Reading For The Blind Houston

Twc independent living services for older individuals who are blind program.

Reading for the blind houston.

Registered tbp users may borrow books and magazines in digital audio braille and large print. Our low vision devices include braille items canes calendars talking watches computer products magnifiers music players recorders specialty sunglasses. Tbp is part of the national library service to the blind and print disabled a program administered by the library of congress. Read houston read school volunteers donate an hour of their time each week.

The talking book program tbp provides free library services to qualifying texans with visual physical or reading disabilities. They are trained to conduct one on one 25 minute sessions with two first graders that will include reading a story sharing a hands on activity related to that story and listening to the child read. Community independence program the lighthouse houston can connect individuals who are blind or have visual impairments with individuals to help them with grocery shopping reading mail and transportation to medical appointments. Website was developed for the blind and visually impaired.

Program national library service for the blind and print disabled. That all may read. To learn more about this program call them at 713 284 8473. Maxiaids is the leader in blind low vision devices for independent living we offer the lowest prices on the largest selection of low vision products for the blind and visually impaired.

The tbp collection consists of more than 100 000 titles including hundreds of titles in spanish and some in french german russian. 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. Nls is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision blindness or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page.