New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center

ThisAbled recognizes that travelling by air can pose unique travel difficulties for people with physical impairments.  So, Javier Robles, TBBC member and CEO and President of ThisAbled, offers 7 helpful travel tips to ease your flying experience.

Assistive technology development is a priority at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  The IDEAS Global Competition Project invites anyone to submit a request for addressing or developing an assistive technology need.

Elvis DeJesus, who provides Newsline support at TBBC, is also a star of Beep Baseball.  He makes us all proud as a member of the New Jersey Lightning Beep Baseball team, a member of the National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA). Beep Baseball allows those with vision impairments to play a game they all know and love.

Have you ever desired to have that five minutes of fame? The Audiovision program at the New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center (TBBC) wants you to become an audiobook recording star!

TBBC was at the Abilities Expo on May 3rd and 4th. What a crowd!

Do you love baseball? You have not truly enjoyed it until you experience a Beep Baseball game designed for those with vision impairments.

Changes in smartphone technology are happening at a rapid pace. Advances in accessibility of these devices is a front and center issue thanks to advocates for people who have vision impairments.

A team of students at Harvard University is developing an unique product, called Midas Touch.  Midas Touch produces 3D printing to create a tactile version of a work of art. 3D printing is not new, but Midas Touch has unique features.

It is National Volunteer Week, April 21st-27th, and an opportunity to thank our volunteers who help TBBC serve the print-impaired in New Jersey.

Karen Carson, TBBC's Volunteer Coordinator, honors several people who generously donate their time to TBBC:

Audiovision, TBBC’s news reading and feature broadcast, has just added a New Jersey trivia question to its daily broadcast. At the beginning of the Newark Star Ledger broadcast Monday through Friday at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm, the news reader will announce the trivia question of the day. The answer will be announced at the end of the Newark Star Ledger broadcast.

The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City offers monthly touch tours to their vision-impaired guests. These MOMA tours are part of the Art Insight program.  This news story interviews one person who attended the tour, Barbara Eppel.

TBBC staff send their best wishes to all celebrating Easter and Passover this week. Here are several ideas on how to make your celebrations more accessible and enjoyable for the vision-impaired:

For Easter:

The Pequannock Public Library is profiled in this news story from the March 20, 2013 issue of Suburban Trends.