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NEWS IS GETTING
AROUND THE PACIFIC
March 2002
Hawaii State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
402 Kapahulu Avenue
Honolulu HI 96815
Phone 733-8444
Neighbor Islands call 1-800-559-4096
OPENBOOK
A donated computer with Windows '98 Second Edition,
JAWS for Windows and a Hewlett-Packard scanner with Openbook is available for
use at LBPH. There is also a 17-inch monitor for those who are partially
sighted.
Openbook is a scanning software that runs on
the computer along with the scanner. It will allow you to scan printed material
and have the synthetic speech read aloud the text that was scanned. The speech
synthesizer used is either Eloquence/ViaVoice or the Accent PC.
You can record the reading or save your
scanned material to a floppy 3.5-inch diskette to take with you so that you
could read it on another computer or portable braille device.
Minimal training will be provided. We will
not teach you how to use a computer - you'll have to go somewhere else for that
kind of training.
To learn more about this new equipment and to
arrange for the minimal training, please call the Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped to setup an appointment. After the minimal training the
only thing we ask is that you make use of the equipment - its for you to use!
All of this is FREE!
2002
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
ADVISORY
GROUP
Ms. Sue Sugimura, Public Services Librarian,
will again be representing the librarians in the western region of the network
of libraries serving the blind and physically handicapped. The meeting will be
held in Washington, D.C. from May 22-24, 2002.
This group is made up of 4 librarians and 4
reader-at-large representatives from each of the 4 regions (Northern, Southern,
Midlands, Western), representatives from the American Council of the Blind,
Blinded Veterans Association and the National Federation of the Blind and a
librarian representing children and young adults.
Please provide your input about books,
concerns, suggestions so that Sue can share your comments at the meeting.
RETIREMENT
Ms. Betsy Ito, Library
Technician in the Public Services Section, retired at the end of December after
40 years of state service. Ms. Ito was an integral part
of the development and implementation of the programs for the handicapped and
state supported institutions. Her skills and knowledge have been a great asset
to the program over the years and will be missed.
When you call, you may still have Ms. Ito
answering the phone as she has been filling in until the position is
permanently filled.
She is looking forward to her retirement and
we all wish her the best!
The hardest thing in the world to understand
is the income tax.
--Albert Einstein
DELAY
IN MAIL SERVICE
There has been a delay in mail service for some of you. The books and machines are
being mailed out, but it is taking much longer for some patrons to receive
them.
If, after a week, you have not received the
items requested please contact us. We will follow-up on your request.
We suggest that you not wait until the last
minute to request books so you will always have a supply of them in case there
is a delay in the mail service.
Just a reminder...if the library is closed,
you may leave a message on the answering machine. Neighbor island patrons can
call 1-800-559-4096.
NEWSLINEÆ
National Federation of the Blind NEWSLINEÆ
went nationwide on March 1, 2002. NFB-NEWSLINEÆ transfers the archived text of
newspapers into synthesized speech which eligible patrons may access from any
touch-tone phone.
Patrons of this newly expanded free library
service will now dial the toll-free number, 1-888-882-1629, to
access this service. From the Wall Street Journal to USA Today,
the Milwaukee Journal to the Honolulu Advertiser, NFB-NEWSLINEÆ
offers a choice of over 50 daily and Sunday papers.
To be eligible, library patrons must be blind
or visually impaired, and have subscribed to this free service through a
NFB-NEWLINEÆ application. (Patrons who have previously signed up will continue
to use their assigned ID number and security code for the expanded service.)
To request an application, contact LBPH or
the National Federation of the Blind at (410) 659-9314, extension 356.
Applications are also available at the Web site: www.nfb.org.
VISION ENHANCEMENT
Now available for borrowing from the Library
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is Vision Enhancement from
Vision Worldwide, Inc. and edited by Patricia (Pat) Price. This magazine comes
out monthly. Call LBPH if you are interested in a cassette or large print copy.
NOTE: Vision Enhancement is not apart
of the NLS National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped magazine
program.
You may also subscribe to this magazine on
your own at:
Vision Worldwide, Inc.
5707 Brockton Drive #302
Indianapolis, IN 46220-5481
Call Toll free: (800) 431-1739
Subscription rates: $20.00 for one year; air mail rate is $45.00
for one year. Available in large print, standard 2-track audiocassette,
computer diskette with special file for braille output, elf (enhanced letter
format) computer disk and e-mail.
DIABETES
FORECAST
Another cassette magazine that comes out
monthly and now available for borrowing from the Library is Diabetes
Forecast, a publication of the American Diabetes Association. Call the
Library to borrow this magazine.
Everything is funny as long as it's happening
to somebody else.
--Will Rogers
2002
CALENDARS
Need a calendar? Here are a few places to
check out:
BRAILLE
LBPH
We still have some available. Call LBPH to
request one.
American Action Fund for Blind Children
and Adults
18440 Oxnard Street
Tarzana, CA 91356
6 x 6Omega-inch braille
calendar. Features a personal day page and major holidays. Orders by mail only.
Free.
John Milton Society for the Blind
475 Riverside Drive,
Room 455
New York, NY10115
(212) 870-3336 for
orders
12Omega x 10Omega-inch
braille calendar. Features a motto on each page. Orders by mail or telephone.
Free.
LARGE-PRINT
Cleveland Sight Center
Eye-dea Shop
1909 East 101st
Street
Cleveland, OH 44106
(216) 791-8118
17 x 23-inch large-print
calendar. Orders by mail or telephone. $10.
The Lighthouse of Houston
Attn: Sales Store
3602 West Dallas
Street
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 284-8466
11 x 17-inch
large-print calendar. Orders by mail or telephone. $5.
BOOKSHARE.ORG
Bookshare.org is a web site for persons who
have Internet access and want to read a lot of books that are not yet available
through the NLS Braille and Talking Book program. Read the policy and
disclaimer at the web site, then complete the online registration form and
submit the form with verification of your blindness or visual impairment. There
is a $50.00 setup charge and $25.00 a year membership fee.
If you have a scanner and want to contribute scanned
books, there also is a way for you to get free access to the library of books
available at the web site.
For more information go to the web site at:
http://www.bookshare.org
REELBOOKS.COM
ReelBooks.com is an online audio bookstore
that retails more than 16,000 titles and is operated by employees who are blind
or visually impaired.
The website is accessible to all audiences
and proceeds benefit the Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, a national
non-profit organization dedicated to providing programs and services for people
who are blind or visually impaired.
To learn more, visit ReelBooks.com at:
http://www.reelbooks.com
or call
1-877-324-5252
HOLIDAYS
WHEN THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED
Kuhio Day: March 26, Tuesday
Good Friday: March 29, Friday
Memorial Day: May 25-27, Saturday, Sunday,
Monday
NEW
MATERIALS AT THE LIBRARY
CASSETTES
HIC-1175 Makai. A novel by Kathleen
Tyau. Adult fiction. Hawaiiana.
General fiction.
HIC-1176 Daughters of Captain Cook.
A novel by Linda
Spalding. Adult fiction. Hawaiiana. General fiction.
HIC-1177 Pearl Harbor: Fact and
Reference Book: Everything to Know About December 7, 1941. Adult nonfiction.
Hawaiiana. Pearl Harbor.
HIC-1178 A Hundred Years of Island
Cooking: A Collection of Recipes from Hawaiian Electric Company by Pat Rea and Regina Ting. Adult nonfiction.
Hawaiiana. Cookery.
HIC-1179 The Other Side of the Island by Yvonne Nelson Perry. Adult fiction.
Hawaiiana.
Short stories.
HIC-1180 Life and Times by F. Xavier Shultz. Adult nonfiction. Autobiography.
Information supplied by the staff of the Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped.
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