is the first of two emails in this blog post.) It explains how to download the new version 2.0 for the Victor Reader Stream, and includes a link to the download site. Dear Victor Reader Stream Read More...
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The Victor Reader Stream is one of the digital players people can use with the NLS Digital Download/Talking Books Project (BARD). I received the following email from HumanWare Canada: VICTOR READER STREAM THE PROVEN SUCCESS STORY, IS NOW EVEN BETTER WITH 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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The CDC has a portion of their site dedicated to preventing falls among older adults. Check it out at http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/preventingfalls/ They have two publications available, for free: Preventing Falls: What Works A CDC Compendium of Effective Read More...
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