Accessible World

Presenter Contact Info Lisa has been fascinated by technology since starting to use a Versabraille in 1984. She enjoys comparing, contrasting, and teaching technology to help others discover all that is available. Lisa has held several jobs in the public and private sectors, and is currently working at Hadley as their Access Technology Specialist. When […]

The NLS annotation follows:   All the colors of the dark: a novel DB122210 Author: Whitaker, Chris Reading Time: 14 hours, 39 minutes Read by: Edoardo Ballerini Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Historical Fiction, Psychological Fiction   “1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And […]

The NLS annotation follows:   The braille killer: an Alice Bergman novel DB124174 Author: Kuhnley, Daniel Reading Time: 10 hours, 44 minutes Read by: Daniel Kuhnley, TJ Spehar Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories, Disability, Women   “Blind at birth, Alice Bergman’s sight has been restored–but her childhood struggles and the assault she endured have never […]

This book is available on Bookshare at the following link: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/619162?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPUJlZm9yZSUyQnRoZSUyQnN0b3Jt The synopsis from BARD is below: Before the storm DB120402 Author: Chamberlain, Diane Reading Time: 11 hours, 37 minutes Read by: Kris Koscheski, Abby Craden Subjects: Women, Human Relations, Family “Laural...

Hello Folks, At our most recent Science Fiction club meeting, we agreed to read the book The Engines of God, by Jack McDevitt, for our February 13 meeting. It is available from BARD: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB41883 The NLS synopsis reads: Early in the twenty-third century, young Priscilla “Hutch” Hutchins serves as a space pilot for a team […]

Presenter Contact Info Email: michael@payown.media  

The NLS annotation follows:   The edge DB117204 Author: Baldacci, David Reading Time: 11 hours, 40 minutes Read by: Erin Cottrell, Will Collyer, Tiffany Smith, Erin Bennett, Zachary Webber Subjects: Spy Stories, Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories   “When CIA operative Jenny Silkwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over […]

Join us to hear highlights of the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show from Mike May, Gena Harper, and Bob Sweetman. Mike has been providing his summary of CES for over 20 years. They will touch on popular products, cool products, weird products and accessible products. Presenter contact info:  

Dave Wilkinson is an endurance athlete who recently attempted to become the first blind tandem cyclist to complete Race Across America, a 3,000-mile race across the US that has to be completed in under 12 days. Dave and his support crew completed 1,200 miles in 4.5 days before various logistical difficulties forced him to withdraw. […]

Please join us as Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday, February 9, at 5pm Eastern. This informal discussion of whatever book you’re reading or have recently finished is most enjoyable and a great way to get new reading ideas. You can contribute your opinions and everyone is welcome.

The Fiction Old and New book group again welcomes guest host Sally Rosenthal on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern to discuss The color purple DB58842 by Alice Walker.   (BARD annotation below). We hope that you can join us this Black History Month to discuss this compelling story. Here is the NLS […]

NLS annotation Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: the mother and daughter who changed history DB124509 Author: Borman, Tracy Reading Time: 8 hours, 53 minutes Read by: Tracy Borman Subjects: World History and Affairs, Biography of Heads of State and Political Figures, Women “One of the most extraordinary mother and daughter stories of all time – […]

Blazie Technologies presents, the BT Speak, a pocket computer for the Blind with a Braille keyboard and Speech output. Presenter Contact Info Website: www.blazietech.com  

Presenter Contact Info Email: jeff@jeffbishop.com

The NLS annotation follows:   A borrowing of bones DB92541 Author: Munier, Paula Reading Time: 12 hours, 0 minutes Read by: Kathleen McInerney Subject: Mystery and Detective Stories   Injured military policewoman Mercy Carr and her dead fiancé’s bomb-sniffing dog Elvis are sent home to the Vermont wilderness. When they discover an abandoned baby while […]

The NLS annotation follows:   The edge DB117204 Author: Baldacci, David Reading Time: 11 hours, 40 minutes Read by: Erin Cottrell, Will Collyer, Tiffany Smith, Erin Bennett, Zachary Webber Subjects: Spy Stories, Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories   “When CIA operative Jenny Silkwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over […]

Presenter Contact Info Email: RMiller@Vispero.com    

Novel Ideas will be discussing the book Truths I never told you DB102014 by Kelly Rimmer. This book is available on Bookshare at the following link: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/5242675?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVRydXRocyUyQkklMkJuZXZlciUyQnRvbGQlMkJ5b3U   The synopsis from BARD is below:   Truths I never told you DB102014 Author: Rimmer, Kelly Read...

Presenter Contact Info Email: jeff@jeffbishop.com  

Please join us as Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday, January 12, at 5pm Eastern. This informal discussion of whatever book you’re reading or have recently finished is most enjoyable and a great way to get new reading ideas. You can contribute your opinions and everyone is welcome.

Science Fiction Club meeting.

NLS  annotation The situation room: the inside story of presidents in crisis DB121216 Authors: Stephanopoulos, George, Dickey, Lisa Reading Time: 10 hours, 10 minutes Read by: Peter Ganim, George Stephanopoulos, Elisabeth Rodgers Subjects: U.S. History, Government and Politics   “George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years host of [&#8230...

Presenter Contact Info Email: jeff@jeffbishop.com  

The Fiction Old and New book group is thrilled to welcome guest host Sally Rosenthal on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. to discuss “Crow Lake” by Mary Lawson, DB 59867 (BARD annotation below). We hope that you can join us to discuss this compelling story.   Here is the NLS annotation: Crow Lake […]

Presenter Contact Info Email: jeff@jeffbishop.com