Announcements
Annual CTEBVI Conference 2011
March 10 - 13, 2011
Marriott Oakland City Center
1001 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607
1st Blind person to sail non-stop around the world
Two Legends to Enter the Hall of Fame for Leaders and Legends
of the Blindness Field in 2009
Article: Mint Releases First Braille Coin
IRS Tax Tables and Schedules (two files)
CA FTB Personal Income Tax Table and Schedules (one file)
Available now in Brl2K format.
Also available upon request to Transcribing Mariners in three embossed volumes.
These files are not meant for anyone looking for help with filing or filling out the forms. For that you should go to the IRS or FTB Websites and download the whole booklet. Fortunately, if you do not need the whole booklet, these Website links can really be helpful without loading up your desk with more paper. Please contact Christy Cutting
The Hatlen Center for the Blind
Another great tool recommended by
California Transition Council
EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) new pamphlet: Changes and Challenges: Educational Transitions the EASI Way.
Here are valuable tips for students, parents, teachers on how to prepare the path to university and also tips for the faculty and staff at the university in preparing for the student's arrival.
Send mail to easi13@easi.cc to receive a Word format file.
Freedom Scientific Provides Teachers with
New Flexible Braille Study Aid
Thanks to a free Web download from Freedom Scientific, vision teachers can now use everyday word processing software to create custom interactive braille study lessons. The tutorial is called FSBraille Coach and comprises 51 pre-developed lessons that include basic tests for beginners and more rigorous exercises for more advanced braille readers. FSBraille Coach is a free software download created for use with Freedom Scientific's PAC MateT accessible Pocket PC. Here is the link.