Healthy Escapism: The State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled with Tim Donahue and Berdina Nieto
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Reading is the one form of escapism that just about anyone can practice, regardless of income. Even so, roadblocks keep many folks from getting lost in a traditionally printed book. Thankfully for New Mexicans, staffers at the New Mexico State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled have committed themselves to remove those barriers.
Charlotte Jusinski chats with Tim Donahue, Reader Services and Outreach Librarian, and Berdina Nieto, Reader Advisor, both of whom work at LBPD, which is part of the New Mexico State Library system. They discuss LBPD’s impressive list of services, the value of providing patrons access to physical readers and mobile apps, and what’s to love about Santa Fe (spoiler alert: it’s everything!)
LBPD programs are free and available to all who qualify with various impairments along the spectrum of sightedness. LBPD also extends its services to those with certain learning challenges, such as dyslexia.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEBraille and Audio Reading Download (BARD)
New Mexico State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled Facebook Group
National Federation for the Blind
New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
New Mexico Commission for the Blind
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Encounter Culture, a production of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios.
Hosted by Charlotte Jusinski, Editor at El Palacio Magazine
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Show Notes: Lisa Widder
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Theme Music: D’Santi Nava
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