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Coleman, Monique A.; Harrison, Judith – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2022
Introduction: Children's books help all young readers develop social understanding through recognition of themselves and their worlds and exposure to different cultures and places. Prior content analyses have revealed the underrepresentation of culturally diverse characters in print children's books; however, the extent to which braille children's…
Descriptors: Books, Braille, Visual Impairments, Blindness
Farrand, Kathleen M.; Koehler, Karen; Vasquez, Ananí – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2022
Introduction: Braille literacy for students who are visually impaired (i.e., those who are blind or have low vision) can be a critical component for school and postsecondary transition success. This survey study was a modified replication of previous studies that examined the instruction of literary braille in university preparation programs for…
Descriptors: Braille, Visual Impairments, Blindness, Students with Disabilities
Horn, William A. – Amer Educ v 6, 1970
Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Braille, Childrens Literature
Cylke, Frank Kurt, Ed. – 1987
The booklet provides resources for blind and visually handicapped individuals interested in birding as a hobby. It describes a midwestern group of visually impaired birders and discusses the importance and variety of bird sounds. Listed are a selection of recorded and braille books available on birding, sources of commercial recordings of bird…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Blindness, Books, Braille
McNulty, Tom, Ed. – Library Hi Tech News, 1995
Explores the braille production and distribution activities of the National Library Service (NLS) for the blind and physically handicapped. Discussion covers how titles are chosen for production in Braille, how a book is produced, responsibilities and activities of the Production Control Section of the NLS, and how patrons can find out if a title…
Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Braille, Disabilities
Nussbaum, Ruth, Comp. – 1987
This circular provides information about travel agencies, travel information centers, and transportation services based on descriptive literature provided by companies and organizations that offer services to handicapped travelers; access guides to specific cities and tourist sites are not included. The first section lists books on travel for the…
Descriptors: Audiodisks, Blindness, Books, Braille

Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1986
This bibliography is designed to aid in the selection of literature for visually impaired or physically handicapped students between second and sixth grades. It lists selected fiction books available on disc, on cassette, or in braille in network library collections provided by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped…
Descriptors: Audiodisks, Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Books

Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1986
This bibliography of selected fiction books is designed to reinforce creative growth, expand experience, and promote understanding and personal development for visually or physically disabled students between grade 4 and grade 6. All the books listed are available on disc, on cassette, or in braille in network library collections provided by the…
Descriptors: Audiodisks, Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Books
Sumner, Mary Ann, Comp. – 1994
This bibliography offers a "magical adventure into the dark and dreamy world of the night." It contains annotations for 146 books, available for free to the blind and disabled, that cover various things associated with the night: dreams, monsters and ghosts, overcoming fear of the dark, nights in other countries that are six months long,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiodisks
Aiello, Barbara; Shulman, Jeffrey – 1988
One of a series of children's books written from the point of view of an elementary grade child with a disability or other problem, the stories emphasize similarities in childhood experience while providing information specific to the disability. In this book, 11-year-old Renaldo, visually impaired since birth, sets up a greeting card service for…
Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Braille, Childhood Attitudes
Cylke, Frank Kurt, Ed. – 1989
The annotated guide lists information sources available from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in print, disc, cassette, and braille formats concerning swimming and diving with special reference to blind swimmers. The guide begins with a brief sketch of a champion swimmer who is also legally blind and an…
Descriptors: Aquatic Sports, Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Books

Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1986
This bibliography lists selected fiction books for the enjoyment of visually or physically disabled sixth through ninth graders. The books extend the literary experience of young teens, while allowing them to glimpse life as it is lived by others and find greater understanding of themselves. The bibliography lists books available on disc, on…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Audiodisks, Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness

Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1986
This guide to selected juvenile fiction lists books available on disc, on cassette, or in braille in network library collections provided by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress. The books were selected for readers from preschool to second grade, and fall into the following categories:…
Descriptors: Audiodisks, Audiotape Cassettes, Beginning Reading, Blindness

Smaligo, Mary A. – Music Educators Journal, 1998
Explains that there are two forms of braille in existence, literary and music, and maintains that music educators can help blind students learn to read music through the use of braille. Provides resources for teaching blind music students, including college-bound musicians, from parents and colleagues to recorded music, publications, and…
Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Braille, Elementary Secondary Education
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Div. for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1989
The National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, administers a free national library program for persons with visual or physical handicaps who cannot use normal print materials. The following features of this service are discussed: (1) types of materials chosen (full-length books and magazines for…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Audiodisks, Audiotape Recordings
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