Accessible World

If you are still looking for that special present to please the most
discriminating family member, friend or colleague on your shopping list,
plan now to attend this week's Accessible World's free online Stocking
Stuffers 2008 Part Two event. It will feature three more manufacturers and
product distributors who provide useful and accessible products for
celebrating religious holidays, to remember a birthday or anniversary, to
send get well wishes or express gratitude to a special person in your life.
You will have an opportunity to learn about a myriad of unique, fun,
practical, impractical and yet affordable gifts that will please the most
discriminating recipient of any age whether vision impaired or fully
sighted. Time will be allotted for the audience to ask questions of each
presenter.
SSESSION 1:
The American Printing House for the Blind is believed to be the world's
largest provider of accessible educational and daily living products. APH
representative Michael McCarty plans to describe and demonstrate as many of
the most popular and newest ones as time permits.
(Contact: The American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, Kentucky.
Phone: 800-223-1839
Web: http://www.aph.org
Email: mmcc@aph.org
)
Session 2:
Would you like to buy an entire library for the price of a single print
book? Believe it or not, it is possible. Richard Seltzer , owner of B&R
Samizdat Express , will provide an overview of his more than 200 different
collections that include classics and out-of-print gems, organized by
author, genre, time period, theme/subject, and geographic region. He
publishes the books on CDs and DVDs. They are in text format and can be read
on a PC (Windows XP or higher), a Linux computer, recent Macs, and/or
transferred to HumanWare's Victor Reader Stream, an IPOD or other portable
player. Since they are in text format, they are searchable, printable, and
editable.
We guarantee you will be fascinated by this valuable source of quality
reading material at just pennies per book.
(Contact: Richard Seltzer, B&R Samizdat Express.
Phone: 617-469-2269
Web: http://samizdat.stores.yahoo.net/
Email: seltzer@samizdat.com
)
Session 3:
Sight Connection in Seattle, Washington specializes in products for living
well with sight loss. Both their walk-in store and their online shopping
website are filled with many useful products and great gift ideas. Joyce
Shoemaker, Retail Operations Manager, has promised to highlight products
that will be great stocking stuffers. For example, you will learn about gift
cards, batteries, books & reading accessories, Braille tools, calendars,
writing & recordkeeping, canes, cassette players & audio accessories,
clocks, watches, cooking & kitchen, eyewear and eye patches, fall prevention
products, games and playing cards, health & personal care, home & office
items, jewelry, lighting, magnifiers, Spanish talking products, telephones
and more.
(Contact: Joyce Shoemaker, Retail Operations Manager, Sight Connection.
Phone: 800-458-4888
Web: http://www.sightconnection.com
Email: jshoemaker@csbps.com