The image below of the train on Railway lines is from Facebook and is courtesy of the Courier. It is a Facebook link to the story about the end of the £1 Concessionary Rail Fare in Fife. Please click on the image to look at the story at the Courier. For the second story there is a Happy Easter Image below. That will take you to the Facebook story. Both stories are being displayed from a Physical Facebook page and doesn’t exist here as text or images until we update later in the month.
Concessionary Travel £1 Fife Rail Fare may be axed
EXCLUSIVE: Fife's concessionary rail travel scheme set to be axed - The Courier
Fife’s historic concessionary rail travel scheme, which entitles eligible users to discounted journeys, could soon be coming to an end, it has emerged.
Wishing all our readers a Happy Easter and a reminder about the Equalities Survey organised by Fife Centre for Equalities. Today is the very last day to enter any information. bit.ly/FifeCouncilEqOutcomes
Disabilities Fife
See full story here... www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/2076247/exclusive-fifes-concessionary-rail-travel-scheme-set-to-be-axed/
Disabilities Fife
The news has been met with disappointment from Disabilities Fife.
Charles Litster, chairman, said: “It was a very handy means of people getting from A to B.
“People going from Inverkeithing to Dundee would be able to travel for a £1, get off at Cupar and get the bus into Dundee and this would stop that completely.
“It gave people a lot of freedom and they could get out and about on mini days out. This is a sad reflection on our times.”
Fife Conservative group leader Councillor Dave Dempsey said: “The rail concession saving was in the list of options for the budget decided on the 11th of this month.
“The SNP/Lab administration didn’t touch it so it’ll be interesting to see what line they take on Thursday.
“The coalition’s insistence on rigid, centrally controlled budgeting (in contrast to our decentralised, commissioning approach) means that, three weeks after budget day, they have to cut something to pay for something else.
“We need a short time to work through the proposal and decide whether the something else is worth it.”
Disabilities Fife
The key questions in the survey are:-
To be clear these are comments and suggestions for future outcomes (Not how well the Council has performed)
1) Do you agree with Outcome One: Fife’s communities are able to access information and services and participate in decision-making?
2) Do you agree with Outcome Two: Women and girls live free from all forms of violence and abuse – and the attitudes that help perpetuate it?
3) Do you agree with Outcome Three: The Council will work in partnership to lead improvements in equality, diversity and human rights?
4) Do you agree with Outcome Four: The Council understands its workforce better, and it reflects the local population?
5) Do you agree with Outcome Five: Raising educational achievement and attainment particularly for those in their early years or in early learning and childcare?
6) Are there any other Equality Outcomes you would like to suggest?
INSTRUCTIONS
LINK FOR SURVEY
bit.ly/FifeCouncilEqOutcomes
NEED HELP WITH THE FIFE CENTRE FOR EQUALITiES (FCfE) SURVEY
Any problems with the questions please contact:
Charles Litster (DF) 01592 203993
Nina Munday (FCfE) 0131 376 2910
Zahida Ramzan (Fife Council) via email...
zahida.ramzan@fife.gov.uk
1. You will need to scroll down to get to the survey as there is a lot of text prior to it.
2. You will find that the Fife Council and FCfE logos are difficult to see, but this is an official FCfE Survey
3. The text for some people in the note and some parts of the form is too small for some people to read.
4. If that is the case please phone the people above to seek help
TEXT TO VOICE FEATURE - VIDEO CLIP
www.youtube.com/embed/qVR1jucsFTA
The accessible voice link is hard to find on the survey. Three small dots and a complex process/procedure will give anyone a challenge. Especially, as it is not labelled and there are no instructions provided to anyone completing the form to say this facility exists. The trainer says that the system is a bit awkward to use. Again if you have any issues please contact the people above.
How to link to the survey
Simply click here
bit.ly/FifeCouncilEqOutcomes
FEATURES
A. All Questions are Optional
B. You can skip a set of questions - just use the next button
C. Don’t, but you can do the survey more than once
D. Don’t, but a blank survey is also allowed
Disabilities Fife
Come and meetup online for our Social Monthly Meet.
The 4th Monday of most months. That is 2 pm on 22nd March 2021. For joining instruction email rsvp@disabilitiesfife.uk
Disabilities Fife
Please consider filling out this questionnaire for Lochore Meadows.
Disabilities Fife
Fife health: Missing Appointment Letter COVID-19
If you think you have not been invited for a vaccination, and you are aged 65 and over but under 80 or exceptionally vulnerable then please follow the instructions in the Missing Appointments sentence below.
Missing Appointments: Please phone 0800 030 8013 first and if they can't help please click on this link...
invitations.vacs.nhs.scot and request an appointment.
If you are 80 or over contact your GP (advice applies to Fife)
For details of what to do anywhere in Scotland apart from Fife then please see...
www.nhsinform.scot/covid-19-vaccine/invitations-and-appointments/missing-appointment-details?fbclid=IwAR13hpxwsynj5yroGLL4LY8jTmobRj5OQFyzFRRXQHyiNVc4gXiu_0DvzJoi
What to do if you think you should have received an invitation to your coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination appointment by now, or if you have lost your invitation letter
LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain. There are several options for listening. The first step is to get the mp3 or ogg files into your own computer
http://librivox.org/
LibriVox Objective
To make all books in the public domain available, for free, in audio format on the internet.
Our Fundamental Principles
- Librivox is a non-commercial, non-profit and ad-free project
- Librivox donates its recordings to the public domain
- Librivox is powered by volunteers
- Librivox maintains a loose and open structure
- Librivox welcomes all volunteers from across the globe, in all languages
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What We Do
LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain, and then we release the audio files back onto the net for free. All our audio is in the public domain, so you may use it for whatever purpose you wish. Please note: Our readers are free to choose the books they wish to record. LibriVox sees itself as a library of audiobooks. Because the books we read are in the public domain, our readers and listeners should be aware that many of them are very old, and may contain language or express notions that are antiquated at best, offending at worst.
Volunteering for LibriVox is easy and does not require any experience with recording or audio engineering or acting or public speaking. All you need is a computer, a microphone, some free recording software, and your own voice. We accept all volunteers in all languages, with all kinds of accents. You’re welcome to volunteer to read any language you speak, as long as you can make yourself understood in it. You don’t need to audition, but we do suggest a 1-Minute Test recording just to check your setup. We’ll accept you no matter what you sound like.
We operate almost exclusively through Internet communications on our forum, where all your questions will be answered by our friendly community.
For more detailed information, see our FAQ.
We’d like your help. Click to learn about volunteering for LibriVox.
Resources and Partners
We get most of our texts from Project Gutenberg, and the Internet Archive hosts our audio files (for free!).
In early 2010 we ran a fund-raising drive to raise $20,000 for our expenses for the next few years. In July 2013 we launched a new fund-raising drive with the goal of raising $50,000 for short and long term expenses. If you would like to help, please visit our Donate Page.
The below information and more can be found at LearnOutLoud.com
About Us
When we started LearnOutLoud.com back in 2005 our goal was to showcase the best audio & video learning content on the Web, and our mission hasn’t changed much. Since then we have grown alongside the vast expansion of audio & video learning on the Internet with the rising popularity of audio book downloads, podcasts, YouTube, free colleges courses, and many other great resources that have become available. We want LearnOutLoud.com to be your primary destination for audio & video learning on the Web.
We also want to help you turn your ‘dead time’ (time spent commuting, exercising, doing chores, etc.) into ‘learning time’. We are located in Los Angeles, California, an area of the country known for horrendous traffic and commute times, and we saw the need to help people turn this ‘dead time’ into a time for personal and professional development through audio learning. With the rapid growth of mobile technology from iPods and MP3 players to the iPhones and smart phones of today, learning on-the-go has never been easier, and we hope we can help you with finding the best resources for incorporating audio learning into your daily life.
Over the years we have curated a Catalog of over 50,000 of the best audio books, podcasts, free downloads, and videos you can learn from. One of the most popular sections of our site is our Free Audio & Video Directory which features over 10,000 free audio books, courses, documentaries, lectures, interviews, speeches, and more. We also have a Podcast Directory with over 7,000 carefully selected audio & video podcasts you can learn from. Along with these free sections we also feature over 30,000 educational Audio Book Downloads from all the major audio book publishers and a lot of smaller publishers and individual authors. Our Kids Audio Books Section features over 2,000 audio books, podcasts, and free videos for kids & teens to learn from.
On LearnOutLoud.com you can also find great content written about audio & video learning. BlogOutLoud is our audio and video learning blog which highlights the best of our website, along with the latest and greatest news from the world of audio and video learning. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we send out a Free Resource of the Day Email that you can subscribe to for some of the best free audio & video learning resources. Last but not least, you can browse our Featured Author Pages and our Audio & Video Learning Publisher Pages which provide information on the most popular authors and publishers on our site along with a listing of all of their titles.
We welcome you to contact us at any time with feedback, suggestions, inquiries, business opportunities, or anything else we can help you with. We’re here to serve. Keep letting us know what we can do to help you better utilize the power of audio and video learning in your life!
The above information and more can be found at LearnOutLoud.com
Note. I have added this site because it has “some” free audio books on it but it also seems to have links to other free media.
http://www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks
What is Open Culture’s Mission?
Open Culture brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community. Web 2.0 has given us great amounts of intelligent audio and video. It’s all free. It’s all enriching. But it’s also scattered across the web, and not easy to find. Our whole mission is to centralize this content, curate it, and give you access to this high quality content whenever and wherever you want it. Some of our major resource collections include: http://www.openculture.com/faq
Believe it or not you can get some but not a lot of Free Audio Books.
Good news for those stuck at home in isolation: Audible is making hundreds of titles available for free during the coronavirus pandemic.
The audiobook platform has said that, for as long as schools are closed, anyone can listen to a vast selection of its titles. This means books read by Westworld’s Thandie Newton and Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens are available to stream at no cost at all.
Simply visit stories.audible.com from any web browser to get started. No log-ins, credit card or passwords needed.The mix of education, entertainment, and general-interest titles available include Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre (narrated by Newton), Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (narrated by Stephens), The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle and many children’s titles from Winnie The Pooh to Peter Rabbit.
On the site, Audible says: “For as long as schools are closed, we’re open. Starting today, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.”
They add: “[We recognise] that people are at home, in many cases with children home from school, and that stories have the power to entertain, teach and to keep minds active, alert, and engaged.”
You can also sign up for a free 30-day trial on Audible and explore even more titles
- The best audiobook and podcasts on Audible
- If you’re looking for other ways to keep yourself entertained during these difficult times why not check out our TV Guide for the latest shows to watch right now, scroll through our best films on Netflix list, sample our best TV shows on Netflix recommendations – or perhaps see what Disney+ has to offer.
The above information and more can be found at The Radio Times
About Loyal Books
New Name?
Books Should Be Free has changed its name to Loyal Books to show how important books are to our lives. You’ll always find the best collection of completely free public domain audiobooks and ebooks at Loyal Books. We also offer best sellers for those who want the newest books but mostly you’ll find an overwhelming selection of free books to enjoy.
Uses
If you don’t know what book you want to listen to next, it can be tedious trolling through hundreds of lines of text results looking for a fun book. Loyal Books puts the fun back into browsing for audio books. For those who listen to audio books because reading does not come easily to them, the last thing these people would want to do is read through pages of text to find something to listen to. LoyalBooks provides a primarily visual browsing experience so you don’t have to read tedious amounts to find listening material. The LoyalBooks.com website is also screen reader friendly making its resources accessible to people with vision disabilities.
Free
All audio books on LoyalBooks.com are in the public domain. This means that no one holds a copyright on these books and therefore anyone including LoyalBooks.com is free to distribute them. Enjoy these free audio books and use the share button on LoyalBooks.com to tell your friends about all these great public domain audio books.
Source
Books that have entered the public domain are digitized and recorded by volunteers that coordinate themselves through a variety of websites. The majority of public domain books, however, are digitized by Gutenberg.org and recorded by Librivox.org. Loyal Books draws on these public domain sources to deliver free audio books to you in an engaging and fun way. Enjoy the browsing experience on our website and be sure to bookmark us and return when youre ready for you’re next audio book!
Contact
If you have a free audiobook or eBook that you would like to submit then please use this form.
Questions or comments? We’d be glad to know what you think. Feel free to get in touch with us at info@loyalbooks.com. Also visit our company site Twist Idea.
The above and more can be found at Loyal Books – Books Should Be Free
About
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today. https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:About#Project_Gutenberg_Mission_Statement
Audiobooks
https://www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/1
The above information and more can be found at https://www.gutenberg.org/
Welcome
Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your classroom.
This collection of children’s literature is a part of the Educational Technology Clearinghouse and is funded by various grants. Copyright © 2006—2020 by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida.
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