IL Council of Blind

The Illinois Council of the Blind is an organization affiliated with American Council of the Blind which benefits the blind and Visually Impaired.

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Please, please, please, calm down with the Corona hysteria already: https://t.co/BKdL4U5Dv2

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Tomorrow starts #icb18. Enjoyed dinner with @RachelRenee70, @KC8PHJ, @Packerbackerkar and others tonight.

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Registration is open now for #ICB18, 9/28-9/30, Hilton Lisle/Naperville, Lisle, IL. Register online at: https://t.co/WUc1uiiwac

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Happy New Year from the Illinois Council of the Blind. May 2018 be happy and prosperous for all of you.

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We took the first steps this morning to form the Illinois Braille Revival League (IBRL). #icb17

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Need to protect hard-won rights and programs, or they'll go away. #icb17

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Need to know what technology is out there, get training. #icb17

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Now hearing about leadership across generations with Paul Edwards and Katie Frederick. #icb17

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Illinois does pay for talking book services from IMLS. #icb17

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Return old cassette players and talking book machines to Talking Books, 300 S. Second Street, Springfield, IL 62706. #icb17

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There are 1,600 people in the Illinois program, 12,000 across the state, 4,000 in Chicago proper. #icb17

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Library advisory committee, looking for new members. #icb17

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Production of some materials in Synthesized speech. #icb17

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Circulation on-demand, working nationally on pilot. #icb17

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Braille EReader, pilot with Orbit reader going on through Perkins. #icb17

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This is a prototype pilot program to see how it works. #icb17

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All regional libraries being sent a Moka, a wireless download device for downloading books. #icb17

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People think that since transition, books coming from Springfield. This actually has been happening since 2012. #icb17

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Looking for a degreed, Spanish speaking librarian to serve as Reader Advisor. Reach out to Sharon. #icb17

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Talking book outreach center supported for additional 14 months thanks to help from RAILS Library System. #icb17