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Audiobooks, Braille & MORE! Resources and Services From the New
Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center
LibraryLinkNJ WebinarFebruary 16, 2012
Elizabeth Burns
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
www.loc.gov/nls
NLS: A History
• 1931, Pratt-Smoot Act: books for blind adults– Established library– Established funding
• 1952, Blind children• 1966, Visual or physical disability• 1966, Chafee Amendment– Copyright exception for books
Chafee Amendment
• Reproduce or distribute copies• Of previously published nondramatic literary
works• In specialized formats• Exclusively for use by the blind or other
persons with disabilities
Who Is Eligible
“Exclusively for use by the blind or other persons with disabilities”
• Residents of the United States• Citizens of the United States who live abroad• All ages• And . . .
Vision
• Blind– 20/200 or less with correcting lenses– widest diameter of visual field subtends an
angular distance no greater than 20 degrees• Low Vision: – Cannot read standard newspaper print
Vision Simulators
www.acbvi.org/albums/Vision/slide4.html
• www.richmondeye.com/simulation.asp• www.acbvi.org/albums/Vision/index.html• ohiolionseyeresearch.com/simulati.htm#Normal• www.afb.org/seniorsite.asp?SectionID=63&Topic
ID=286&DocumentID=3393
Physical
• Cannot hold a book• Cannot turn the pages of a book• Examples:– loss of hands or arms– paralysis– cerebral palsy– arthritis
Reading Disabilities
• Limited to those with a physical basis• www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/readin
gdisabilities.html
Who Certifies?
Blindness, Vision, Physical:
• Doctors of medicine, doctors of osteopathy• Ophthalmologists, optometrists• Registered nurses, therapists• Professional staff of hospitals, institutions, and
public or private welfare agencies (e.g., social workers, case workers, counselors, rehabilitation teachers, and superintendents).
• And…
Blind, Vision, Physical
• In the absence of any of these, certification may be made by professional librarians or by any person whose competence under specific circumstances is acceptable to the Library of Congress.
Reading Disability
• doctors of medicine• doctors of osteopathy – who may consult with colleagues in associated
disciplines
• Apply for services: http://njsltbbc.org/application
• Repeats definitions for eligibility• Includes list of people who may certify• Only by mail• Original signatures– Clearly identify yourself
Application
• Name• Address• Age• Materials• Selection & sending materials– Frequency– Subjects– Sex, violence, strong language
What is Available
• “In specialized formats”– Braille– Audiobooks
• Machine to listen to audiobooks• Large Print– Children’s and teen books
Braille
Audiobooks
Digital Talking Book Cartridge
Digital Talking Book Machine
Large Print
• Newspapers: 8 point• Adult books: 10 to 12 point• Minimum size large print: 14 point• Typical large print: 16 to 18 point
Children’s Books
• Novels: 10 to 12 point• Middle Grade: 14 point• Early Readers: 16 point• Picture Books: 16 to 24 point• Minimum size large print: 14 point• Typical large print: 16 to 18 point
Digital Talking Book Machine
Commercial Players
www.plextalk.com/americas/top/products/ptp1/
How Do People Get Materials?
• Mail• Download
• Free Matter for the Blind & Physically Handicapped Persons Mailing– www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/mail.html
• Post Office Regulation– pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/703.htm#1113979
• AFB– www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=3&TopicID=3
2&DocumentID=3528
Download
Automatic
• Subjects• Reading level• Sex, violence, language• Books sent periodically
Requests Come In
• Telephone• Email• Mail• Paper Catalog Request• Online Catalog
New Books• Catalog at www.loc.gov/nls/catalog • Talking Book Topics at
www.loc.gov/nls/tbt/index.html • Braille Book Review at
www.loc.gov/nls/bbr/index.html • Magazines at
www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/magazines.html
TBBC has books you cannot get at the library or bookstore!
store.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_null_49598
_-1_10052_10051
Download Audiobooks
BARD Application
• Only if already a TBBC patron• Name and address an exact match• Email needed• Default is TBBC issued player
BARD
Braille Technology
www.hims-inc.com/products/braille-sense-plus
www.freedomscientific.com/products/fs/focus-product-page.asp
www.humanware.com/en-usa/products/blindness/braille_displays
/_details/id_73/brailleconnect_40.html
Large Print Keyboard
www.freedomscientific.com/products/lv/magic-keyboard-product-page.asp
TBBC & Public Libraries
• Our materials complement each other!• TBBC = Trenton, Public Libraries = local
Accessible Libraries
• Website Accessibility : http://www.w3.org/WAI/
• Programs: inclusive– Flexible!– Ask questions!
• Flyers and brochures– Font size
Institutional Account• Application– Demonstration or Deposit– www.njsltbbc.org/application – www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/institutions.html
• Players• Audiobooks• Braille• Outspoken Library Kiosk (limited)
Outspoken Library
http://njsltbbc.org/outspoken_library
Other Resources
• LearningAlly– www.learningally.org
• BookShare– www.bookshare.org
• OpenLibrary– http://openlibrary.org
Questions?
• Contact information: njsltbbc.org/contact • Elizabeth Burns• Call: 1 – 800 – 792 – 8322 Ext 804• Email: [email protected] • Presentation:
www.slideshare.net/eaburns/audiobooks-braille-more-resources-2
