Can anyone help ?

[hilili]

Hi - I volunteer in Kings and was with a patient today who is very sick and has lost her sight. I wondered if anyone has a small radio or talking book ??? I don't know how they work so I'm open to suggestions. The patient is quite religous so she could listen to a religous radio station. Any suggestions welcome. Thanks

[Cedges]

Dulwich library have quite a good selection of audio books which come on a pre recorded player with headphones so you wouldn't need any additional player etc. I suspect the other local libraries stock these too but I couldn't comment on the selection. Hope this helps.

[corinne R]

Hilili, what good work you do. The link below may be helpful they loan out radios for the blind.

http://www.blind.org.uk/bwbf-agents/agents.asp

[corinne R]

BlindAid

102 Bermondsey Street,

London

SE1 3UB

Telephone : 020 7403 6184

Website Address : http://www.blindaid.org.uk

and these loan out radios locally

[hilili]

Thanks toptotty, blind aid looks like a fabulous organisation

[Top Banana]

Hilili,

I would be happy to buy a new device for your friend. Let me know what you need.

TB

[hilili]

Hi Topbanana

Thank you so much for your kindness, I think the most useful thing would be a personal radio, it would have to have simple controls as the patient is not used to blindness, I would also be happy to put money towards something, I've organised a speaking clock - hopefully that will also be useful.

[Top Banana]

Have a read of this about the Stream BookSense and let me know your thoughts. It has a speaking clock built in already.

http://www.rnib.org.uk/livingwithsightloss/travelandshopping/audioentertainment/Pages/mp3players.aspx#H2Heading10

I am in that part of town on Friday so can get one if the RNIB have one in stock. I'll give them a call tomorrow.

TB

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Top Banana by name, Top Banana by nature. Lovely act of kindness. Top stuff TB. And you Hilili. Seems to be some good things going on at the moment via the EDF.

I'll do my bit for the local economy in the Xmas build up and purchase most of my Guiness and associated beverages on Lordship Lane.

Barry!

Top Banana Wrote:

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> Have a read of this about the Stream and let me

> know your thoughts. It has a speaking clock built

> in already.

>

> http://www.rnib.org.uk/livingwithsightloss/travela

> ndshopping/audioentertainment/Pages/mp3players.asp

> x#H2Heading10

>

> I am in that part of town on Friday so can get one

> if the RNIB have one in stock. I'll give them a

> call tomorrow.

>

> TB

[the-e-dealer]

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