I am working toward retraining in less physically demanding occupations due to my long term physical disabilties. Currently I am taking courses at Hadley to improve my , braille skills, writing, mathematics, knowledge of technology etc and put some of those skills to use as a volunteer. It would be good to have volunteers at bookshare not duplicate the efforts of RFB&D or Library of Congress. It also might be good to have a list of some volunteers who could help in the areas of graphics, charts, illustrations. Some volunteers might not be able those books or all of the book due to sensory, physical or technical limitiations. One idea I thought of might be to scan the page that has graphics or illustrations in two formats, text and then in graphics format (say pdf, jpeg, gif or tiff) so that you could send the graphic page to someone who could transcribe it or describe it. However I don't know what the current limits of the Kursweild 1000 or 3000 is. Of course if the book is full of these charts, illustratons if might be better to have a sighted volunteer or partially sighted volunteer do that book. Years ago RFB&D used volunteers if possible who also might know the subject for reading and graphic illustrations, especially with technical and medical tests this really helped the end user. And of course never open your mouth with a suggestion unless you find you might get drafted to volunteer to help with such a project, so yes I would help start such a list if bookshare approves. I have only been a volunteer a little while so I am still learning about volunteering and how this works. Colleen . Colleen Edwards 3377 Bethel Road SE, Suite 107, PMB 334 Port Orchard WA 98366 253 857 7943 FAX 253 203 6233 email: scenter@xxxxxxxxxx This communication, including attachments, is for the exclusive use of addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, disclosure, dissemination or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return email and delete this communication and destroy all copies. ----- Original Message ----- From: Chela Robles <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 3:39 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: massage therapy > So What do you do now, Colleen? And you were referring to what > company, bookshare or RFB&D? > > On 8/22/08, Colleen Edwards <scenter@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Yes, and they do a good job with illustrations and graphs. > > Years ago they would put some graphs into braille. I liked that because I > > could refer / read them in class. > > > > Of course with digital formats you can print in large print or braille or > > speech output file and take that to class. > > > > Colleen Edwards > > 3377 Bethel Road SE, Suite 107, PMB 334 > > Port Orchard WA 98366 > > 253 857 7943 > > FAX 253 203 6233 > > email: scenter@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > This communication, including attachments, is for the exclusive use of > > addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged > > information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, > > disclosure, dissemination or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are > > not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return > > email and delete this communication and destroy all copies. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Laura Ann <agape.wellness.massage@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 1:42 PM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: massage therapy > > > > > >> recording for the blind also has many massage text books in their > > collection. > >> > >> Laura Ann > >> > >> At 02:05 PM 8/22/2008, you wrote: > >> > >> >I have some books on massage, as I use to be licensed as a massage > > therapist > >> >in California. I also have some books on anatomy and physiology, > > atheltics, > >> >kiniseology. > >> > > >> >Let me know what you need. Many of them have a lot of photographs and > >> >diagrams that need to be actually descriped. > >> > > >> >I would suggest that anyone attending classes start ahead of time with > > the > >> >reading list to get it into a format you need. It is hard to keep with > > your > >> >studies otherwise. Most schools and instructors will comply with this > > type > >> >of ADA request. > >> > > >> >Let me know what you need. > >> > > >> >Colleen Edwards > >> >email: scenter@xxxxxxxxxx > >> > > >> > > >> >Colleen Edwards > >> >3377 Bethel Road SE, Suite 107, PMB 334 > >> >Port Orchard WA 98366 > >> >253 857 7943 > >> >FAX 253 203 6233 > >> >email: scenter@xxxxxxxxxx > >> > > >> >This communication, including attachments, is for the exclusive use of > >> >addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged > >> >information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, > >> >disclosure, dissemination or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you > > are > >> >not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by > > return > >> >email and delete this communication and destroy all copies. > >> > > >> > > >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: Chela Robles <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx> > >> >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 11:38 AM > >> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: massage therapy > >> > > >> > > >> > > Just being curious but is there any massage books on bookshare, if > >> > > not, then when I start class I'll scan as I go along and then submit > >> > > one. > >> > > > >> > > On 8/22/08, Laura Ann <agape.wellness.massage@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > > > hanks Chella, > >> > > > I am a member there and if it is in the files I could grab it that > > way. > >> > > > > >> > > > Good luck with your school. > >> > > > and enjoy > >> > > > > >> > > > laura Ann > >> > > > At 11:58 AM 8/22/2008, you wrote: > >> > > >>Yeah, I'm part of that group as well, Laura Ann, and Meka White, it > > is > >> > > >>very fascinatin' how much info they provide, especially the > > moderator > >> > > >>of the list, hope to see ya soon. I'm also going to attend massage > >> > > >>program, at McKinnon Institute of Massage in Oakland, California in > >> > > >>September. I really want to do chiropractic massage, the kind of > >> > > >>massages that ensurance pays for. Also, since they wanted to learn > >> > > >>Spanish, I had sent them a document of the phrases they had > > requested > >> > > >>me to send to them. If interested, let me know, and I'll zap them > > your > >> > > >>way. > >> > > >> > >> > > >>On 8/22/08, Laura Ann <agape.wellness.massage@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > > >> > BLMT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > >> > Subscribe: BLMT-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > >> > BLMT · Blind/low vision Massage Therapist > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > The first E-group of Visually impaired and Blind > >> > > >> > Massage Therapists, Sharing tips and ideas in > >> > > >> > handling their practice of Massage Therapy in > >> > > >> > relationship to vision impairment and or > >> > > >> > blindness. from Considering a career in Massage > >> > > >> > Therapy, to those already in practice as a > >> > > >> > Professional Blind Massage Therapist or > >> > > >> > Bodyworker. A great resource to Network with many > >> > > >> > successful years of experience in the age of > >> > > >> > Modern Massage Therapy as a visually impaired > >> > > >> > massage therapist, which the blind were the masters of in an age > > old > >> > > >> > art. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Laura Ann > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > At 11:28 AM 8/22/2008, you wrote: > >> > > >> >>Meka, I'm so glad to see you posting again. (smile) We do have a > > few > >> > > >> >>massage therapists on this list, and I think there are some lists > >> >just > >> > > >> >>for people doing massage therapy too. Let me see if I can find > > out > >> > > >> >>about the list I'm thinking of. 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