Podcast appearances and mentions of karen keninger

What's happening in ACB - President's and Executive Director's reports from the convention; report on the NLS Talking Book program with Karen Keninger, Director of the program

What's happening in ACB - President's and Executive Director's reports from the convention; report on the NLS Talking Book program with Karen Keninger, Director of the program

20200706 072 LUA Program: Karen Keninger American Council of the Blind (ACB) 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention

Steve chats with Karen Keninger, Director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress, about accommodations for the blind and print disabled community, what’s in the NLS’s collection, eligibility requirements, NLS network libraries, and how your library can help NLS’s mission. Karen Keninger has served as the … Continue reading 185: Karen Keninger

Karen Keninger, Director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled presented on the role of NLS in promoting the use of braille.

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has been circulating books and magazines in braille and audio for nearly 90 years.

1901 That All May Read (Jan. 2, 2019) Show Notes The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) provides free audio and Braille reading material to people with any reading disability. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Karen Keninger, director of the NLS, about the service, who qualifies, and what exciting … Continue reading 1901 That All May Read (Jan. 2, 2019) →

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In this week's show, we start out with Karen Keninger as she presented in July's ACB Convention General Session. She talks about exciting changes happening at NLS and the BARD Program. Next, Peter Korn joins the Information Access Committee presentation at convention to present and answer questions about Amazon's new Fire TV Edition Smart TV.

June 9, 2016. Karen Keninger introduces BARD Express, a Windows-based application. Speaker Biography: Karen A. Keninger is the director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7377

Oct. 22, 2014. Justin Kauflin spoke with Karen Keninger and John Hanson and answered a variety of questions from the audience about his experience and career before his concert performance in the Coolidge Auditorium. Speaker Biography: Just Kauflin is a jazz pianist. Kauflin began playing music at the age of 6, learning both piano and violin and eventually leading many orchestral groups as concertmaster. Just a few years later, at the age of 11, Kauflin completely lost his sight due to a hereditary disorder. Yet, Kauflin continued his musical ambitions and started exploring jazz piano at the Virginia Governor's School for the Performing Arts. By 15 he was performing professionally, and in 2004 he was awarded a Presidential scholarship to attend William Paterson University in New Jersey, where he continued his study of jazz. He hasn't looked back since. Speaker Biography: Karen Keninger is the director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Speaker Biography: John Hanson is the head of the music section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6678

Karen Keninger, newly-appointed director of the National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped at the Library of Congress, discusses with Jon Munshaw her work managing the Library's free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail.

The BARD Mobile app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch will allow blind users to download and read NLS Braille and talking books directly from the Braille and Audio Reading Download site (BARD). Karen Keninger provides an overview of the app. Speaker Biography: Karen Keninger is director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. For more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5955&loclr=itu

Karen Keninger is the first blind person to become the director of the National Library Service For the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Find out about the unique ways in which this library serves its patrons; Karen’s amazing story might be the boost that you need to pursue something you’ve been dreaming about for a long time. Join host, Judy … Read more about this episode...

The Library of Congress hosted the first International Summit of the Book and began what library leaders envision as an annual global meeting of minds to discuss and promote the book as a crucial format for conveying societies' scholarship and culture. The afternoon of Day Two included remarks and presentations by Marie Arana, Nan Talese, Geoffrey Kloske, Karen Lotz, Niko Pfund, Michael Suarez, Karen Keninger, Thomas Mallon and Fenella G. France. For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5668.