by Sarah Trowbridge | Feb 21, 2024 | Accessibility, Books
On a recent visit to Macon, some members of the GLS staff were lucky enough to get up close and personal with one of the hidden gems of Georgia library collections: the braille books at historic Washington Memorial Library. It may surprise you to learn that the Macon...
by Brandi Robertson | Jan 22, 2024 | Accessibility, Announcements, People, Services
The Georgia Radio Reading Service (GaRRS) has been dedicated to enriching the lives of Georgians with visual and print impairments by providing free radio and on-demand audio service for over 40 years . They are conducting a survey that will help them continue to...
by Sarah Trowbridge | Jan 17, 2024 | Accessibility, Knowledge, Programs
Accessible origami Last summer, for the 2023 GLS Summer Reading Program, some of our staff experimented with writing verbal instructions for a couple of origami projects. Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, is by definition a tactile activity. Yet most of the...
by Sarah Trowbridge | Oct 2, 2023 | Accessibility, Knowledge
Georgia Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (GLS) is proud to join more than a dozen other organizations and agencies in supporting Georgia’s observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), an annual awareness campaign that...
by Sarah Trowbridge | Jul 17, 2023 | Accessibility, Announcements
Happy 33rd Birthday to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)! The State ADA Coordinator’s Office of Georgia, in collaboration with SHOWAbility, the Shepherd Center, and a number of other disability resource/human services organizations are hosting a free ADA33...
by Sarah Trowbridge | May 11, 2023 | Accessibility, Knowledge
To make sure everyone has the information they need to protect their health, we are pleased to share updated COVID-19 information from CDC in braille. CDC has created the following collection of braille resources about COVID-19. The resources cover these key topics:...
