On Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 6:00pm (central), the Patron Engagement Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) will hold its monthly virtual program called The Many Faces of BARD on Zoom. The event is free to attend.
For this session of The Many Faces of BARD, Judy Dixon will demonstrate how to access BARD braille books located on your iPhone and read them with your braille display. Note that information in this session will apply to any braille display including the NLS Braille eReaders. After the demonstration, Judy and the rest of the NLS staff will take questions about the demonstration or anything else relating to BARD.
To learn more and join the conversation, visit The Many Faces of BARD page from NLS.
On Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 6:00pm (central), the Patron Engagement Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) will hold its monthly virtual program called The Many Faces of BARD on Zoom. The event is free to attend.
The topic for the August’s Many Faces of BARD program will be Using BARD on the BlindShell Phone. For this session, Cory Kadlik, Assistive Technology Manager at Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library, will demonstrate how you can make the most of the features of BARD on the BlindShell phone. After the demonstration, Cory and the NLS staff will take questions about the demonstration or anything else relating to BARD. This program will be recorded.
To learn more and join the conversation, visit The Many Faces of BARD page from NLS.
On Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 6:00pm (central), the Patron Engagement Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) will hold its monthly virtual program called The Many Faces of BARD on Zoom. The event is free to attend.
The topic for The Many Faces of BARD program will be BARD: A Review of Using the Victor Stream Reader. For this session, our presenter will be Zhi Huang, our new Patron Education Training Specialist. After the presentation, we will answer questions about the presentation or any general BARD questions.
To learn more and join the conversation, visit The Many Faces of BARD page from NLS.
On Wednesday, July 26, at 6:00pm (central), the National Library Service for the Blind and Disabled (NLS) Patron Engagement Section will host the quarterly Patron Corner. This will be a special program to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and will feature a panel of speakers who will discuss their experiences before and after the passage of the ADA. Speakers include Annette Bay Pimentel, author of All the Way to the Top, and Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, the subject of that book, who as an eight-year old with cerebral palsy crawled up the steps of the US Capitol to draw attention to the ADA. Other panelists include Scott Marshall, a retired designated Federal Officer of the FCC Advisory Committee, and Mark Richert, International Coordinator for Overbrook School tor the Blind in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The session will run for 90 minutes and promises to be a lively discussion!
To learn more and join the conversation, visit the Patron Corner page from NLS.
The Patron Engagement Section at the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress is hosting the quarterly program and will provide an opportunity for patrons to learn more about various services directly from NLS staff. Bring your questions and your thoughts about the NLS collection.
On Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 6:00pm (central), the Patron Engagement Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) will hold its monthly virtual program called The Many Faces of BARD on Zoom. The event is free to attend.