[Faith-Talk] accessible Christian books and study materials

[Ericka]

So glad you brought up Gutenberg Judy! There is a lot there and in different languages too.
If you have some apps on the phone, it’s included already. For the life of me, I can’t think of what it is that I have. I guess I just automatically go to the Books app and download! If I remember, I will post it.

Ericka Nelson
KD9VBX

> On Oct 24, 2024, at 8:29 AM, Judy Jones via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> You might try The Gutenberg Project.
> 
> I also get materials off Amazon Kindle and read mostly with my phone, but also can access it with my BS6 notetaker, since it also is Android, like my Motorola phone. Kindle works very well on both devices, and you also have the option of Audible.
> 
> I happen to prefer reading with either braille or the Eloquence voice, probably because I've gotten so comfortable with it over the years.
> 
> Bookshare comes in second for me, as far as availability of materials.
> 
> You can also download LibriVox on your phone.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Judy
> sent from the Selvas braille Android tablet
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ashley Bramlett via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 10:52 PM
> To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of Blindness in faith and religion" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> CC: bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> Subject: [Faith-Talk] accessible Christian books and study materials
> 
> Hi all,
> I wish there were more Christian materials out there.
> I use the NLS service a lot and also what is now Learning Ally. The human
> read professional books from NLS have been a blessing filling much of my
> reading needs in many genres except for religious studies.
> 
> I prefer to read by braille or human read audio books.
> While I can access electronic books on my pc, its harder for me to process
> and understand the synthesized speech of it although I do use a screen
> reader. I do much better with audio books by humans.
> 
> I know Lutheran Braille Workers has two versions of the bible in hard copy
> braille as well as some study materials and devotionals.
> 
> Are there any other large sources of materials? I'm Methodist but any source
> for the Protestant Christian faith would work.
> 
> There have been some bible studies at church that I wanted to go to but did
> not have the book.
> Accessible materials are hard to find.
> 
> Maybe once I get bookshare started, someone can give me pointers on
> downloading the books and how to read them online.
> I have done research to find what I need searching mainstream sources such
> as several public library catalogs as well as checking if they are in the
> library's audio book app called Libby which was Overdrive.
> I also searched Amazon and bookstore sites to see if an audio format was
> available since sighted people like listening more and more now a days.
> With the availability of audio for the general public, this helps us access
> more and more books.
> 
> Still several books are not available despite checking around.
> Fortunately, I found an audio copy of some of them at the public library. I
> also found one on Amazon which I bought. It was in old fashioned cd format!
> So it was nice and easy to use. No need to download and unzip files or
> navigate a complex website!
> 
> I just finished a bible study with the book Context by Josh Scott. It was a
> thoughtful book about putting verses in their context.
> 
> Thanks for any advice.
> 
> Ashley
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