[blParent] Braille Book Resources for Blind Parents?

hina altaf hinaaltaf1983 at gmail.com
Tue Jul 21 03:20:21 UTC 2020


I have a ton of books to donate, but have no one who could help me
mail them. I am  in minnesota if anyone needs them.

On 7/20/20, Deborah Kent Stein via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> The Print/Braille Book-of-the-Month Club from National Braille Press allows
> blind parents or parents of blind children to purchase print/Braille titles
> at the same price as the original print book. The books have Braille on
> clear plastic pages between the print pages, so the blind parent can read
> the Braille and the sighted child can read the print and look at the
> pictures.
>
> Another great resource is the National Library Service for the Blind and
> Print Disabled. In addition to the electronic downloads available through
> the BARD app, NLS also circulates hardcopy titles in Braille, and the
> library has hundreds of print/Braille titles that can be borrowed free of
> charge.
>
> It's also easy to create your own print/Braille books by adding Braille on
> clear Dymo tape to the pages of a print book. Picture books don't have many
> words per page, so adding the Braille is less work than one might think.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Natalie via
> BlParent
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 8:00 PM
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> Cc: natalieccharbonneau at gmail.com
> Subject: [blParent] Braille Book Resources for Blind Parents?
>
> Hi All:
>
> I’m wondering if there are any programs for free or low-cost books for blind
> parents of sighted children? I definitely plan to purchase books from the
> main Braille children’s books places, but would love to have giant piles of
> books without going broke. 😊
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any info.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Natalie
>
>
>
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