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McNulty, Tom, Ed. – Library Hi Tech News, 1995
Explores the braille production and distribution activities of the National Library Service (NLS) for the blind and physically handicapped. Discussion covers how titles are chosen for production in Braille, how a book is produced, responsibilities and activities of the Production Control Section of the NLS, and how patrons can find out if a title…
Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Braille, Disabilities
Download full textNussbaum, Ruth, Comp. – 1987
This circular provides information about travel agencies, travel information centers, and transportation services based on descriptive literature provided by companies and organizations that offer services to handicapped travelers; access guides to specific cities and tourist sites are not included. The first section lists books on travel for the…
Descriptors: Audiodisks, Blindness, Books, Braille
Sumner, Mary Ann, Comp. – 1994
This bibliography offers a "magical adventure into the dark and dreamy world of the night." It contains annotations for 146 books, available for free to the blind and disabled, that cover various things associated with the night: dreams, monsters and ghosts, overcoming fear of the dark, nights in other countries that are six months long,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiodisks
ManTech Technical Services Corp., Fairfax, VA. – 1993
This final report presents results of the first phase of an effort to develop in detail the resource requirements, operating procedures, and estimated costs for several centralized braille service options at the Library of Congress. Existing procedures and services were analyzed, and three models for centralized braille services were formulated.…
Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Braille, Centralization
ManTech Technical Services Corp., Fairfax, VA. – 1993
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, administers a free library program for those unable to read standard printed materials, reproducing and distributing works in braille, recorded disc, and recorded cassette. Previous studies of the distribution network had identified costs and…
Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Braille, Centralization
ManTech Technical Services Corp., Fairfax, VA. – 1994
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, administers a free library program for those unable to read standard printed materials, reproducing and distributing works in braille, recorded disc, and recorded cassette. A previous study of the distribution network identified costs and developed…
Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Braille, Centralization
