Southwest Georgia Library for Accessible

ServicesServing the special needs of patrons in 22 counties

in Southwest Georgia

Tools for Turning Folks on to Talking Books: A Multi Media Training Tool Kit

One of nine subregional libraries and outreach advisory centers in the state of Georgia

Currently serves a 22 county region

Houses a large collection of recorded materials for patrons who are blind or physically handicapped

All materials mailed free of charge!

What is it?

Lee Lowndes Miller Mitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Terrell Thomas Webster Worth

What counties do we serve?

Baker Brooks Calhoun Clay Colquitt Decatur Dougherty Early Echols Grady Lanier Georgia Subregional Libraries Map

Popular materials!◦ Including:

Best-sellers Biographies Children’s Books Classics Foreign Language Materials Mysteries Religious Romance Science Fiction

Free Bibles available Materials are available in recorded format only

Types of Materials

Subscribe to over 70 popular magazines, such as:◦ Consumer Reports◦ Ebony ◦ Good Housekeeping◦ Jack & Jill◦ National Geographic◦ Newsweek ◦ Sports Illustrated

Magazines are available in Braille and Cassette formats

Independent living catalogs and displays

More Materials Available

Read newspapers via the telephone!

Newspapers include:◦ Atlanta Journal-Constitution◦ Macon Telegraph◦ New York Times◦ Tallahassee Democrat◦ USA Today◦ Wall Street Journal

Call us at 229-248-2680 or 1-800-795-2680 to set up Newsline today!

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Talking books are available at deposit collections

Deposit collections are placed at:◦ Assisted living facilities◦ Nursing homes◦ Public libraries◦ Schools◦ Senior centers◦ And more!

Contact us to set up a deposit collection.

Deposit Collections Available

A Typical Deposit Collection

Search our catalog at webopac.klas.com/glass

How do you receive materials once you find them?◦ Call us! 229-248-2680 or 1-

800-795-2680◦ Email us! lbph@swgrl.org ◦ Write us at 301 S. Monroe

Street, Bainbridge, GA 39819

Need to reserve materials online?◦ Call us to receive a login ID

and password!

How do you find materials?

Browse the deposit collection at your public library!

New Digital Players Arrived in 2010!

New digital players!◦ USB Flash Cartridges

Many advantages over traditional players:◦ Smaller◦ Lighter ◦ Easier to use◦ Longer battery life

Download talking books using BARD ◦ Braille and Audio

Reading Download Download to a blank

NLS cartridge or a USB flash drive

Users must fill out an application before using BARD.

Download Digital Books

Amplifiers◦ For those who are

certified as hearing impaired

Kurzweil Reading Edge Machine◦ Reads a printed page

aloud Braille Machine

◦ We can put printed material into Braille for you!

Special Equipment

Kurzweil Reading Edge Machine

Braille Machine

JAWS software◦ Check your local public library for

availability◦ Reads printed material on the

computer screen Optelec 20/20+

◦ Enlarges materials placed underneath it by projecting on a screen

◦ Can be enlarged up to 60 times its normal size

◦ Available at Headquarters library in Bainbridge

Special Equipment

Computer with JAWS software

Optelec 20/20+

Perkins Brailler◦ Equivalent of a Braille

typewriter Braille –N- Print Slimline

◦ Computer card◦ Attaches to the bottom of

the Perkins Brailler◦ Prints on a computer printer

DAAS Vision Simulator Kit◦ Helps sighted persons

develop a better understanding of different vision impairments.

AND MORE!

Special Equipment

Perkins Brailler

DAAS Vision Simulator Kit

Machines needed to play special cassettes◦ Old material is still

available in this format Recorded at slower

than conventional speeds

Loaned for as long as you use the recorded materials

Special Equipment

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You are eligible for this program if you:◦ Are legally blind

20/200 or less in better eye with correcting lenses

◦ Cannot see well enough to read standard print

◦ Are unable to handle print books or turn pages because of a physical handicap

◦ Are certified by a medical doctor as having a reading disability, due to an organic dysfunction

Eligibility

Materials are delivered to your home free of charge

Once you receive the materials, flip the index card over on the materials to return them free of charge

All materials check out for 30 days

How does it work?

Obtain an application form! ◦ Call us◦ Email us◦ Visit us in person◦ Visit your public library◦ Download one from our

website at www.swgrl.org/handicap.php

How to Apply

Need signature of a competent authority◦ In cases of blindness, visual impairment, or

physical limitations: Doctors of medicine Doctors of osteopathy Ophthalmologists Optometrists Registered nurses Therapists Professional staff of hospitals, institutions, and public

or private welfare agencies: Social workers Case workers Counselors Rehabilitation Teachers Superintendents

In the absence of any of these, certification may be made by professional librarians.

◦ In the case of a reading disability due to an organic dysfunction: Doctors of medicine Doctors of osteopathy

Competent Authority

Churches Senior Centers Caregiver groups Institutions Agencies such as

◦ DFACS◦ Health Departments

Informal talks Newspaper articles Television interviews Library displays Demonstrations

Outreach Opportunities

Counties we serve: 22◦ Over 8,600.4 square miles◦ Population per square mile: 56.8

Service Population: 528,287◦ 1.4% eligible for service

7,396 eligible for service 35% of eligible population being served

as of June 30, 2013 Number of active patrons: 2,590 Number of materials checked

out in 2012: 34,084 Year we opened for service:

1974

By the numbers

Visit us in person!◦ 301 S. Monroe Street, Bainbridge,

Georgia 39819 Call us!

◦ 229-248-2680 OR 1-1-800-795-2680

E-mail us!◦ lpbh@swgrl.org

Visit us online!◦ www.swgrl.org/handicap.php

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