Table of contents July 2014.
TRACK 1.
- Harry C. Moores underwriting announcement.
- Henry Furtak with "This Land is Your Land."
- Linda Bennett with the poem "Fourth of July Celebrations."
- Jane McIver sent in a corrected phone number for information on the Oral Hull Camp.
- April Brown would like correspondence.
- Marianne Daley reports on OCR programs and is seeking your advice with Audible.
- Freedom Scientific Announces JAWS Training Bundle.
http://www.freedomscientific.com
- Tom Lykins says that Freedom Scientific no longer repairs Blazie products and tells us that a friend may be able to replace batteries in your Blazie products.
- Amy Phillippi is looking for headphones and needs help with Free Tapin Radio.
- Victor Schmidt on pet peeves.
- Reviews for Accessible Quick Books are in.
http://www.myblindspot.org
- Duncan Holmes has tributes to several folks who have passed away recently.
- Rosemary Goodrich tells of the passing of her guide dog.
- Marg Schmitz says her previous guide dog has retired and she tells us about her new dog.
- We have July Birthdays.
- Ed Snively and others have the answer for the June jumble.
- Bob Prahin sends in the song "My Favorite Things."
TRACK 2.
- Delta Gamma Foundation underwriting announcement.
- Tom D'Agostino in The Wax Works with "I'm Dreaming of you."
- Kate has an update on our cookbook; tells us about a recipe; let's us know who received the free cookbooks in June and has two more to pass along for July.
- Robert Wegner on baking pork chops.
- Jeanne Corcoran tells us about a large bag to carry braille books and shares some recipes.
- Diane Motchuk has a recipe.
- Randi Shelton sends in uses for Dawn Detergent.
- Lisa Burkhardt says that Ruby Tuesdays has braille menus.
- Mike Bruno sends in an article about sauerkraut.
- Gayle Adams has a new jumble.
- Kate reports on the passing of several Newsreelers; we welcome new Life members and some other new Newsreel members.
- We have The Buckeye State March.
TRACK 3.
- Thanks to the Ohio Lions Sight and Hearing Committee for their support.
- Whistling in the Dark by Jack Carroll from 1956.
- Linda Bennett sends in a poem.
- Nancy Scott with an essay called "Tractor is my Favorite Truck."
- Nolan Crabb reviews "Executive Orders: a Jack Ryan Novel." (DB 43316)
- Learn how to send appreciative comments to NLS narrators.
- Abbie Taylor tells us about her upcoming book and reads a selection.
http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com
- From NLS: "Windows 8 for Seniors for Dummies" is available.
- Carrie Thould introduces herself and would like correspondence.
- Mike Lantz tells about playing golf.
- We have information about The United States Blind Golf Association.
http://www.usblindgolf.com
- From The July Second Sense: we hear about an audio dart game,
http://www.audiodartmaster.com
back yard grilling basics,
http://www.hadley.edu
are you looking for a new home?
http://www.visionaware.org
and we hear about "Teaching Iphone and Ipad Basics to Seniors with Vision Loss."
http://www.afb.org
- We learn about the Walgreen's Talking Pill Reminder.
- From NBP: An IOS7 Reference Card for Iphone, Ipad and Ipod Touch;
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/IOS7-REF.html
Learn to use the Mac with Voice-over;
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/MAC.html
and Healthy Frozen Meals: Cooking Directions and Nutritional Values.
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/FROZENMEALS.html
- Ed Fedush with a joke.
- Al Daniels sent in the song "Never My Love."
TRACK 4.
- Thanks to the C. W. and Marjorie J. Schrenk Family Foundation for their support.
- We hear an article about self-driving cars.
- John Wesley Smith is selling a Wilson digital recorder.
- Duncan Holmes has a VHS movie to sell and talks about his upcoming tours.
- From Ed Fedush: "The Amazing Human Body."
- Amy Phillippi demonstrates Word Builder.
http://www.spoonbillsoftware.com.au/blindgamers.htm
- We have some support group resources: The Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired,
http://www.mabcommunity.org
Blinded Veterans Association,
http://www.bva.org
Council of Citizens with Low Vision Inc.,
http://www.cclvi.org
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children,
http://www.nfb.org/about-nopbc
Leber's Congenital Amaurosis Egroup,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lca
Jewish Guild Health Care,
http://www.guildhealth.org
MD Support,
http://www.mdsupport.org
and Macular Degeneration Partnership.
http://www.amd.org
- Ed Fedush sent in a biology test.