Blind

[close] A place to discuss all the unique aspects of Deaf culture as highlighted in the thriller Silent Fear (A novel inspired by true crimes) by Lance & James Morcan. This group can also be an intersection of sorts where Deaf and hearing people can engage and learn from each other.

[close] Blind and visually impaired readers often have to use alternative devices, systems and formats to read their books. Discussing precisely what we use (which synthesizers,, hardware, software etc; what sources exist for obtaining accessible versions of books, scanning books yourself and the quality of the books you scan or read and anything else that falls under the umbrella category of accessible reading.

[close] Being an avid bookworm who also happens to be blind can be a bit of a challenge when your beloved book club decides to read a book that is either too new or too obscure to have yet been made into an accessible E-book, audiobook, or Braille file. I wanted to enjoy camaraderie, participate in reading challenges, and not have to worry about trying to get a Book of the Month (BOM) in a format I could read. Hence, this group's inception. All books chosen to be read as BOMS will be available through sources such as Bookshare, Audible, Learning Ally, or BARD. Reading challenges' will be created so that all may participate, regardless of level of vision, so we won't be running any challenges which exclusively require you to base your reading choices on the picture or design on the book's cover. Although we will focus on insuring that our group reads are available in an accessible format, this group welcomes any and all members, as bookworms, whether sighted or not, are bookworms nonetheless and all bookworms are friends in my book! And finally for those who may be curious: I enjoy wordplay and settled on the name of this group because although we, as blind bookworms, may use a cane, we are more than able to read books!

[close] Greetings, My name is Kyle Woodard aka the bookworm. This is a group for those who belong to the Blind Ambitions Magazine Book Club. If you are not yet receiving our magazine, Please Subscribe to our magazine by going to www.blindambitionsgroups.org and then to the Blind Ambitions Magazine link once registered and logged in you can subscribe to the magazine. Mention that you heard about the magazine from Kyle Woodard and then come back here and let me know you have subscribed and I will add you to our group. Thanks much looking forward to seeing you soon, Kyle Woodard