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Tek Talk welcomes Earle Harrison of Selvas North America (formerly HIMS Inc.) to discuss the new Braille eMotion forty cell smart Braille display. 05/13/2024

Please Join Earle Harrison of Selvas North America (Formerly HIMS Inc.) as he offers a product overview of the new Braille eMotion forty cell smart Braille display and discusses how it is changing the modern Braille display landscape. Presenter Contact Info Email: earle@hims-inc.com  

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Tek Talk welcomes Jane Brassington, Chief Revenue Officer, and Mary Jo Barry, VP of Sales, of Dolphin Computer Access to discuss SuperNova screen magnification and screen reading. 04/22/2024

Tune in to TekTalk as Jane Brassington and Mary Jo Barry dive into the innovative world of SuperNova. Learn about the evolution of this groundbreaking technology, designed to provide magnification, speech, and screen reading across various industries, from business to education and beyond. Discover the latest developments and unique features that set SuperNova apart, as

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Banquet of Books Hosted by Joanie Leonard. 05/12/2024

Please join us as Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday May 12 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.

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JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY HOW THE WORD IS PASSED: A RECKONING WITH THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY ACROSS AMERICA DB103908. 05/07/2024

On May 7th, JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY introduces best-selling author, poet and teacher, Clint Smith, who brings his Harvard sociology training on his visits (with recorder) to Civil War and Reconstruction Era Monuments from New Orleans to New York and Virginia to Texas in his book How the word is passed: a reckoning with the history

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The Fiction Old and New book group to discuss “Loot” by Tania James, DB115153. 05/03/2024

We hope that you can join us to discuss this historical fiction audiobook. Here is the NLS annotation: Loot DB 115153 James, Tania. Reading time 8 hours, 45 minutes. Read by Shawn K. Jain. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Historical Fiction Description: “Abbas is

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Mystery Book Discussion group to discuss Everyone here is lying: a novel DB115978 by Shari Lapena with guest facilitator Shelly Kane. 04/28/2024

Please join us on Sunday, April 28, 2024 @ 5:00 PM Eastern to discuss Everyone here is lying: a novel DB115978 by Shari Lapena. NLS Annotation Everyone here is lying: a novel DB115978 Lapena, Shari Reading time: 9 hours, 31 minutes. January LaVoy Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Psychological Fiction “Welcome to Stanhope. A

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Tek Talk welcomes Humanware’s Peter Tucic, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Mathieu Paquette, Product Manager, to discuss the Odyssey, one of their newest products and an easy-to-use desktop reader. 04/29/2024

From HumanWare, we have Peter Tucic, director of strategic partnerships, and Mathieu Paquette, product manager, to discover one of their newest products, the Odyssey. This easy-to-use desktop reader allows you to read documents, converting text into speech. And also, they may have some information on the version 1.3 software update for the Victor Reader Stream

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Tek Talk welcomes Humanware’s Peter Tucic, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Mathieu Paquette, Product Manager, to discuss the Odyssey, one of their newest products and an easy-to-use desktop reader. 04/29/2024 Read More »

Tek Talk welcomes Samuel Greene, Product Specialist -Development at Zoom Corp., to discuss the very popular Zoom Essential digital Recorders. 04/15/2024

These recorders are accessible and have 32 bit float. Tune in to see exactly what all that means. Presenter Contact Info Email: sgreene@zoom-na.com  

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Tek Talk welcomes Samuel Greene, Product Specialist -Development at Zoom Corp., to discuss the very popular Zoom Essential digital Recorders. 04/15/2024 Read More »

Tek Talk welcomes Matthew Horspool, General Manager at the Braillists Foundation, to discuss connecting a Braille Display. 04/08/2024

Matthew Horspool is the General Manager at the Braillists Foundation, which promotes braille and braille technology. He is also heavily involved in both the braille and assistive technology industries, and his day job is delivering screen reader and braille display/notetaker training. Matthew will speak about connecting a Braille Display.. Presenter Contact Info Email: matthew.horspool@braillists.org  

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Novel Ideas will be discussing the book Inheritance by Nora Roberts. DB 117448. 04/19/2024

This book isn’t available on Bookshare. The BARD Annotation is below.     1806: Astrid Pool sits in her bridal clothes overwhelmed with happiness, but before her marriage can be consummated, she is murdered, and the circle of gold torn from her finger. Her last words are a promise to Collin never to leave him.

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Worlds of Books will meet to discuss Have you seen Luis Velez?: a novel DB96316 by Catherine Ryan Hyde. 04/16/2024

The NLS annotation follows: Have you seen Luis Velez?: a novel DB96316 Hyde, Catherine Ryan. Reading time: 9 hours, 46 minutes. Read by Kurt Elftmann. General Psychological Fiction Teenager Raymond leads a lonely life, shuttling between the homes of his divorced parents. Millie, an elderly blind woman who lives in his mother’s building, asks him

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