Consumer Resources
LIBRARIES
ABVI-Goodwill: The Braille/tape
library, located at ABVI-Goodwill, has a selection of books in Braille
and/or on tape that are available for loan upon request. For information,
call (585) 232-1111 on any Wednesday
morning between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon and ask for
the library.
Central Library of Rochester and Monroe
County, NY: (Rundel Library), 115 South Avenue, Rochester,
New York 14604-1896 Provides an excellent source of taped and large
print materials. Magnifying equipment and synthesized speech are
available for use at the Main Branch. Talking book reading machines
are also available on loan, as well as an extensive selection of
audio-described videotaped movies. For more information, (585)
428-7300.
Library of Congress National Library Service
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLSBPH): Produces
Braille and talking books. For information, contact:
1291 Taylor Street
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20542
(800) 424-8567
Applications may also be obtained from the Rochester Public Library
and ABVI-Goodwill.
New York State Talking Book and Braille
Library: A division of the National Library of Congress.
Write or call about Braille and talking books available free on
loan.
New York State Talking Book
and Braille Library Cultural
Education Center
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12230
E-mail: tbbl@mail.nysed.gov
Phone: (800) 342-3688
Web site: http://lcweb.loc.gov/nls
New York Resource Center for the Visually
Impaired:
The Resource Center provides textbooks and other educational materials
on loan, for parents, teachers and children who are blind or visually
impaired, in their local public school settings. Professional in-services
for teachers and parents are offered at no charge. Send requests
for information to:
2A Richmond Ave.
Batavia, NY 14020
Phone: (585) 343-5384
Web site: www.vesid.nysed.gov/
specialed/nyssb/home.html
Parent Educator Resource Library:
The Library provides current information and resources on
disability-related topics. For information about their collection
of more than 6,000 articles and 1,500 books and audio/video tapes
within 32 subject categories, contact the Library located at:
15 Linden Park
Rochester, NY 14625
Phone: (585) 249-7065
E-mail: PERL@boces.monroe.edu
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