|
|
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.
May 2008 - Posts
-
Did you know that the USA.gov website has a section of resources for older adults? It includes information on caregivers' resources, consumer protection, education, volunteering, jobs, health, housing, taxes, money, retirement, travel, and recreation. Read More...
|
|
|
-
Do you love to read? Do you like to read at work? :) Thanks to a blog post on Kimbooktu's blog at http://kimbooktu.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/read-at-work/ , I learned that now you can easily read, for free, on your computer! The whole thing is set up to Read More...
|
|
|
-
Would you like to learn a new language, for free? Well, ReadWriteWeb has a great post listing 20+ ways to learn a language online! Check out the blog post at http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/20_ways_to_learn_a_language_online.php Don't miss the Bonus Read More...
|
-
Have you heard of TeacherTube? It's online at http://www.teachertube.com/ The site says, " Our goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos. We seek to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, Read More...
|
-
Does our paper money violate the law? Check out http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/20/news/money_blind/?postversion=2008052015 The article states, "A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the U.S. Treasury Department is violating the law by failing to design Read More...
|
-
The May edition of AFB's AccessWorld is now online at http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw0903toc It includes an article by Darren Burton titled From Vinyl to Digital: My First Experiences with Electronic Audio Players at http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw090304 Read More...
|
-
Have you ever wanted to know what people all over the world think about a certain topic? Well, now you can find out! Check out the Ask500 people website at http://www.ask500people.com/ You can create polls and then vote on polls other people have created Read More...
|
-
There is going to be a free webinar on May 22 - National Disability Statistics for Disability Advocacy Webinar. For more information, check out http://www.tabinc.org/blog/archives/2008/05/national_disabi_2.html The website states, "The presenters will Read More...
|
-
(From TekTalk newsletter:) Are you trying to decide which MP3 player to buy, or would you like to know how to use your MP3 player more effectively? If so, Anna Dresner's new book, A Pocketful of Sound, available from National Braille Press can help. It Read More...
|
-
The infodoodads blog recently had a post about "Read the Words," which is a relatively new free text to speech program. You can see the blog post at http://infodoodads.com/?p=373 You can also check out the Read the Words website at http://readthewords.com/ Read More...
|
-
Thanks to the Southeastern Library Services blog at http://southeasternlsa.blogspot.com/ , I learned about a cool free book offer! You can go to the Louis L'Amour centennial offer at http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/lamour/ for more information about Read More...
|
-
"The first ever video podcast in American Sign Language is being launched today on the Disability Law Low down website at ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com. The Disability Law Lowdown ASL podcasts will bring a new level of service to the Deaf community by Read More...
|
-
To those subscribed to Talking Books Librarian by email updates... Feedburner (the site that delivers email updates of my blog) recently had some technical issues sending out emails on some blogs. My blog was one that was affected. Their website at http://groups.google.com/group/feedburner/web/known-issues-workarounds Read More...
|
-
"Excuse me, could you repeat that?” “I couldn't hear a word he said!” “Uh, what was that, again?” If any of those phrases are familiar to you or someone in your life, hearing loss may be the culprit... (taken from http://tinyurl.com/4k3364 ) May is Better Read More...
|
-
Did you know that the Library of Congress and the History Channel have created a partnership? It sounds like teachers will benefit from this as well! According to the Library of Congress website at http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-075.html , "The Library Read More...
|
-
Do you like woodworking? Is it something you currently do, or maybe something you used to do, but now cannot because of vision difficulties? Then check out this free seminar.... (you can register at http://tinyurl.com/6h24ya ) Taken from http://www.hadley.edu/seminar/ Read More...
|
-
A blog post at NFB (National Federation of the Blind) talks about the dangers of silent vehicles/electric cars for the visually impaired.... check it out at http://www.nfb.org/nfb/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=323 So what do you think? Are silent vehicles Read More...
|
-
Free books anyone??? Yes, there is such a thing as a free book, at least for kids! Thanks to a blog post on Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs blog (see http://tinyurl.com/4pnsvp for the blog post....) I learned about the Barnes and Noble summer Read More...
|
-
Would you like to have your blog listed here, on my blogroll? I'm wanting to add more blogs to my blogroll, so if you are interested in having your blog appear here, please leave a comment to this post or send an email to talkingbookslibrarian AT gmail.com Read More...
|
-
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...
|
-
As a librarian, I rely heavily on my computer! So when I recently learned about Shutdown Day, I wondered if I could live for 24 hours without my computer? What exactly am I talking about? I'm talking about Shutdown Day, which is May 3... Check out http://www.shutdownday.org Read More...
|
-
PC Magazine recommends the 10 Best Websites for Baby Boomers. You can see them here: http://tinyurl.com/4a6jgp Check out the full article at http://tinyurl.com/2mz9fd Read More...
|
|
|
|
|