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BULLETIN BOARDA Newsletter of the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped Summer 2005 Volume 23, Number 1 WISCONSIN HUMANITIES COUNCIL LAUNCHES 2005 "A MORE PERFECT UNION" BOOK DISCUSSION SERIES The Wisconsin Humanities Council (WHC) is pleased to announce that books and discussion kits are now available for the 2005 statewide book discussion series. Last year, residents in dozens of Wisconsin communities assembled in living rooms, public libraries, and community centers as part of the WHC's A More Perfect Union book discussion program. The four books in the A More Perfect Union: The Common Defense series provoke readers to consider and discuss how and when the U.S. has chosen to defend its national interests in the past two and a half centuries. What did the founding fathers mean in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution when they wrote that government should "provide for the common defense"? What did the people and the policy makers deem to be "common"? And how has our definition of "common defense" evolved? The book titles for the 2005 series are:
To set up your own discussion group, to locate one in your area, or for more information, please contact Jessica Becker, Wisconsin Humanities Council Program Officer, by emailing jebecker@wisc.edu or phoning 608-263-3155. Announcements: Do You Have a Copy of ... And Is It Overdue? Many of our patrons seem to be unaware that books are loaned for two months, and should be returned at the end of that time so that the next person in line can enjoy them. The Regional Library prints the date the book was mailed at the bottom of the address card, making it easy to figure out which books are the oldest. You may receive a letter, e-mail, or phone call if you have books that are extremely overdue, especially if another patron is waiting for a copy. Share the wealth with other patrons, and keep those books coming to you regularly by returning your books promptly. Independence First, Milwaukee, has been selected by Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington, to take part in a new program aimed at making technology more accessible for the disabled. The nonprofit service provider for people with disabilities in the southeast Wisconsin has been designated as the only Microsoft Accessibility Resource Center in Wisconsin. The Microsoft program is designed to demonstrate accessibility options and assistive technology products that make computers easier and more comfortable to use for people with disabilities. Some of the technical features available aim to help people with reduced eyesight, wrist or arm discomfort and hearing loss. Through the resource center, Independence First will work with information technology and human resource professionals to highlight Microsoft's features that could eliminate the need for accommodations that would have been an additional cost to employers or individual users. Scientists at the Eye Institute of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa are recruiting patients with inherited retinal degenerations such as retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardts to study their genes. Involvement is minimal--a one time visit, a blood draw, family history and conversation. If anyone is interested in furthering scientific research in this area, please contact Angela Reilly by email at areilly@mail.mcw.edu or by phone at (414)456-7821. Beginning in June 2005, the following Wisconsin newspapers have become available on Newsline: The Appleton Post Crescent; The Fond du Lac Reporter; The Green Bay Press Gazette; The Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter; The Marshfield News Herald; The Oshkosh Northwestern; The Sheboygan Press; The Stevens Point Journal; The Wausau Daily Herald; and The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. Other Wisconsin papers which may be added to Newsline in the future include the daily papers in Chippewa Falls, Janesville and LaCrosse, and Milwaukee's weekly Shepherd Express. If you haven't tried Newsline, please phone us for information. Newsline delivers the daily paper to your telephone. Resources: Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library, the library for the blind and visually impaired in Massachusetts, has developed an accessible online course to help patrons to use their online catalog. Since their catalog is exactly like Wisconsin's, you can take advantage of this free learning experience. The course was developed in collaboration with the Carroll Center for the Blind, who have generously offered to share it with other talking book libraries using the Keystone Library Automation System. To take the free online course, log on to http://www.carrolltech.org/classes/opac. Remember, though, that when the instructions refer to Massachusetts' online catalog, you need to use Wisconsin's catalog at http://wmbph.mpl.org/opac. If you would like to have a speaker come to make a presentation about the Regional Library, please contact us. Library staff and Library Ambassadors are available for presentations. Bartimaeus Library for the Blind, Inc., is a not-for-profit 501c3 corporation, supplying Christian fiction and non-fiction on 2-track cassette tapes to those who cannot read standard print books. You may request a copy of their catalog by emailing bartlibraryfortheblind@juno.com or phoning 763-561-6955. BULLETIN BOARD is published four times a year by the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. It is available in large print, Braille, and audiocassette editions. The Wisconsin Regional Library makes no recommendations or endorsements concerning any products or services which may appear in this publication. Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
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