Reading For The Blind Austin

Recording library for the blind and physically handicapped.

Reading for the blind austin.

Learn about college success. Since 1934 the austin lighthouse for the blind has helped serve the needs of the blind and visually impaired individuals in travis county through training education and community outreach. We have a studio that has 7 recording booths. The texas talking book program provides free library services for texans with blindness visual physical or reading disabilities.

The tbp collection consists of more than 100 000 titles including hundreds of titles in spanish and some in french german russian. Austin kxan the texas school for the blind and visually impaired is ready to head back to the classroom for in person classes monday but they re facing unique challenges with the pandemic. Every week throughout the year dedicated and talented volunteers gather together to prepare and produce over six hours of audio recording for the west valley talking news. We work to assist people in building or restoring their independence through skills training education and employment opportunities.

Johns hopkins university evaluated the effectiveness of rfb d s reading for blind and dyslexic recorded textbooks and found a 38 increase in content acquisition reading scores. We have even helped a blind woman graduate successfully from acupuncture school. Society for the blind is a full service nonprofit agency providing services and programs for people who are blind or have low vision. The talking book program tbp provides free library services to qualifying texans with visual physical or reading disabilities.

Since 1978 volunteers in the talking book program recording studios in austin and midland have produced more than 3 700 books and magazines on tape for distribution to tbp clients and also to libraries in the national library service for the blind and physically handicapped nls network. Learning ally s college success program will give you the tools including a modern version of books on tape online resources and the support you need as you navigate your college journey and prepare for your future career. Serving 27 counties in northern california society for the blind is located in midtown sacramento and has been serving our community for more than 60 years. Twc independent living services for older individuals who are blind program.

Tbp is part of the national library service to the blind and print disabled a program administered by the library of congress. Solutions for blind and visually impaired college students. Registered tbp users may borrow books and magazines in digital audio braille and large print.