Vol. 36, No. 4
December 2006
NEWS YOU MAY USE
The Library will be closed
for holidays on
December 25, January 1, January 15, and February 19.
The Large-Print Ministry is offering two CDs for those who are visually impaired. These are not audio CD’s but CD’s with large print files designed to be used on a computer. The material will print out on 8.5” x 11” paper in 18 point type. The material can also be loaded into a notetaker and re-edited into a form of Braille. One CD is Prayers and Psalms for Today and the other is The Book of Common Prayer and includes the entire Book of Common Prayer of The Episcopal Church, USA. To order a CD, please send a self-addressed 6x9 envelope with three 39 cent stamps attached to: Ann Dahlen, 1900 6th Avenue, Apt. 513, Rock Island, IL. Please indicate which CD you want. A donation in the form of a check made out to Ann Dahlen to help cover costs would be appreciated. For more information please contact AnnDahlen at anndahlen3@aol.com or largeprinthelp@aol.com.
Contact SRP at 602-236-8888 if you would like to request your bill in large print. The large print bills are printed in 18 point type and are very legible.
You can order free catalogs of various retailers on four-track cassettes from Home Readers by calling toll free 1-877-814-7323 between 10 am and 4 pm Central Standard time, or send email to homereaders@homereaders.com. Some of the available catalogs are L.L. Bean, Lands’ End, Figis, Schwan’s, Avon, and Miles Kimball, but there are many more. Home Readers also offers recorded cookbooks and magazines on four-track cassettes for a modest price. Home Readers web address is www.homereaders.com.
A website mentioned in the Manasota Talking Books Newsletter from Bradenton, Florida may be useful to many of you. Big.com, found at http://www.big.com, allows you to download software that makes the print on your computer screen very large.
Hamilton Beach makes a talking microwave, with a choice of English or Spanish languages, called the Hamilton Beach TEMO and we hear it costs less than $100 and is available at places like Wal-Mart and Best Buy. The model numbers (for different colors) are 87106 and 87108.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston is conducting a research study of the health of blind women, with particular focus on breast cancer risk. Legally blind women over the age of 18 are eligible to participate and they have some nice prizes that all who complete the survey will be eligible to win. For more information call 1-888-828-4294 or register for the online version of the survey at www.bvihealthsurvey.com. The survey is also available in Braille, large print, audio tape and by phone.