Talking book and braille services provides audio and braille books to printdisabled oregonians. For further information, please call 18002529605, or. The oregon talking book and braille library is a free, federal and state funded library service located at the state library in salem, oregon. Talking books has been one of our most loved services for more than eight decades, and we now offer more formats and titles than ever before. Oregon talking book and braille library home facebook. The nls digital talking book player and cartridge launched in 1933 and sponsored by the library of congress, the national library service for the blind and.
Make reading easier with talking books for blind and low. For more information about making a legacy donation to talking books as part of your estate planning, please visit our planned giving webpage or contact our planned giving coordinator at 5033785014 or talkingbooks. Access talking books for the printdisabled city of oregon city. The talking book program tbp provides free library services to qualifying texans with visual, physical, or reading disabilities.
Patrons will be unable to download books from bard between friday, august 9 at 2 p. Both digital and cassette recordings require specially designed playback equipment that is loaned free to eligible individuals and institutions. Our online shop has a range of products like magnifiers and talking book players to help you. Their bard service braille and audio reading download gives users free, unlimited, 24 hour access to download any nls digital book. Our talking book program coordinates the ohio program and. Registration required through oregon talking book and braille services. National library service for the blind and physically handicapped. Staying connected serial oregon talking book and braille library posted in state library and tagged blind, books, disabilities, libraries, print disabled, talking books, visually impaired on march 2, 2016 by government information and library services. Braille and audio reading download arizona state library. Talking books special services state library of louisiana. Fifty years of oregons talking book and braille library my. The national library service for blind and print disabled provides reading.
Persons who are unable to hold or turn pages of print books. The kentucky talking book library collection includes both fiction and nonfiction, with items suitable for children, teens, adults, and seniors. The oregon talking book and braille library, a division of the state of oregon library, provides free audio and braille books to eligible oregonians with a printdisability visual, physical, or reading impairment. National library service for the blind and print disabled. As a public health precaution, the talking book library will be closed to the public through friday, may 15. Talking books is part of the oregon state library, which is an agency of the state of oregon. Order books online florida division of blind services. Alphabetical oregon blind and visually impaired student fund. Braille and audio reading download potential users. Click here to find talking books, braille books, and magazines. Montana talking book library a regional library of the national library service for the blind and physically handicapped nls. Access talking books for the printdisabled city of. Listen to more than 300 daily newspapers from across the u. More than 21,000 digital books and over 40 digital magazine titles are available in bard with new items added weekly.
The arizona talking book library is following the guidance distributed by the governors office and arizona department of health services regarding the novel coronavirus covid19. All subjects and genres and many popular authors and series are available for reading 247 to kids anywhere in the state. Kentucky talking book library kentucky department for. The free service works through local libraries that mail the nls talking or braille books and magazines. Tbp is part of the national library service to the blind and print disabled, a program administered by the library of congress.
They also provide the easytouse playback equipment designed for people with lowno vision. Idaho talking book service idaho commission for libraries. Bookshare is an online library of talking books for blind and low vision readers. Documentation that verifies a veterans status, such as a copy of the dd214 form, must be submitted with the application. Resources for the visually impaired and print disabled in oregon. Oregon talking book and braille library, salem, or. Loans braille and audio books, magazines, playback equipment, and descriptive videos to northern californians unable to read conventional print print disabilities. Fifty years of oregons talking book and braille library my oregon. Resources for the visually impaired and print disabled in. Application for service pdf hours of operation glass administrative office. The oregon talking book and braille library is the oregon regional library for the library of congress national library service for the blind and physically handicapped. Talking books is the regional library in oregon for the library of congress national library service for the blind and physically handicapped network.
National library service for the blind and print disabled downloadable books and magazines bard. The touch and listen newsletter keeps you up to date with whats going on at the braille and talking book library as well as new additions to the collection of recorded works. Bard mobile for ios devices access braille and talking books from your iphone, ipad or ipod touch. All of our audio books are human narrated, and the player allows you to adjust the tone, speed, and volume of the voice. Salem the talking book and braille library, which provides books free of charge to any oregonian with a visual, physical, or reading impairment, is. Ive always been a big reader, said nathanial monsour, a portland resident who found talking books in 2016 through the blind commission. Oregon talking book and braille library afb directory. It loans books and magazines in special formats to anyone who cannot see to read regular print, hold a book to turn its pages, or who has a physically based reading disability. The national library service for blind and print disabled provides reading materials at no cost to individuals whose temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, physical disability, or other disability makes it difficult to read regular print. Services are administered through a network of cooperating libraries across the united states. Audio players and talking books page 1234 visionaware. The bard braille and audio reading download program is the national library service for the blind and print disableds free digital book download service.
The national library service for the blind and print disabled nls and the illinois state librarys talking book and braille service tbbs strive to ensure that all may read by providing eligible patrons access to nls materials regardless of age, economic circumstances, or technical expertise. All of the products in our online shop have been selected to help you maximise your vision. The talking book and braille library is located in the state library of oregon and provides free access to talking books to those with disabilities for the entire state of oregon. Goalball officials manual international blind sports association information for technical officials, may 2009 guide dogs for the blind oregon campus located in boring, oregon. Vermont department of libraries able library 60 washington street, suite 2 barre, vt 05641. The talking book program provides free recorded books, magazines and playback equipment to approximately 15,000 eligible blind, visually impaired, print disabled and reading disabled ohio residents. By law, the talking book program gives priority service to veterans of the united states armed forces who have received honorable discharges from military service.
Jun 17, 2019 salem the talking book and braille library, which provides books free of charge to any oregonian with a visual, physical, or reading impairment, is celebrating 50 years at the state library of oregon in salem. Braille readers receive paper braille books and magazines from utah via the usps. Oregon talking book and braille library english visionaware. Oregon talking book and braille services the oregon state librarys talking book and braille services tbabs is a free, federallyfunded library service located in salem, oregon. Bard access bard braille and audio reading download is a free library service of downloadable braille and audio reading material for residents of the united states and u. It loans books and magazines in special formats to anyone who cannot see to read regular print, hold a book to turn its pages. Access to the bard web site is restricted to eligible readers.
Recorded materials loaned free by the national library service for the blind and physically handicapped, library of congress, are available on digital talking book cartridges and audiocassettes. National library service nls is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page. Oregonians who are unable to read standard print because of a visual or physical disability are eligible for free library services. Oregon commission for the blind provides vocational rehabilitation resources and independent living services for visually impaired oregonians, their families and employers. Talking books has leisure reading books and magazines like those you would find in your local public library. Oregon talking book and braille library familyconnect. The oregon talking book and braille library provides accessible library materials to oregon students of any age. Society for the blind is a fullservice nonprofit agency providing services and programs for people who are blind or have low vision. Persons who are legally blind or cannot see well enough or focus long enough to read standard print, even with glasses. Oregon talking book and braille library oregon educator network.
Bard mobile for android nlss bard mobile app is temporarily unavailable for download to android devices. It loans books and magazines in special formats to anyone who cannot see to read regular print, hold a book to turn its pages, or who has a physically based reading. The oregon talking book and braille library promotes and fosters the joy of reading and lifelong learning for oregonians who are printdisabled. This does not affect patrons who already have the app installed on their device. Feb 18, 2016 staying connected serial oregon talking book and braille library posted in state library and tagged blind, books, disabilities, libraries, print disabled, talking books, visually impaired on march 2, 2016 by government information and library services. South carolina talking book services is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page. Persons who are certified by a medical doctor as having a reading disability. Click here to find answers to frequently asked questions. Bard access national library service for the blind and. Audio, braille, and printbraille books in the nls collection for preschool through grade 8. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, nls circulates books and magazines in braille or audio formats, delivered by postagefree mail or instantly. Borrow books and learning resources for adults and children in braille or giant print, from the largest library of its kind in the uk. The talking book and braille service tbbs provides audio and braille library service via mail or digital download to any illinois resident who is unable to read standard print material due to a permanent or temporary visual or physical disability. However, reference books, textbooks, and academic journals are not available.
Talking books is also part of the library of congress, national library service for the blind and physically handicapped network of regional libraries. Read on a wide variety of devices such as computers, tablets, smartphones, mp3 players, and assistive technology devices get unlimited access to school books, popular books, childrens books, and more. Training guide dogs, educational materials suitable for classroom awareness of. Braille and audio reading download or bard talking books. Oregon talking book and braille library afb directory profile. The library provides audio book players free of charge. Talking books is the regional library in oregon for the library of congress national library service for the blind and physically handicapped nls network. All our talking books are unabridged and high quality, giving you the best possible reading and listening experience.
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