Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 My father is visually impaired due to diabetes. Does anyone know of a way he might be able to enjoy books, magazines or TV. Nothing more can be done for his eyes. He is 72 & retired and on a limited budget. Wish there is come SC department that could help. I need to ask him about books-on-tape. He misses the TV more. He can hear it but not see it.. janeg@... Jane McCombs Gillespie Researching McComb/McCombs in SC Hopewell Presbyterian in McCormick County SC Long Canes SC list : longcanes-l@... McCombs list McCOMBS-L@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 I hope the library(s) in SC will be helpful to you for audio books. I've been listening to audiobooks from the Public Library in Houston/ County for the past three years. They have a website (as so many libraries must I suppose) which allows me to search for and put holds on such a variety of books, new/old, fiction and non-fiction, old radio shows, biographies. Now I can enjoy my hour or more commute to work of morning and evening, and my time doing a lot of routine chores that allow me to listen and learn with the audio tapes. My mother contacted the Nashville Library and became enrolled with the Library for the Blind which supplied her with a machine and a constant supply of audio books preselected for her general preferences which she enjoyed very much. Such joy and with no expense. I hope it will be available to your father. Ann ----------------------------------------- You could record some for him or if you read aloud to him record as you go and he could enjoy when you are not there. I would also check out 1/2 price bookstores for tapes. As for tv you might see if you could rent a big screen tv and see if that helps. sharon Visually Impaired My father is visually impaired due to diabetes. Does anyone know of a way he might be able to enjoy books, magazines or TV. Nothing more can be done for his eyes. He is 72 & retired and on a limited budget. Wish there is come SC department that could help. I need to ask him about books-on-tape. He misses the TV more. He can hear it but not see it.. janeg@... Jane McCombs Gillespie Public website for Diabetes International: http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 My library has books on tape...maybe yours does too. Also check with your local blind organization...they have a books on tape library and they'll loan you a recording machine for free so you can record your own. Sorry, I don't remembe the name of the organization...maybe Meni remembers. She recorded a book for a former list member last year. Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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