Playback Magazine April 2008 (No. 384)

Grapevine – with Ally Smith and Peter Fraser.

What’s On - with Ken Lindsay.

Teddy Bear Collection - Margaret Cowie speaks to Joyce MacPherson about her teddy bear collection and some of the talking bears.

Clydebank Life Story Group - This Clydebank group recently recorded a 4 CD set of stories about life. The CD’s will be available on loan from the Playback Library from May. Here’s a sample as Agnes Watson reads her story, ‘A Woman’s Work is never Done’.

Seeing Ear Books - A chat about a new website Gordon Luke came across where you can download books, or listen on line.  
Website: www.seeingear.org

Julia Ann Cobb - Julia tells us about some of the services for the blind available in the USA.

New Books from Playback - Ally with details of some new additions to the library.

The Mountbatten Brailler & Jotta Dot Brailler - Derek Young paid a visit to the recent demonstration of equipment in Partick Burgh Hall, and spoke to Patricia Fraser from Quantec Electronics.
E-mail pfraser@quantec.com.au
Sandra Wilson – Tel: 07703 649997.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum Tours - Ally went along and spoke to volunteer guide Jane Anderson about a new guide service for the visually impaired being introduced.
Tel: 0141 276 9542.