edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins
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For the Lord of the Rings Fans
Lighthouse for the Blind’s Adaptations Store has a new set of tactile maps available featuring Middle Earth. The maps have raised lines, textures, and braille. There are 7 maps of Middle Earth, each focusing on different features (regions, settlements, mountains, forests, rivers and bodies of water). There are also two detailed maps: the Shire and Mordor. The book is 18 pages long, comb-bound, 11.5” x 11”. For more information, visit https://adaptations.org/collections/frontpage/products/br3019, call 1-888-400-8933, or email [email protected].
New Addition to NLS Collection
A new audio magazine, “Harvard Men’s Health Watch,” has been added to the NLS collection. It is recorded by volunteers and staff of the Florida Bureau of Braille and Talking Book Library in Daytona Beach, FL. “Harvard Men’s Health Watch,” magazine code HMH4, comes out monthly and is available via BARD download and on cartridge. For more information, or to subscribe to the magazine, contact your local network library. You can also subscribe to this and other magazines directly through BARD and BARD Mobile.
Turtleback Cases for Your Devices
Turtleback is an American producer of carrying cases for HIMS, HumanWare, Freedom Scientific and Orbit devices. Turtleback (www.turtlebacklv.com) has been manufacturing carry cases for low vision devices for over 20 years.
Featured cases include:
- HumanWare Victor Reader Stream 3,
- APH Mantis Q40,
- HIMS SensePlayer,
- HumanWare Brailliant BI 20x and
- HumanWare Brailliant BI 40x
To view the Turtleback catalog, visit https://turtlebacklv.com/collections. For more information, call toll-free 1-855-915-0005 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Pacific.