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Les Barker Gig for BCAB
Les Barker, the comic genius behind the songs and poems from the Guide Cats CDs, is doing a gig in January. All proceeds will go to BCAB's EyeT4All Project.
The gig, to be held on January 10th at Fleckney Village Hall in Leicester, kicks off at 8pm. Tickets are just £7.50, or the price of a donation. For more information, please contact Pete Riley via rileyjesters@aol.com or on 0116 2402796.
Family Computing
Family Computing is a new website that provides advice for staying safe and having fun on the Internet. The site already contains over 50 articles and looks set to become a valuable resource.
We've added a link to Family Computing on the Computing page of our Useful Resources section.
EyeT4All Supporters
We're looking for people, companies and organisations willing to help support the EyeT4All Project. Whether it's a link exchange, or a more direct pledge of support to help us raise funds and awareness, we'd like to hear from you.
The EyeT4All Project gives people the opportunity to explore affordable and easy to use software that can really make a difference to their lives. At the invitation of libraries, councils and societies for the blind around the UK, BCAB deliver EyeT4All Days completely free of charge. Please send eyet4all@bcab.org.uk an email and let us know how you'd like to become an EyeT4All Supporter. Thanks.
Access Technology Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ
We've added an Access Technologies FAQ section to our website. If you're looking into the options available for visually impaired computer users, this section will provide some straight forward answers.
Guide Cats Go Digital
BCAB are delighted to announce that all three Guide Cats CDs are now available as digital downloads. You can now buy individual tracks from Itunes, by following the links below:
- Buy Guide Cats for the Blind from Itunes
- Buy Missing Persians File from Itunes
- Buy Top Cat, White Tie & Tails from Itunes
If you've bought and enjoyed any of the Guide Cats albums, please help us if you can. Use any of the links above to post a review and tell everyone about them.
Support BCAB
BCAB is a charitable organisation and much of what we do relies on the good will of people like you. All the people who work for BCAB do so voluntarily and many use their spare time to contribute to the training courses, guidance, advice and services we provide. Please consider supporting BCAB, so we can continue supporting blind and partially sighted people throughout the UK. Thank you.
BCAB membership
BCAB is a committed organisation that focuses on computer related issues for visually impaired people of all skill levels and interests.
We offer training, discussion, help and support on a variety of computer related topics. With four different membership packages to choose from, there's something to suit everyone.
Find out About Us or find out more about BCAB Membership.