Here are some other sources, although Shonda has listed most of the =
resources I would have suggested.
If your student has access to a braille embosser, or a braille notetaker =
such as a Braille Note, she would be eligible for Web-braille, offered =
by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically =
Handicapped. From the NLS website: "Web-Braille is an Internet, =
web-based service that provides, in an electronic format, many braille =
books, some music scores, and all braille magazines produced by the =
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.... =
Web-Braille contains the full text of thousands of NLS-produced braille =
books, hundreds of items from the NLS Music Section, and every braille =
magazine currently produced by NLS."
You can find out more about Web-Braille at =
http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/webbraille2003.html
If you are looking for a particular title in braille or audio to =
purchase see the "Louis: Database of accessible materials for people who =
are blind or visually impaired" at http://www.aph.org/louis.htm. You can =
search the database by keyword, author, title, or subject, and specify =
format. The database does not list prices, however, so you have to =
contact each organization separately.
Other sources for braille books (to purchase)
Braille Institute Press
741 North Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90029
1-800-272-4553
www.brailleinstitute.org=20
They have over 800 titles for sale. Catalog is fully annotated. They =
also have a Partners in Literacy subscription program for teachers, =
librarians, and other professionals and agencies that allows an =
organization to choose up to 25 titles a year for a pre-paid fee of =
$150.00.
Braille International
3290 S.E. Slater Street
Stuart, FL 34997.=20
1-772-286-8366
www.brailleintl.org=20
The CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) Library for the =
Blind
1929 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4G 3E8
416-480-7544
www.cnib.ca/library=20
Bookshare.org
The Benetech Initiative
480 California Avenue
Suite 201
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609
www.bookshare.org
A new on-line service that provides books in digital formats. To access =
most titles, the school must become a member, although there are books =
available that are in the public domain and, therefore, do not require =
membership to be downloaded. The fee for an organizational account is =
$200 a year, plus the subscription fees for the sponsored individual =
members (a $25 sign up fee and $50 for the annual subscription). Please =
note that the quality of the books may vary. =20
Other sources of books on tape (to purchase)
Listening Library
the best in children's publishing from Books on Tape, Inc.
P.O. Box 25122
Santa Ana, CA 92799-5122
800.243.4504
http://library.booksontape.com (go to "We Recommend," then "Shop by =
Category", select "Listening Library")
Recorded Books, LLC
270 Skipjack Road
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
800.638.1304
www.recordedbooks.com =20
Elizabeth Hart
Library Technical Assistant
California School for the Blind
Fremont, CA 94536
ehart@csb-cde.ca.gov
-----Original Message-----
From: Stewart, Patricia M [mailto:StewartP@FULTON.K12.GA.US]
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 6:48 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: blind reader
Good morning all,
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Next year we will have a blind student at our high school. I have been =
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told that she is an honor student and likes to read Braille and books on =
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tape for pleasure. We have very few books on tape (mostly classics) and =
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nothing in Braille. I have also been told that she likes to spend time =
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in the media center. She will be here for four years. Currently, I do =
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not know anything about her interests, but want to be prepared when she =
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does show up. Does anyone have advice on providing services for this =
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student? Where to go for inexpensive resources?
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Thank you,
=3D20
Patricia Stewart
Media Specialist
Westlake High School
Atlanta, GA
stewartp@fultonschools.org
=3D20
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