Accessible World

Please join us as Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday, March 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. We will meet on the Zoom […]

This week on Tek Talk, We will be discussing the devices that we, in our audience, are using and how we are using them.  High tech or low tech, it doesn’t matter.  This will give us the opportunity to learn from each other and ask questions of actual users, rather then company representatives.  

In this TekTalk presentation, Ron Miller will present some tips on reading electronic books with JAWS. Learn more about reading ePub books using Thorium Reader, Kindle electronic books using the Kindle App for PC, and DAISY books using FSReader. Presenter Contact Info Ron Miller is a trainer in Vispero’s Training Department. Email: RMiller@Vispero.com Vispero Training […]

Here is the NLS annotation: The berry pickers: a novel DB117941 Author: Peters, Amanda Reading Time: 8 hours, 47 minutes Read by: Jordan Waunch, Aaliya Warbus Subjects: General Fiction, Family, Historical Fiction “A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that haunts the survivors, unravels a family, […]

David Faucheux will join us again on 4/1/25 at 8pm Eastern to facilitate the discussion of the historical fiction novel The house is on fire DB120593 by Rachel Beanland.   NLS annotation The house is on fire DB120593 Author: Beanland, Rachel Reading Time: 12 hours, 31 minutes Read by: Rachel Beanland, Michael Crouch, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, […]

Presenter Contact Info Don Olson and Zhi Huang from the Patron Engagement Section Email the Patron Engagement Section: nlspes@loc.gov  

The NLS annotation follows: Shamed: a Kate Burkholder novel DB95613 Author: Castillo, Linda Reading Time: 9 hours, 15 minutes Read by: Kathleen McInerney Subject: Mystery and Detective Stories The peaceful town of Painters Mill is shattered when an Amish grandmother is brutally murdered on an abandoned farm. When Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on […]

Science Fiction club Meeting.

The NLS annotation follows: Spirit crossing: a novel DB123843 Author: Krueger, William Kent Reading Time: 10 hours, 4 minutes Read by: David Chandler Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories, Suspense Fiction “The disappearance of a local politician’s teenaged daughter is major news in Minnesota. As a huge manhunt is launched to find her, Cork O’Connor’s grandson […]

Novel Ideas meets 3/21/25 at 8pm Eastern and will be discussing the book The Kennedy Debutante DB108271by Kerri Maher. Due to confusion locating this book by title on the BARD website, we incorrectly identified the March book to be discussed as Kathleen Kennedy, her life and times DB20590 at the 2/21/25 meeting. We will be […]

Panelists will include John and Larry Gassman and Steve Bauer. They will tell you about what they experienced during presentations and in the exhibit halls. If you went to CSUN and have comments about the technology you saw, please join us at 8 PM eastern in the Pat  Price Tek Talk Training room.  

The TTJ Instructor Team of TTJ Tech Services will discuss the numerous free courses they offer each year, along with sharing their teaching philosophies and ways they help students learn to use Apple devices. Presenter Contact Info Website: www.ttjtech.biz Email: info@ttjtech.biz  

NLS  annotation The first conspiracy: the secret plot against George Washington DB93794 Authors: Meltzer, Brad, Mensch, Josh Reading Time: 11 hours, 10 minutes Read by: Scott Brick Subject: U.S. History   An account of a treasonous plan by George Washington’s bodyguards, working together with New York City mayor David Mathews and New York governor William […]

Here is the NLS annotation:   The accident: a novel DB74117 Author: Barclay, Linwood Reading Time: 12 hours, 17 minutes Read by: Peter Berkrot Subject: Suspense Fiction   After his wife Sheila is killed in a drunk-driving accident she caused, struggling contractor Glen Garber is angry and confused–Sheila never drank that much. When the mother […]

Please join us as Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday, March 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. We will meet on the Zoom […]

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.