Those of you who are reading the announcement here or on another list should be aware that only users in these particular states are eligible for this limited service at this time. The service will be expanded further as trials proceed and results come in. Pratik Pratik Patel Interim Director Office of Special Services Queens College Director CUNY Assistive Technology Services The City University of New York ppatel@xxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: Louise [mailto:lougou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 5:43 PM To: Louise Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Fw: Announcement: Unabridged, Digital Audio Books for the Blind This announcement has been sent to several lists, with apologies for any duplicates you may receive. Today libraries serving blind, visually impaired, and physically handicapped readers in Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, New Hampshire, and Oregon, as well as the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), part of the Library of Congress, announce a new service, Unabridged (http://www.unabridged.info/), that provides digital audio books for print-impaired readers. The full press release is available at http://www.unabridged.info/pressrelease20050105.htm Tom Peters, Unabridged Coordinator Tom Peters TAP Information Services 1000 SW 23rd Street Blue Springs, MO 64015 phone: 816-228-6406 email: tapinformation@xxxxxxxxx web: www.tapinformation.com TAP Information Services provides a wide variety of high quality planning, consulting, research, and assessment services supporting libraries, consortia, government agencies, associations, and other information organizations.