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stouffvillesuntribuneu saturday dec 15 2007 9 talking books rare diversion for woman with vision problems from page 1 twotrack cassette tapes the library is being converted to a daisy format on cd with all new books recorded this way and existing books on cassettes transferred to the new format these talking books along with visitors and friends were ms raes only diversion she said shes been using the ser vice since the summer the wide variety of titles all of which are christian include fiction biographies personal testimonies chris- talking books client karen rae from left of stouffville pro gram librarian sandy klauke and readernarra tors don lawrie and bob willson meet at christian blind mission international in whitchurch- stouffville this week tian growth bible studies and more sandy klauke talking books library services coorcunator said the canadian national institute for the blind pro vides the machines to play the talking books grants are available for these assistive devices when ms rae first lost her vision she wasnt able to read to use the computer or even to go outside because of her light sensitivity she was a busy on-the- go woman with 1001 things going on in her life she said loss of vision meant my world ground to a halt she said while things have improved for her she is unable to drive and still finds it difficult to read last week she had a chance to meet mr lawrie whose voice she recognized from one of the talking books as as mr willson mr willson worked for the cbc for close to 50 years first as a sports broadcaster and then as a producer he covered 10 olympic games and other major sporting events he was one of the first announcers on the cbcs world at six news program his first job was at cfgp in grande prairie alta which at the time was notable for being the most northerly commercial radio station in the british empire mr lawrie worked in radio and tv after several years of working in radio in peterborough he began chextv there in 1955 he later became president of the thompson groups tv and radio division he was inducted into the canadian association of broadcasters hall of fame in november i have been blessed with a good voice and i can give something back to people who cant read he said the books he reads for the library sow the seeds of love forgiveness and kindness he said he estimates he has recorded close to 60 talking books for more information on books call 18005672264 or 9056406464 to leam more about the mr lawrie and mr willson and the talking books service visityorkregioncom and click on the video section registration s chool jmade simple better grades certified teachers confidence and motivation regular parent reports individualized programs diagnostic assessments little readers ages 3 to 6 years grades 1 to 12 all subjects financing flex payment available oac since lb oxfordlearningcom ceagcbmky sixteenth ave arkham rd 9052012700 staff photosteve somerville all lamps desktablefloor all instock lampshades sale 29999 sale 6999 regular 29999 sale 21999 jl regular 19999 sale 16999 regular 23999 sale 16999 i wmk hwy7 u living lighting home decor 5308 highway 7 markham 9052949557 sale 19999 plus many more instore specials asktheexpertsatwwwlivinglightingcom sale ends xxxxxxxxxxxx 2007 or while quantities last bulbs extra selection may vary by store