[NFB-Muslims] resources

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Thank you Heather

> On Apr 12, 2021, at 7:00 PM, heather Albright via NFB-Muslims <nfb-muslims at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Asalamu alaykum wa Rahmatullah Inshallah, I wanted to post some resources to the list inshallah. This is a working list but, it is  Ramadan and inshallah, it is hard to be close with not being able to be with your Islamic community.
> So feel free to use these resources.  If anyone has any resources that are accessible, following the w3c rules, please post here inshallah.
>  
> Here is a list of accessible resources for blind Muslims.
> 1. one can get the quran from alfitrah foundation in both arabic and english located in Malaysia. facebook site:
> main site: www.alfitrah.net <http://www.alfitrah.net/>
> The arabic code  they are using is based off the unified arabic braille code out of saudi. They produce the english quran too however, they are not using UEB code as they did not have resources to change it to UEB code. They have the beginning guide to prayer; the 40 hadifs;  the English quran in six volumes, the arabic quran in six volumes.  And the braille Quranic primar.
> 2. One can contact Madrasa An-noor for the blind in south Africa  their site is:
> https://www.mnblind.org/ <https://www.mnblind.org/>. They have a lot of items for English speaking blind Muslims. I do not know if they have formally signed the  Marrakesh Treaty.  They also have the braille Quranic primar, you have to locate a teacher of the Arabic code, it is not being taught here in North America. 
> However, there is a youtube channel at:
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0bQfLkRjfC6cpMTCpDykA <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0bQfLkRjfC6cpMTCpDykA>. That started providing lessons on how to use the Arabic braille code to read the Quran. 
> 3. There is another site in the UK for english islamic materials:
> http://www.kitaba.org/ <http://www.kitaba.org/>. You can e-mail them and they have lectures streamed online. 
> 4. Here in the USA, the arabic only quran in six volumes is shipped out of dallas from:
> https://baitulmaal.org/ <https://baitulmaal.org/>.
> Here is the direct number to have them send you the arabic only quran: 18002779554. I would just like to note, their qurans tend to fall apart they do not have the best binding, they get them from Jordan, wich also uses the unified Arabic Braille  code.
> 5. Also Islam by touch Inc. is located in the US. 
> www.islambytouch.com <http://www.islambytouch.com/>
> They emboss in UEB code. They use Sahee international. They also have an app "islam by touch," you can read islamic texts with Apple devices They also have the fortreess of the Muslim in 2 volumes and the english Quran is in 10 volumes.
> 6. In the USA www.bookshare.org <http://www.bookshare.org/>
>  has the english Quran it is the Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall translation.
> 7. Also a good resource that is accessible is:
> Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research
> 7750 . MacArthur, Suite 120237, Irving, TX 75063 e-mail:
> info at yaqeeninstitute.
> They have an app off the apple store it is called "Yaqeen Institute." You can find it off their page:
> Almost All their items are accessible and their site complies to the w3c laws.
> Here is their site:
> https://yaqeeninstitute.org/ <https://yaqeeninstitute.org/>. I just want to note I have already informed them their PDF downloadable files are not in accessible OCR PDF format. But you can read them just  fine online with all 3 screen readers off windows, jaws, NVDA and narrator. Voice over off apple. I do not have any info for talk back off Android or google's voicebox off chrome books or voice view off Amazon's fire tablits.
> 8 https://islam.ca/ <https://islam.ca/> this is an Islamic center in Canada that is trying to be accessible, you can subscribe to their YouTube channel. They have different series you can sign up for.
>  
>  
> ramadan Mubarak
> fee amanAllah
> sister Heather
>  
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