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Tuesday, December 16th, 2014From the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities – Are you a seasoned employment specialist or vocational program leader for individuals with developmental disabilities? If so, then this refresher session is for you! Participants will get up to speed on the relevance of Employment First, current regulation and policy, and it’s influence upon implementation of employment […]
Planning e-News Offers Timely Info for RI Communities
Friday, December 5th, 2014The Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program, part of the Department of Administration, publishes an online newsletter. The newsletter includes information about available grants, educational seminars, and community development. You can subscribe to the newsletter by contacting Kim Gelfuso at the Statewide Planning Program. Some topics in the December 2014 newsletter include an Introduction to GIS, […]
Cultural Heritage Disaster Webinars
Monday, November 10th, 2014There is still time to register for Heritage Preservation’s webinar series! Be sure not to miss out on these free presentations, covering important emergency management programs offered at the state and federal level. Ample time is built into each 90-minute webinar for Q&A. Mitigation and Mitigation Planning Thursday, November 13, 2014 3:00 – 4:30 pm […]
NN/LM, NER Funding Opportunities
Thursday, November 6th, 2014National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region, Funding Opportunities A Request for Proposals for funds covering the period of May 1, 2015-April 30, 2016 is posted at: http://nnlm.gov/ner/funding/. The number of awarded projects and amount of funding available is contingent upon NLM funding for NER’s FY2015/16 budget year. Please look over the information […]
Blackstone Heritage Corridor Grant Program
Thursday, November 6th, 2014Blackstone Heritage Corridor Grant Program A new funding source is available for municipalities, nonprofit organizations and state agencies who work in the 24 cities and towns of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. Blackstone Heritage Corridor, Inc. announced a grant program to help others support its work in the region to: tell the story […]
Ebola Resources for Libraries
Friday, October 10th, 2014The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) have online resources to help you answer questions about Ebola, the outbreak, and related issues such as transportation-related concerns. Follow the links below to access the resources. NLM Information Resources for the 2014 Ebola Outbreak NN/LM,New England Region Resources for […]
iBill Currency Reader Requests
Monday, September 29th, 2014The iBill Currency Reader is a federal program. If a public librarian gets an inquiry about the iBill Currency Reader, here is some information about who is eligible and what to do. Current National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) patrons in Rhode Island requesting a currency reader may sign up through Talking Books […]
Serving People with Dyslexia
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014For a library service project, Nancy Bolt presented a paper on dyslexia as a hidden disability. Examples are given of public libraries who “intentionally” serve people with dyslexia. Also, in the paper Nancy talks about the issues in serving people with dyslexia and the national programs that focus on serving people with dyslexia. One of the national programs is […]
Library Edge and book programs
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014Be on the Library Edge. If your library offers book discussion programs and you want your programs to be accessible to individuals in your community who are blind, visually limited and or cannot read regular print due to physcial conditions, then call Talking Books Plus (TBP) at 574-9310 or email tbplus.olis@olis.ri.gov for helpful tips and […]
Non-Medical Aspects of Blindness Collection
Wednesday, July 9th, 2014The Samuel P. Hayes Research Library & Archives at Perkins in Watertown, MA is a resource for the public. According to its website, the library holds the largest and most comprehensive collection of the non-medical aspects of blindness and deafblindnes that is available to the public. Visit the online card catalog. Research Librarian, Jan Seymour-Ford […]
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