[Missouri-l] Accessible World presents Books and Beyond, Wednesday October 27, 2010

[Nancy Lynn]

Newswire:
With the click of just a few keys, we can download books from the National 
Library Service Bard Site and begin reading immediately. Gone are the days 
of waiting for a book to arrive in the mail. Patrons with access are 
grateful for this terrific development. When any significant change takes 
place, there are questions. Dave Bond and Alan Lemly want to answer yours 
during our next Books And Beyond. Together, they moderate the Bardtalk list 
and have been doing so for almost a year. How did this list begin? What 
types of questions do they answer? The website Bardtalk goes hand in hand 
with the list. How do they differ? If you are new to digital players, 
computers,or other devices to  which digital books can be transferred and 
have questions about downloads, this is a show you won't wish to miss. Never 
in our wildest dreams could any of us have envisioned such a momentous 
change. The digital player means we are reading more books than ever before. 
It is a ground breaking achievement worthy of celebration and 
congratulation. Eager to answer questions  and share information to users of 
the Bard site, Dave Bond and Alan Lemly realized they had the same desire. 
Alan says he is the detail man. Dave sees the bigger picture. It is a 
combination of two men of like minds dedicated to the same mission. Through 
the Bardtalk list they moderate,we all benefit. Founded a year ago, with an 
accompanying website, bardtalk.com, information is dispensed to those with 
any and all questions about everything to do with the bard site and digital 
players.
Alan Lemly was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He graduated from the 
University of Mississippi with a BA in Accounting in 12/78 and a Master of 
Accountancy in 12/79 and worked all his professional career in Memphis, TN 
until 2007.
Dave Bond received his Associates Degree from Reading Area Community College 
in Technical Illustration in 1976. He went on to receive a BS in Bible with 
minor in Biblical Counseling from Lancaster Bible College in 1995. Dave 
worked in ministry to victims of crime from 1995-2000. He has been involved 
with web design and writing since 2000. Dave enjoys writing inspirational 
fiction. The BARD Talk list is a support and information list for patrons of 
the NLS
who read digital talking books produced by the NLS. Any topic related to the
NLS and the BARD site, or the NLS dtbm (digital talking book machine), as 
well as topics related to other players and their connection to the NLS and 
BARD, are welcome.

The BARD Talk list will be one year old on November 20, and the BARD Talk
web site (http://www.bardtalk.com) will be one year old on January 1, 2011.
To be a part of this Books And Beyond, use the following information.
Books and Beyond
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs3cfe7424e06c

date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Time: 5:00 p.m.  PDT, 6:00p.m.  MDT, 7:00 p.m. CDT, 8:00 p.m. EDT and 
elsewhere in the world Thursday,  1:00 GMT.

Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to The Books and 
Beyond Room at: http://www.accessibleworld.org.

Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen. If you are a 
first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing software, 
there is a small, safe software program that you need to download and then 
run. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to the 
Accessible World rooms. All online interactive programs are free of charge, 
and open to anyone worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, 
speakers, and a sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with 
the presenters and others in the virtual audience. To speak to us, hold down 
the control key and let up to listen. If no microphone is available, you may 
text chat with the attendees.

Accessible World uses News Wires, like this one, to inform people of the 
topic and times for the many Discussion Groups on Accessible World. The 
lists are announce only to keep the traffic to a minimum. You can join the 
Accessible World Announce List, the Tek Talk Announce List or the Sports 
Talk Announce List by completing the form at: 
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Accessible World Contacts:

Robert Acosta, Chair

Accessible World

818-998-0044

Email: boacosta at pacbell.net

Web: http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org


Marcia Moses, Events Coordinator

Accessible World

734-495-1496

Email: mgmoses at comcast.net

Steve Hoffman, President

Talking Communities

Email: steve at talkingcommunities.com


The Accessible World, a division of Helping Hands For The Blind, a 501(c)(3) 
not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general public, the 
disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly 
relevant information about new products, services, and training 
opportunities designed specifically to eliminate access barriers that 
adversely affect them.