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• 1:26 “Silver bells” Performed by Alana Ambrosecchia and Iliana Mejia duet
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• 1:10 “Sparkling Brook” – Performed by Kathleen on the piano Featured
  Uploaded Dec 13, 2018 to Media Gallery
• 00:19 #ThrowBackThursday: The Talking Book Featured

  Today a broad variety of technologies make audio books available to persons with blindness and low vision. Our students use digital audio players to listen to popular fiction and non-fiction books. Students usually have the option of getting their textbooks in Braille and digital audio.
  The availability of special record players became known as “talking books” to the blind community started in 1931 with the passing of the Pratt-Smoot Act. This law mandated that literature in braille be provided to adults who are blind through designated libraries nationwide.
  In 1932, the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) began work on sound recordings and developed some of the first test recording that included the book Midstream by Helen Keller and the poem The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe.
  The Library of Congress receives its first shipment of Talking Books in 1934 from AFB with titles that include the Book of Psalms and the Declaration of Independence. The American Printing House for the Blind recorded its first audio book, Gulliver’s Travels, in 1936.
  Today, books are read in Braille and using digital book readers from downloaded files. Websites like Bookshare.org and LearningAlly.org provide over a half million popular books and text books to students and adults.
  

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• 1:56 11. Grieg “Arietta” A piano solo performed by Vinnie W. Featured
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• 1:03 5. Ardvark Boogie Featured
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• 1:07 Group 6 Holiday Fun Song Featured
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• 4:40 Hallelujah Featured

  As performed by Wani at the Church of the Intercession on December 16, 2018.

  Uploaded Dec 18, 2018 to Media Gallery
• 6:23 Readiness Class E - Graduation Slide Show Featured

  Here are photos of the graduates throughout the year

  Uploaded Jun 24, 2021 to Readiness
• 1:27 Santa Claus is coming“ Performed by Julian Aviles
  Uploaded Dec 17, 2020 by NYISE Super to Media Gallery
• 2:06 Shine Shine Shine Featured
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