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Minor, Dorothy, Comp. – 1991
This annotated bibliography describes braille and recorded books presenting African-American personalities and concerns in fiction and nonfiction. Approximately 480 items are indexed. The bibliography is divided between recorded and braille titles and by fiction and nonfiction. There are separate sections for juvenile titles reflecting these…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiotape Recordings
Neff, Evaline B. – 1990
One in a series of published reports on selected Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) program areas, this report presents the record of accomplishments in library services to the disabled during fiscal year 1987 nationwide, including programs in Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The typical services reported include the recordings…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille
Swank, R. C. – 1967
Objectives of this study were: (1) to review existing library service to the blind and physically handicapped who are unable to use conventional printed materials, concentrating on braille and talking books for non-institutionalized persons, and (2) to suggest approaches to long-term planning for improved services in California, authorized by…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Library Cooperation, Library Materials
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on libraries for the blind presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Report on 'Study on the Tools to Improve the Availability of Library Materials for the Blind'" (Winnie Vitzansky, Denmark); (2) "Planning the Third Edition of 'The International Directory of…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Audiodisks, Blindness, Braille
Technology Management Corp., Alexandria, VA. – 1990
A study was conducted to determine if the centralization of braille operations for the national free library program would be feasible, economical, and desirable. This report presents the findings of the study in three sections. Section 1 provides background information, a summary of the first phase of operations, and the study objective for phase…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Costs, Evaluation Criteria
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on library services and developments in reading materials for the blind, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "Reading Programs for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Public Libraries of the Polish People's Republic" by Franciszek Czajkowski…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on library services and developments in reading materials for the blind and disabled presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference include: (1) "The Establishment of a Library Service to Visually Handicapped People in African Developing Countries" (Paulli Thomsen, Denmark); (2) "Sources of Assistance for Establishing Braille…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille, Developing Nations

Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1990
A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administrated by the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Braille, Library Networks

Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1991
A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administrated by the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Braille, Library Networks

Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1989
A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress (NLS). With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines in…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Braille, Library Networks
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on library services and developments in reading materials for the blind, which were presented at the 1984 Expert Meeting of the IFLA Section of Libraries for the Blind include: (1) "Teaching Map Concepts to the Blind" (R. B. Horsfall and B. Cox, Canada); (2) "Optical Character Recognition 'Reading' for Computerized Braille Production"…
Descriptors: Audiodisc Recordings, Blindness, Braille, Developing Nations

Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1992
The National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress selects and produces full-length books and magazines in braille and on recorded disc and cassette. NLS distributes these materials to a cooperating network of 56 regional and 89 subregional libraries in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille, Library Networks
Texas State Library, Austin. Div. for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1988
The Texas State Library provides services to persons unable to read standard print due to blindness or other visual impairments, including a wide range of large print materials, braille, and recordings. The library also coordinates a reading machine program incorporating 70 sites in public and academic libraries and provides classrooms with books,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Blindness, Braille