Audio Books For The Blind - 'That All May Read'

Audio books supply an opening for a blind child to taste the wonder of Harry Potter books, the whimsical stories by Cat In The Hat, mysteries, documentaries, etc. With the professional actors telling the story they can enjoy any type of genre available. They can not read the books or watch the movies but can listen to the audio books, which is also a great experience.

Audio books are beneficial for many demographics of the population - Elder population could go on "reading" audio books when they are not capable of reading books any more, busy vocation population can listen to company journals and magazines via audio books, children can listen to audio books of a higher level than they are able to read, etc.

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However, it seems that one of the demographic groups that may gain the most from audio books is not using them yet. There are practically 10 million blind and visually impaired population in the United States alone. Audio books can heighten their life personally and professionally.

Audio books can take blind people's schooling one step forward. Learning foreign languages, poetry, literature, English grammar etc. Could be optimized using audio books. Did you know that there are practically 93,600 visually impaired or blind students in the United States?

'That All May Read' is a free national library agenda of braille and recorded materials for blind and physically handicapped persons that is administered by the National Library service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (Nls), Library of Congress.

Eligibility - Any of the over 2 million residents of the United States or American citizens living abroad, who are unable to read or use acceptable printed materials as a ensue of temporary or permanent optical or physical limitations, may use this service.

Procedure - Reading materials and playback machines are sent to borrowers and returned to libraries by postage-free mail. Braille books, magazines, and music materials are also made available on the Internet through Web-Braille.

Books - The book variety includes bestsellers, biographies, fiction, and how-to books. A little estimate of titles are produced in Spanish.

Music - The national music variety contains more than twenty thousand titles.

-The variety consists of scores in braille and large print; textbooks and books about music in braille and large print; music appreciation cassettes, together with interviews and opera lectures; and self-instructional cassettes for voice, piano, organ, electronic keyboard, guitar, recorder, accordion, banjo, harmonica, and other instruments.

-Braille scores and books are also available on the Internet.

Equipment - Playback equipment is loaned free to readers for as long as they borrow recorded materials in case,granted by Nls and its cooperating libraries.

-Readers with very little mobility may ask a remote-control unit.

-Hearing-impaired readers may be eligible for an auxiliary amplifier for use with headphones. A cassette motor designed primarily for persons with little by hand dexterity is also available.

Ask your local public librarian for more information about the agenda and how to apply for service or online at the National Library Service, Library of Congress. For other downloadable books there are a estimate of capability online book market to surf.

The benefits of audio books cross every population demographic. If you belong to the blind and visually impaired segment of the population you have a great resource to be able to enjoy a good book or music through the 'That All May Read' program. There is no time like now to enjoy a good book.

Audio Books For The Blind - 'That All May Read'