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links, phone numbers, and addresses to purchase
reading and audio material of interest to the
vision impaired, their families and their
caregiving community.
Overcoming Macular
Degeneration: A Guide to Seeing Beyond the
Clouds
Each year, more
than 400,000 Americans are diagnosed with macular
degeneration, an age-related, progressive eye
disease that immediately raises a fear of total
blindness. The good news is: YOU ARE NOT GOING
BLIND. However, you are dealing with a disease that
causes serious visual impairment - an inconvenience
the author, Dr. Yale Solomon, has become personally
familiar with since he was diagnosed in one eye in
1990 and the other in 1997. Now, in his book
published February 2000, this respected
ophthalmologist offers a compassionate and
understanding look at both the medical and human
side of macular degeneration and ways to meet the
challenge of its impact on everyday life. Chapters
include:
- What exactly is
macular degeneration?
- The importance
of monitoring the disease.
- Steps that can
be taken to slow the progression.
- Risk factors
associated with the disease.
- How to find and
work with a low-vision specialist.
- Getting the
most out of visual rehabilitation.
- Driving tips,
helpful devices, and other aids.
- Adapting your
home for easier living.
- Tips on
maximizing your sight.
- The best diet
and nutritional supplements for eye health.
- The latest
medical and technological advances.
- And much more!
The book also
includes a comprehensive appendix of associations,
organizations and foundations, large-print
publishers, audiotape and videotape resources, and
a helpful list of suppliers of products and
services.
Overcoming
Macular Degeneration: A Guide to Seeing Beyond the
Clouds is available free of charge on cassette
from the National Library Service Talking Book
Program through its network of regional libraries -
Book: RC-51826 or from the Kentucky Library for the
Blind - Book Ky-BPH (KY 2348).
Editor's Note:
The 272-page paperback edition is available from
Amazon.com for $10.36. If you order online, we
appreciate you using our organization's gateway to
Amazon by going to http://www.visionww.org/bookstore.htm#AMAZON
as we derive a small commission from all purchases.
The book is also available through your local
bookstore at a slightly higher price.
Sources for Large Print
Books
Amazon.com
23,716+ Titles in Large Print
Please use our Gateway at Web: http://www.visionww.org/bookstore.htm
Barnes and
Noble
Web: http://www.barnesandnoble.com
BizRate.com
Web: http://www.bizrate.com
Book
Gallery
823 Main Street
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Tel: 208-263-0178
E-Mail: bookgal@icce.com
Web: http://www.bookgalleryid.com
Doubleday Large
Print
6550 East 30th Street
PO Box 6350
Indianapolis, IN 46209-9473
Web: http://www.doubledaylargeprint.com/
Dover
Publications
Large Print Classics
Dept. MR02 05
31 E 2nd Street
Mineola, NY 11501
Tel: (516) 294-7000
Web: http://www.doverpublications.com
Enhanced Letter
Format (ELF)
Virginia M. Woolf Foundation
Attn: Mike Gold
Tel: 310.379.8321
E-Mail: info@text-key.com
Web: http://www.text-key.com
(Books are in 30- and 48-pt Type)
Huge Print
Books
Tel: 800.825.0057
Fax: 619.334.7764
E-Mail: info@hugeprint.com
Web: http://www.hugeprint.com
(Books are in 16- to 36-pt Type)
IBIC - Internet
Book Information Center
Web: http://www.internetbookinfo.com/
Large Print
Bookshop, The
PO Box 5375
Englewood, CO 80155
Tel: 303-721-7511
Fax: 303-721-7512
E-Mail: LargePrint@aol.com
Web: http://users.aol.com/largeprint
Random House,
Inc.
1540 Broadway - #9E
New York, NY 10036-4040
Tel: 212-751-2600
Web: http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/home.htm
Reader's Digest
Large Edition
PO Box 3013
Harlan, IA 51593-2104
Tel: 800-807-2780
Web: http://www.magazania.com/id/cji/group/2552
(For Brief Article Click
Here)
Seniorstore,com
Tel: 303-926-9301
E-Mail: info@seniorstore.com
Web: http://www.seniorstore.com/seniorstore/larprintit.html
Transaction
Large Print Books
Rutgers University
35 Berrue Circle
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8042
Tel: 732-445-2280
Web: http://www.transactionpub.com
Wal-Mart Large
Print Books
500,000+ Low Price Books
Web: http://www.walmart.com
Waterfront
Books
85 Crescent Rd
Burlington, VT 05401-4126
Tel: 800.639.6063
Web: http://www.waterfrontbooks.com
"Making Theatre
Accessible: A Guide to Audio Description in the
Performing Arts"
This new
publication of Cultural Access Consortium (CAC) and
the Bay State Council of the Blind (BSCB) targeted
to theatres and various performing arts
organizations is alo a valuable advocacy tool for
access coordinators, education and outreach
personnel, and advocates in the blindness
community. While it contains some resources
specific to the New England audio description
community, it will be a valuable resource for
anyone in the United States or other countries
looking to establish a new or enhance an existing
audio description program.
The
guide's contents include: What Is Audio
Description; Why Audio Describe Theatre from the
perspective of a member of the blindness community,
an audio describer, a theatre producer, and a
regional theatre education and outreach director; A
Brief History of Audio Description; Outreach
Initiatives for Audio Description Education; A
Step-by-Step Program Plan which includes a
chronological and categorical listing of process
steps, fundraising, marketing, box office, and
production elements; Appendices including
information resources, examples of program book
inserts, signage, sample describer's contract; and
a Glossary of Terms.
Contributing
writers to "Making Theatre Accessible" are Judy
Berk, Executive Director of Cultural Access
Consortium; Kim Charlson, Acting Director at the
Braille and Talking Book Library at the Perkins
School for the Blind; Valerie Ching, Program
Director of Cultural Access Consortium; and Andrea
Doane, New England's leading performing arts audio
describer.
Cost: $6
per copy including shipping and handling. Braille,
large print and a computer diskette version are
also available for the same price. Send checks or
purchase orders payable to: Bay State Council of
the Blind. Send orders to: Kim Charlson, 57
Grandview Ave., Watertown, MA 02472-1634. Ph.
617-926-9198. E-Mail: kimcharlson@earthlink.net.
"Blindness
Defeated" Provides Wisdom & Hope
Mildred
Frank tells the compelling story of how she has
lived and coped with blindness from Retinitis
Pigmentosa and Macular Degeneration for many years
but is now experiencing return of vision through
nutrition. Anyone with vision loss, as well as
rehabilitation professionals, vision coordinators,
and therapists, will find the wisdom contained in
this handbook to be especially helpful. It not only
offers solutions for self-dependency, but also the
possibility of regaining and even preventing future
vision loss. Readers will find hope within the
pages of "Blindness Defeated."
Cost:
Large Print $13.95 plus $4.95 S/H (Item #189600);
2-Track Audiocassette $12.95 plus $4.95 S/H (Item
#189605). Order from: Independent Living Aids, 27
East Mall, Plainview, NY 11803. Tel: 800-537-2118.
Fax: 516-937-3906. E-Mail:
<can-do@independentliving.com> Web:
<www.independentliving.com>
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Reader's
Digest Large Edition
Low
vision readers who find the regular type-size of
Reader's Digest difficcult to see will be pleased
to know that this popular magazine is now available
in large print. Features of this edition
include:
*
BIGGER: It measures 8" x 10 1/2", yet it's easy
to hold and will stack neatly on a
bookcase.
*
BRIGHTER: Each issue is illustrated in bold,
beautiful color.
*
EASY-ON-THE EYES: Soothing non-glare paper
ensures maximum eye comfort. Single-column format
is less distracting and easier to read.
*
HARD TO PUT DOWN: All the same great quality
Reader's Digest is famous for is found in the Large
Edition. All this -- with the ease LARGE
TYPE offers.
Annual
subscription cost: $21.95. (Price subject to change
by publisher without notice.)
Order
from: Reader's Digest, Large Edition, PO Box 3013,
Harlan, IA 51593-2104. Tel:
800-807-2780.
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Reader's
Digest Electronic Braille Edition
In
addition to cassette and Braille editions, Reader's
Digest is now available from the American Printing
House for the Blind (APH) in an electronic Braille
edition. Reader's Digest Electronic Braille Edition
provides the entire contents of Reader's Digest on
a single 3.5-inch, MS-DOS-formatted disk in
translated grade II Braille files (compared to
three volumes in hard copy Braille).
The
electronic Braille edition is intended for use on
Braille-capable computer equipment such as the
Braille 'n Speak, Braille Lite, VersaBraille, or a
personal embossing device. Each issue comes with
MS-DOS-based software to transfer the files from
the PC to the Braille-capable device. The files are
translated grade II Braille, just like the hard
copy.
If the
reader already owns an IBM-compatible disk drive
for his/her Braille-capable device, he/she can
place the disk directly into that drive. If not,
he/she will need a computer and a serial cable to
connect the computer to the Braille device. APH
does not supply the serial cable, but the
manufacturer of the Braille-capable device can
provide one.
Reader's
Digest Electronic Braille Edition makes it possible
for the Braille user to easily skip through
sections of the magazine or to search for
interesting words or phrases. This edition also
makes it quick and easy for the user to return to
the table of contents and select articles of
interest. Cost: $25 per year - 12 Issues.
APH is
now accepting subscriptions for this electronic
Braille version of Reader's Digest. Just call the
Circulation Department: 800-223-1839.
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Helen Keller's
Quotations Captured In New Book
"To Love
This Life: Quotations of Helen Keller," an
inspirational work that offers the penetrating and
memorable observations of one of the world's great
heroes and a woman who above all wanted to make a
difference in the lives of her fellowmen, has just
been released. Reflecting the many facets of her
personality, this varied collection of quotations
reveals Helen Keller in her entiretythe determined
woman who became a symbol of indomitable strength
in the face of adversity, and who was an acute and
sensitive observer of human nature and the world
around her.
This
enlightening work reveals the eloquence, wit, and
insight of an exceptional individual and offering
profound statements on the meaning of being human
and on life in all of its complexity.
To
see or order the hardback version at Amazon, click
here. There is no obligation by following this
link.
To
see or order the audio cassette version at Amazon,
click here. There is no obligation by following
this link.
In
addition to Amazon, the print book and
audiocassette are also available from the AFB
Press, $21.95 each. Call AFB Customer Service at
800-232-3044; via fax at 412-741-0609; or via
e-mail at <afborder@abdintl.com>. Orders must
be accompanied by payment (for individuals) or
institutional purchase orders, and may be sent to
AFB Press, P.O. Box 1020, Sewickley, PA
15143-1020.
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The Bridge to Braille. Reading and School Success
for the Young Blind Child.
(Book)
Lighthouse Handbook on Vision Impairment and Vision
Rehabilitation
(Book).
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