[access-uk] Re: a talking book
- From: "Matthew Allbones" <mallbones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:35:26 +0100
As far as the subscription to the talking book service is concerned they
have an amount of money they have to put aside for paying for
subscritions for people who can't access the mainstream library.
You might have to go through the assessment process, or alternatively
speak to rnib customer services as I have found then very helpful when I
had some difficulties with my social services.
Matt
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Carol Pearson
Sent: 26 September 2007 17:24
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: a talking book
Thanks for this. I'll be following it up.
My Social Services wouldn't bother to look into the library issue ...
although I asked a couple of times.
Maybe I'll end up getting my own Daisy player.
--
Carol
carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Allbones" <mallbones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:57 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: a talking book
> Hi Carol
>
> I donknow if you have accessed the RNIB's tallking book service. If
you
> want to, and not pay the subscription, then you need to go through
local
> social services. They will give you a Daisy player and you can hav e
up
> to 5 books at a time. The online book catalogue is pretty good. They
> have recently launched some other services but you can look at them
from
> the web site. They do also produce a literary magazine called
Rhetoric
> which I have recently subscribed to. I think there are also message
> boards but I have not realy used them.
>
> I have been looking at using Audible for downloading MP3 books but as
> yet have not round to tackling the instruction book for my mp3 player.
>
> I have to say that I have found a similar difficulty in finding
> recommendations for good reads, but I am surprised how many of the
> recommendation are in the RNIB library.Regards
>
> Matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> Of Carol Pearson
> Sent: 25 September 2007 14:27
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: a talking book
>
> Dave and all,
>
> This is a truly amazing story ...
>
> Wish you'd not given so much details as now I feel I've almost read
the
> book! <Smiles>
>
> Anyway, this brings me to a question: I don't read much and probably
> should do more. A sighted friend suggested I joined (or started) a
book
> club; but I reckon most of the books others read wouldn't be
available
> to me . . . and I'm not quite that enthusiastic. However, I'd like to
> get a good list together, from friends who give more than just a
> six-line synopsis of a book, and wonder if a list is available where
> books are discussed in more depth and are available to VI people,
> including those of us in the UK. Any information would be gratefully
> received <Smiles>
>
> --
> Carol
> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:30 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: a talking book
>
>
>> This should help you. It was not the Grand Canyon, but must be the
>> incident
>> you are referring to. this was the result of a quick google search.
>>
>> Hope it is of help.
>>
>> David
>>
>> Cheating Death
>> in Bluejohn Canyon
>>
>> Written By: Shane Burrows
>>
>> The following is one of the most astonishing stories of survival that
> I
>> have
>> ever encountered. Instead of dying in Bluejohn Canyon a Colorado
> canyoneer
>> accomplishes one of the most daring self-rescues in mountaineering
>> history.
>>
>> The ensuing story was compiled from various interview's,
Aron
>> Ralston's news conference, Associated Press news releases, local news
>> releases,
>>
>> Aron Ralston's website
>> , personal experience in Bluejohn Canyon and other sources.
>>
>> The photograph to the left is a self portrait of Aron
Ralston
>> taken in Water Holes Canyon c2001. All other Photograph's used in
this
>> article were
>> provided by Neil Baird.
>>
>> The Story:
>> April 26, 2003, started as a routine Saturday of climbing
for
>
>> Aron
>> Ralston, an avid outdoorsman and mountain climber. He planned to
spend
> the
>> day riding his mountain bike and climbing the red rocks and sandstone
> just
>> outside the Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah. The area
> is
>> some
>> of the most desolate and intriguing wilderness in the lower 48 states
> with
>> areas of buttes, mesas and convoluted canyons.
>>
>> Ralston had climbed alone before plenty of times. He had
> scaled
>> all 59 of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks, 45 of them solo in winter,
and
>
>> this
>> outing
>> was a warm-up for an ascent of North America's highest mountain,
>> 20,320-foot
>> tall Mount McKinley.
>>
>> Ralston, 27, of Aspen, Colorado, parked his pickup truck at
> the
>> Horseshoe Canyon Trailhead and took off on his mountain bike for the
>> 15-mile
>> ride
>> to the Bluejohn Canyon Trailhead where he locked his mountain bike to
> a
>> juniper tree.
>>
>> Dressed in a T-shirt and shorts and carrying a backpack he
>> planned
>> to canyoneer down remote
>> Bluejohn Canyon
>> and hike out adjacent
>> Horseshoe Canyon
>> to where he parked his truck and then go back for the mountain bike.
> His
>> backpack contained two burritos, less than a liter of water, a cheap
>> imitation
>> of a Leatherman brand multi-tool, a small first aid kit, a video
> camera, a
>> digital camera and rock climbing gear. The backpack did not contain a
>> jacket
>> or extra clothing. Canyoneering is where a climber uses rock-climbing
>> skills, ropes and gear to negotiate narrow slot canyons.
>>
>> Ralston spent six days pinned beneath the center chockstone.
>> Ralston was 150-yards above the final rappel in Bluejohn
> Canyon.
>> He was maneuvering in a 3-foot wide slot trying to get over the top
of
> a
>> large
>> boulder wedged between the narrow canyon walls. He climbed up the
> boulder
>> face and it seemed very stable as he stood on top. As he began to
> climb
>> down
>> the opposite side the perfectly balanced 800-pound rock shifted
> several
>> feet, pinning his right arm - he was trapped.
>>
>> Within the first hour after becoming trapped Ralston had
>> calculated his options and came up with four possible solutions.
>>
>> list of 4 items
>> . Someone would happen along and rescue him.
>> . He would be able to chip away at the rock and free his hand.
>> . He would be able to rig up something with the ropes and equipment
he
> had
>> to move the rock.
>> . If all else failed, he would need to sever the arm.
>> list end
>>
>> Death was a 5th possibility that Ralston didn't want to consider.
>>
>> Ralston tried ropes, anchors, anything to move the boulder,
> but
>> it
>> wouldn't budge. Next he tried to chip away at the rock with a cheap
>> imitation
>> of a Leatherman brand multi-tool, with no positive results. Ten hours
> of
>> chipping at the rock managed to produce only a small handful of rock
> dust.
>>
>> Temperatures dipped into the 30's at night, and still
Ralston
>> worked to free himself. Sunday and Monday passed but he was still
> trapped.
>> Sunlight
>> reached the narrow canyon floor for only a very short period of time
> each
>> day. He ran out of food and water on Tuesday.
>>
>> On Wednesday, Ralston began sipping the urine he had started
>> saving a day earlier. He pulled out his video camera and recorded a
>> message
>> to his
>> parents. He next etched his name, birth date, and what he was certain
> was
>> his last day on earth into the canyon wall. He topped it off with
RIP.
>>
>> On Thursday morning, Ralston had a vision of a 3-year-old
boy
>> running across a sunlit floor to be scooped up by a one-armed man. He
>> understood
>> this vision to be of his future son and decided that his survival
> required
>> drastic action. If he did not rescue himself now, he would not have
> the
>> physical
>> strength remaining to do it later.
>>
>> A very loney place.
>> A very big rock!
>>
>> Ralston prepared to amputate his right arm below the elbow
> using
>> the knife blade on his multi-tool. Realizing that the blade was not
> sharp
>> enough
>> to cut through the bone he forced his arm against the boulder and
> broke
>> the
>> bones so he would be able to cut through the tissue. First he broke
> the
>> radius
>> bone, which connects the elbow to the thumb. Within a few minutes he
>> cracked
>> the ulna, the bone on the outside of the forearm. Next he applied a
>> tourniquet
>> to his arm. He than used his knife blade to amputate his right arm
> below
>> the
>> elbow. The entire procedure required approximately one hour.
>>
>> Multi-tool similar to the one used to amputate.
>> Ralston administered first aid to himself from the small kit
> in
>> his backpack. He rigged anchors and fixed a rope to rappel nearly
> 70-feet
>> to
>> the
>> bottom of Bluejohn Canyon. Leaving his rope hanging he hiked 5-miles
>> downstream into adjacent Horseshoe Canyon, where he encountered a
> Dutch
>> family on
>> vacation.
>>
>> The Dutch couple Eric and Monique Meijer and their son,
Andy,
> had
>> just finished photographing the famous Grand Gallery. As they packed
> up
>> their
>> gear and began to hike out of the canyon they heard a voice behind
> them
>> cry
>> "Help, I need help". The couple immediately realized that this must
be
> the
>> lost hiker whom they had been briefed about by a ranger earlier in
the
>
>> day.
>>
>> Ralston walked quickly toward the couple. His arm, or what
> was
>> left, hung in a self-made sling and he spoke clearly: "Hello, my name
> is
>> Aron,
>> I fell off a cliff on Saturday and I was stuck under a boulder. I
just
> cut
>> off my hand four hours ago and I need medical attention. I need a
>> helicopter".
>>
>> It was decided that the wife and son would try to get out of
> the
>> canyon as quickly as possible to get help. Eric remained with the
> injured
>> man
>> to guide him in the correct direction and provide him with food,
water
> and
>> mental support. Despite all of the blood loss, Ralston maintained a
> strong
>> walking
>> pace until sand in his shoes started to irritate him. He stopped in a
>> shady
>> part of the canyon to cure the annoyance so he could continue.
>>
>> In the meantime Ralston's friends at the Ute Mountaineer
> store in
>> Aspen began to worry when he failed to appear for work and called
>> authorities.
>> The dilemma was that Ralston had neglected to notify anyone of his
>> itinerary. His mother found out her son was missing Wednesday when
his
>
>> boss
>> called her.
>> A friend helped her break into her son's e-mail for clues on his
>> whereabouts
>> to no avail. Authorities in Aspen discovered he had used a credit
card
> to
>> buy groceries in Moab, Utah and notified authorities there to start
>> searching for him.
>>
>> Mitch Vetere, a patrol sergeant with the Emery County
> Sheriff's
>> Office in Green River, got the call Thursday morning. A climber was
>> several
>> days
>> overdue. His truck had been found at the Horseshoe Canyon Trailhead,
> but
>> no
>> one had seen Ralston.
>>
>> Terry Mercer, a helicopter pilot with the Utah Highway
Patrol
> in
>> Salt Lake City, met Vetere and another deputy about 1:00 p.m.
Thursday
> at
>> Horseshoe
>> Canyon, where Ralston's truck was parked. After reading notes and
> looking
>> at
>> Ralston's equipment in his truck, Mercer and Vetere knew Ralston was
> an
>> experienced
>> climber. The search helicopter was soon airborne and Mercer flew for
> about
>> two hours - Nothing.
>>
>> Suddenly the flight crew noticed two people deep in
Horseshoe
>> Canyon waving. It was the Dutch wife and son and they were franticly
>> signaling the
>> helicopter and pointing in the direction of the victim. The flight
> crew
>> quickly perceived the signals and landed in a wide spot in the canyon
> near
>> Ralston.
>> The flight crew was shocked at the sight - dry and fresh blood
coating
> his
>> body - and the missing arm. The rescue crew could not believe it;
> Ralston
>> was
>> within a mile of his pickup truck. He almost didn't even need to be
>> rescued.
>>
>> After Ralston was helped into the helicopter, Mercer peeked
> back
>> at him. Ralston's right arm was in a makeshift sling made from a
> Camelback
>> used
>> to carry water. Ralston leaned his head back in the helicopter and
> sipped
>> on
>> some water. Vetere kept him talking, so he wouldn't lose
> consciousness.
>> Twelve
>> minutes later, the helicopter arrived at Allen Memorial Hospital in
> Moab,
>> Utah. Ralston walked into the emergency room without help, then
> pointed
>> out
>> on
>> a map where he had been stuck.
>>
>> The rescuers were amazed at Ralston's will to live. A
> helicopter
>> likely would not have found him because of his position in the deep
> and
>> narrow
>> slot canyon.
>>
>> Mercer and two other deputies went back into the canyon
> hoping
>> they could retrieve Ralston's arm and that it could be reattached but
> the
>> trip
>> was futile. The deputies could not move the boulder. It would take
>> thirteen
>> men with equipment to later remove the severed arm.
>>
>> Aron Ralston had an amazing will to live, he never gave up
> and he
>> saved himself.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf
>> Of John Gallagher
>> Sent: 25 September 2007 12:16
>> To: access-uk-freelists.org
>> Subject: [access-uk] a talking book
>>
>>
>> Hi list,
>> Pat has asked me to find a book which was out a few months ago
>> it concerns a man who fell when climbing in the grand cannion.
>> he had to cut his arm off to survive.
>> I cannot find this book at all has any one any ideas?
>> I know this is a stab in the dark "smile"
>> thanks.
>>
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