[Dtb-talk] Early Reading Collection

[Greg Kearney]

Early Reading Collection

The American Printing House for the Blind and the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in the United States provide, in audio, a collection of early reading titles for blind, dyslexic and other young disabled children. Unfortunately they have chosen not provide these resources to disabled children and their families outside of the United States.

In order to address this unfortunate situation the Commonwealth Braille & Talking Book Cooperative has undertaken to collect and distribute the same titles in the standard international DAISY format that can be played on any DAISY or MP3 enabled device or software world wide. In addition the full text full audio versions of these titles contain a Unified English Braille Code (UEBC) Braille ready file that can be used to generate Braille versions of the titles as well.

It is unfortunate that we are required to reproduce titles for which existing recording have already been made. This is an example of the sad state of affairs that international talking books and Braille book exchange has reached. A condition which, at one time, did not exist.

Note: As these books are protected by copyright access is restricted to those persons and agencies and libraries which have usernames and passwords issued to them by Association for the Blind of Western Australia library services. For more information please contact us at info at cbtbc.org

Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media
Association for the Blind of WA - Guide Dogs WA
PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave, Victoria Park WA 6100
Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au
Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America)
Email: greg.kearney at guidedogswa.com.au
Email: gkearney at gmail.com

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