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Friday, November 13, 2015

Santa Rides again

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MMIY1QC/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_LKfjub12K15ED

Santa discovers he is losing his sight. After moping around the North Pole, his wife convinces him to seek training at an advanced center for the blind. Santa undergoes many tests of his courage in order to gain the skills, and he returns to his old job of delivering packages for children. (Amazon.com)

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Fwd: Bookshare Action This Summer!

May 2012

In this Issue

Bookshare Express Summer Book Suggestions

And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson (k-3)
Akiak A Tale of the Iditarod, by Robert J. Blake (1-6)
Adaptation and Change on the Galapagos Islands, by Helen Sillett (4-8)
Blind Mountain, by Jane Resh Thomaso (4-8)
The Acorn People, by Ron Jones (6-12)
The Prairie Traveler: The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers, by Randolph B. Marcy (9-12)
Letters from High Latitudes, by Marques of Dufferin (9-12)

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Summer Reading Contest!

The Bookshare Express is our 4th annual summer reading contest. Get your students on board for one of this summer's most fun events!
Bookshare members of every age, grade level, and country, including international members, are invited to read books about different places and share what they learned. For each submission, they can win great prizes like a tablet PC, mp3 players, and Read2Go apps!
How can your students participate?

Educators learn how to sign up your students for an Individual Membership
Sign up to be notified when the contest launches in early June.

Mentor Awards and Special Recognition Announced!

As of today, approximately 370 Bookshare Mentors and Local Experts are doing their part to Let Reading Come Alive in their districts. Many went the "extra mile" and shared their activities with the Bookshare team. They also became eligible for prizes, including Read2Go licenses, MP3 players, gift cards for school supplies, and an iPad as a grand prize.
Congratulations to Sallie Spencer who will receive an iPad for her work with children, teachers, and parents across all grade levels in Olivet, Michigan. Sallie will also be profiled in an upcoming Bookshare Blog.
See the full list of winners here.

Time to Locate Next Year's Textbooks

Check the Bookshare library to see if next year's textbooks are available, if not, let us know by giving us us the title, author, an ISBN and we'll purchase the books, scan and proofread them over the summer so they're ready for you in the fall. Contact us

Bookshare Books Now Available for MP3 Players to request yourBookshare.

More good news! Bookshare now offers titles that can be downloaded and played on any MP3 player. When a title is requested for the first time, it may need to be converted to MP3. Delivery times will depend on the size of the book and the number of people waiting for MP3 book conversions. Note that MP3 audio files are best played on an MP3 player. Keep your eyes open for other formats that will be available in the future.

Downloading Books is EBookshareHalf!

Downloading Bookshare books is easier than ever. You are no longer required to enter a password (a second time) when unzipping your downloaded bookBooksharemply log into your Bookshare account, find the book you want, download, unzip and open with your Webinarsd reader.

Upcoming Webinars

Educators: Get Individual Memberships for Students!
Wednesday, May 23^rd, 1:30 p.m. PDT, 2:30 p.m. MDT, 3:30 p.m. CDT, 4:30 p.m. EDT
Sign up here
Bookshare to get Individual Bookshare Memberships for your students.
Besides allowing students to participate in the Summer Contest, Individual Memberships:

Enable students or parents to download books anywhere, anytime (and all summer long)!
Allow stuBookshare'srents to install Bookshare's free reading tools on any computer.
Promote independence as students learn they can download books themselves.
Encourage students to read for pleasure, not just for school.
Make it easier for stuappss to utilize ouriOSbile apps: Read2Go for iOS devices Go Read foBookshare devices.

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Take Bookshare to College
Thursday, May 24th, 12:00 p.m. PDT, 1:00 p.m. MDT, 2:00 p.m. CDT, 3:00 p.m. EDT
Your student with print disabilities will be a step ahead if he or Booksharees at college as a Bookshare user. Learn how to help yoBooksharet get started with Bookshare, find popular titles as well as resources including how to get financial aid, and more. We'll also point you to the right resource at the school your college-bound student has selected.BookshareRegister here.
Take the Bookshare Express to Anywhere this Summer.

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Monday, April 5, 2010

Trying Something New

I've thought about it for a while now and I've decided to monetize. I know it is not much since I don't get that much traffic to this blog but it will help pay for my main site in the summers. I've decided to go with Amazon since I do shop there and some of the toys and books I mention can be found there, even when they are out of print or, in the case of some toys, no longer manufactured. I like the service there and that I can choose the products.

I will review products that I have and report the findings of my official toy tester.
This entry can be considered a TEST! So I'm talking about children with V.I. and I mention this book I've read that I think parents who've just been informed their child has a vision problem. I have this little tool that I locate the link for the book at Amazon where a reader could find a copy if they were interested--like so:

Children With Visual Impairments: A Guide for Parents

Monday, October 12, 2009

My Friend's Web Site

My friend Renee has recently published a helpful little book. Here is a recent text:

Hi. How r u? If u have time pls visit my website- www.writerenee.com it is a work in progress. If u like order a book! Pls kee

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Monday, September 28, 2009

How do you make a book?

I just liked this letter and thought I would share. It's from a share enewsletter on downloading books for the visually impaired. One types in a question and it is broadcast via email to all subscribers. This one came today.
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I have recorded files using studio recorder. I marked the chapters and so fourth using three levels. level 1 2 and 3.
How do I get them to import in to book wizard producer?
I'm Stumped.
Can someone tell me using words of less then 6 letters? I used all the 4-letter
words up already.
Thanks.

Sincerely Yours:
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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Books for Seniors with Vision Loss and Their Families

Books for Seniors with Vision Loss

and Their Families

Posted here as a resource and not necessarily an endorsement. The link
for offer may be outdated. ~K

AFB

American Foundation
for the Blind

Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss

Save 10% on Your Entire

Order (Enter code "Seniors"

at checkout)

Out of the Corner of My Eye

Nicolette Pernot Ringgold

In this revised edition, Out of the Corner of My Eye remains a personal and compelling story of someone who lived successfully with macular degeneration and who shares her struggles and her triumphs with people who are coping with the condition now. Although the text of the original is essentially the same, so that Nicolette Pernot Ringgold still tells her inspiring story in her own words, each chapter contains a new section entitled "Living with Macular Degeneration Today," written by Priscilla Rogers and Judy Scott of the AFB Center on Vision Loss and Esther Smith, a Board member at the Center, who adds her own recent experience with macular degeneration to provide important new insights for readers. The book's new sections present information on what has changed—and what hasn't—since Mrs. Ringgold adjusted to her own vision loss and on new techniques and products that are now available. The Resources section is completely new and expanded, providing sources of more detailed information and assistance.

$29.95; paperback, ASCII disk or CD-ROM, or audio CD
$15.00; online edition or downloadable MP3 file

http://www.afb.org/store

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Aging and Vision Loss: A Handbook for Families

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Continue to live

safely at home.

Making Life More Livable:
Simple Adaptations for Living
at Home After Vision Loss

Revised by Maureen Duffy

This is an essential guide for adults
experiencing vision loss and is an
invaluable resource for their family
and friends. Full of practical tips
and illustrated by numerous photographs,
this easy-to-use resource shows how
people who are visually impaired can
continue living independent, productive
lives at home on their own. Useful
general guidelines and room-by-room
specifics provide simple and effective
solutions for making homes accessible
and everyday activities doable for
individuals with visual impairments.

$24.95; paperback, ASCII disk or
CD-ROM, or audio cassette

For a complete listing of all AFB
Press's titles on aging, visit
http://www.afb.org/store

Enter coupon code "Seniors"
when ordering online or for
phone orders, mention the code
to the customer service representative.

AFB Press / American Foundation
for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
afbpress@afb.net

http://www.afb.org/store

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You can subscribe to the latest news and products from the
American Federation for the blind at www.afb.org. ~K