Thursday, February 16, 1934
Daily Ncbraskan
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Lmisry caters co hahdicaiaioed rJebraskan
ByJcynulila
About 24,000 Nebraskans cannot
read because of physical handicaps.
Lincoln offers a way for them to enjoy
information in printed materials: The
Nebraska Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped, or division of
the Nebraska Library Commission.
The program offers recorded books,
magLnes nl reference material to
physically handicapped Nebraskans,
said David Oertli, director of the com-
The program began in 1C32 when
the Library of Congress began record
ing books so that people who were
unatl- to read books could listen to
then, Oertli said. The NLDPH gets
most of its materiab from the Library
of Congress, including recorded books,
magazines, tape players and record
players.
Only about 4,000 Nebraskans use
the program, Oertli said. He blamed a
lack of public awareness and the
library's staff size, which, he said, limits
the program's effectiveness.
"We depend on volunteers to do
most of the work," he said.
Work isn't the right word to describe
the volunteer's duties, Oertli said. Jobs
range from studio recording to work
ing with the Outreach Program. In this
program, volunteers work individually
with first-time library users. From then
on, the library sends materials to its
members. Volunteers ran 3 from UNL
special education majors to senior citi
zens to people who are visually handi
capped, Oeitli said.
Mary Ann Yrfcccld, a library volun
teer and a junior in the UNL Teachers
College said she monitored books at
the library. This involved listening to a
recorded book while following the
written text to make sure no errors
were made while recording the book,
Yrkosld said.
Yrkoski also checked finished tapes
to make sure they were not damaged.
Kathy Morrb is a volunteer for the
library and a special education major.
She said the most rewarding part of
her job was that it gave her an oppor
tunity to work side by side with visu
ally handicapped volunteers.
The work really gave me a better
understanding of what it would be like
to be blind," Morris said. "I think that I
am more understanding to their needs
now that I have worked on a one-to-one
basis." v
Oertli said blind people do much of
the volunteer work and much of the
administrative work. Steve Speicher, a
member of the library's advisory com
mittee and a Lincoln lawyer, is blind..
"It is hard for people to realize just
how Important the Lbrary b to its
users "Speicher said. "Try to imagine
going to school without Love Library."
A 1971 graduate of DePaul Univer
sity in Indiana, Speicher said he uses
the Lbrary regulary.
Jane Chestnut, also blind, first used
the library as a first-grader, about 20 ,
years ago. Chestnut, with the help of
materials she got from the library,
graduated from the Nebraska School
for the Visually Handicapped. After
graduation. Chestnut attended one
year of business school, at which she
used materials from a similar library in
New York.
"The library here in Lincoln does a
much better job of organizing the
materials than the tyew York library,"
Chestnut said.
Chestnut now volunteers at the
library.' - ' '
"I wa3 looking for a volunteer job
that would give me practical work
experience," she said.
Vhcv. she learned the Lincoln library
needed volunteers, she said, she decid
ed "it would be the perfect place to
work."
v "We always need volunteers," James
Terry, volunteer recruitment director
said. "Governor Kerrey i3 doing public
service announcements to encourage
more users. It is up to us to provide the
volunteer work."
For more information, call the Ne
braska Library Commission at 471-2045.
ASUN looks at night towing U.S. Marine base GiiiTOHiided
By Milli Kir.;
ASUN decided Wednesday to recon
sider the night towing resolution, which
was voted down at last week's meeting.
The bill opposes night towing of vehi
cles with outstanding tickets. The Senate
voted 20-1 to reconsider with two
abstentions.
Night towing of vehicles with out
standing tickets places students in
danger, the resolution said.
The Faculty Senate executives passed
a resolution opposing this practice
and the UNL administration has voiced
opposition, the resolution said.
More than 2,000 students have signed
petitions asking for night towing to be
discontinued, it read.
The resolution was tabled, on the
basis of clarification and the need for
new information, by a vote of 18-5.
Night-time towing places students
in jeopardy, agreed Troy Lair, head of
the Student Watch Program at UNL
Measures such as the Student Watch
group have been taken to ensure and
improve safety at the university, Lair
said. ,
"Improving safety on this campus
includes eliminating night towing," he
said.
Student safety must be given prior
ity over collecting revenue, he said.
The possibility of withholding regis
trations and transcripts frtim students
with outstanding violations as an alter
native to night towing was discussed.
Senators were urged to talk with
constituents about the issue of night
towing.
In other business, Pete Paulak, a
criminal justice senator, was elected
as the new sergeant of arms.
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KHALDE, Lebanon (Reuter) Mos
lem militias now control all three land
ward sides of the U.S. Marine, base at
Beirut airport after seizing a sweep of
territory from the Lebanese AftnyTues
day. The only way out for the Marines is
'the sea, 600 feet to the west. Even
there, gunmen manned checkpoints
today on the coastal highway dividing
the base from the Marines' landing
point on the beach.
Shilte Moslem militias have held the
slums to the north and east of the
Marine base since September.
In a decisive victory (Tuedsay)
Druse militias drove the Lebanese
Army off a mountain ridge above Bei-
rut and pushed forward to seize the
area immediately south of the Mar
ines. Gunmen now hold a former army
post in a telecommunications station
next to the U.S. base.
A U.S. Marines spokesman declined
to comment on how the militia ad
vance might affect the marines. U.S.
forces have been using the full weight
of their artillery, including the 16-inch
guns of the battleship New Jersey, to
support the Lebanese Army against
the Druse and Shi'ite Moslem militias.
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