Accessible World

For Tuesday, May 4, 2010, Helen of Troy by Margaret George.
The story, in her own words, of the legendary woman whose "face launched a thousand ships". The daughter of Leda and a swan, Zeus in disguise, faces a destiny she cannot resist, throwing her entire world into war for twenty years.
Author Margaret George plans to visit the chat to talk about her work and answer your questions.
Available in accessible formats from:
National Library Service via your local library on RC and DB 64785.
Kindle2
Audible.com
BooksonTape.com
Bookshare.org
Nan Hawthorne, Group Facilitator

The Best Of Radios and The Worst Of Radios
We all have our favorite radios, from the present and past. On the May edition
of Radio Waves, we'll continue the conversation we started last fall, and discuss
the best radio equipment we ever had. Or never had.
What is the most accessible radio you have? What makes it so? Which
radio is the easiest to use,
And the opposite: what radio gear infuriates you because it is so hard to use?
Which radio has the best sound? The worst sound.
We'll discuss the good, the bad and the ugly amongst radio and related equipment

We will be discussing vitamins and minerals. Do we need supplements? Can we get them through food? What is the newest research on vitamin therapy? Vitamins and their relationship to macular degeneration and cataracts.
The program was conducted by telephone only.
Natalie J. Nankin, Group Facilitator
Email: njnankin@aol.com

We will be discussing Privileged Information by Stephen W. White. You can find it
on the BARD site by searching for DB 64773. This is also its RC number, and you can
request it from your regional library on cassette.
You can find this book on Bookshare at:
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/15270
We look forward to having you share your opinions and your knowledge of mysteries
with us.
If you have questions or concerns, or you want to try out the software before attending
the Group, please do not hesitate to contact the Group's facilitator,
Ann Parsons, Group Facilitator

On April 25, 2010, at 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight time, Cooking with Ken and Cindy will
discuss various methods of shopping for the kitchen and the home in general. We will
discuss some of the on-line shopping available to assist persons who are blind or
visually impaired, how to access assistance from a store, how to select meats and
produce, what types of questions to ask while shopping in person, etc. We will also
welcome shopping tips and web sites that some of our audience uses to make shopping
that much easier.
kenmetz@sbcglobal.net
Ken Metz and Cindy Flerman, Group Facilitators

Come join us on April 21st to discuss how the U.S. almost wrested failure from the
jaws of victory in Michael Beschloss’ “The Conquerors”.
Michael Beschloss’ ”The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s
Germany (1941-1945)” utilizes Diaries, transcripts and newly available Soviet documents
to show how the U.S. almost lost one of it’s few overseas successes That is: today’s
democratic and prosperous Germany. Beschloss describes how when victory over Germany
became certain, the debate began to rage between Presidential advisors, Churchill

Spring is finally on the horizon and we’d like to celebrate by presenting Container Gardening for the Senses at the next ClassRoom of the Air. Learn how to create a container garden. Learn how to select plants that offer multi-sensory appeal and vegetables that grow well in containers. Tips for container care will also be shared.

We decided to read Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
The Bookshare link is
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/11484?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9rZXl3b3...
NLS has this book but I don't know if it's on BARD yet.
The synopsis is below.
May's read is Pawn of Prophecy.
Christina
Synopsis
According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter--the world's only totally
reliable guide to the future, the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in
fact. Just before dinner. Which means that Armageddon will happen on Saturday night.

Alice Howland has what would be considered a fabulous life. Her world is filled with the concerns and problems of family and career and a husband and children who love her. She has a fine intellect in which she takes great pride.

Accessible World is so very pleased to welcome yet another new program to our Family.
“You and Your Guide Dog,” hosted by Robert and Ruth Ann Acosta.
Robert has used 9 wonderful guides and Ruth Ann is working with her fourth new guide, Egan.
What we would like to accomplish is to provide people from all of the guide dog schools in the United States and from other countries of the world with the opportunity to join us in our audio community room in order to talk about our experiences with our great dogs.