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Reading Newsreport, 1972
Describes reading materials designed for use with blind children which make use of fragrance particle strips which release an aroma when scratched by the reader. (VJ)
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Handicapped Children, Handicapped Students
Download full textLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1996
This reference circular lists organizations that provide a variety of direct services to persons who are blind and visually impaired, including advocacy and advisory services, information and consultation, counseling and employment programs, assistive devices, and publications in special format. Many of the organizations offer guidance to families…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille, Counseling Services
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
Cylke, Frank Kurt – 1999
This testimony on the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress (NLS) provides information on: (1) NLS authority; (2) background; (3) functions and responsibilities; (4) Office of the Director; (5) director; (6) management; (7) budget; (8) division/section/office functions, including the Administrative…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administrative Organization, Blindness, Braille
Sumner, Mary Ann, Comp. – 1993
This annotated bibliography comprises an alphabetical listing of 34 books on circuses available in special formats. The list has books about true circus stories; make believe stories; and circus animals. The reading levels of the books range from preschool through junior high school. Formats included in the bibliography are cassette books; braille…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Braille, Childrens Literature
Sumner, Mary Ann, Comp. – 1993
This annotated bibliography comprises an alphabetical listing of 40 books about Florida available in special formats. The list has books about going barefoot; the Florida beaches and inlands; and general beach stories. The reading levels of the books range from preschool through junior high school. Formats included in the bibliography are cassette…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Braille, Childrens Literature
Sumner, Mary Ann, Comp. – 1993
This annotated bibliography comprises an alphabetical listing of 128 books on poetry available in special formats. The reading levels of the books range from preschool through junior high school. Formats included in the bibliography are cassette books; braille books; and recorded discs. Each entry contains author (if available); title; annotation;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Braille, Childrens Literature
Sumner, Mary Ann, Comp. – 1993
This annotated bibliography comprises an alphabetical listing of 46 fantasy books available in special formats. The list has books about dragons, knights, and quests. The reading levels of the books range from preschool through junior high school. Formats included in the bibliography are cassette books; braille books; and recorded discs. Each…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Braille, Childrens Literature
Martin, Clessen J.; Alonso, Lou – 1967
To test the assumption that conventional textbook prose contains words and word sequences unnecessary for comprehension, 210 blind children, all braille readers in grades 6, 7, 8, and 9, were divided into three groups and tested on a fictional story written in one of three different forms. Those forms included a traditional style (1620 words), a…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Exceptional Child Research, Fiction
Gaster, Lydia, Comp.; Clark, Cherie, Comp. – 1995
This guide to alternate formats describes the presentation of materials in forms that allow individuals vith varying physical, sensory, or cognitive skills to access the information. The booklet was developed to assist vocational rehabilitation counselors in helping employers to provide workplace materials to employees with disabilities or provide…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Braille, Costs, Disabilities
Sumner, Mary Ann, Comp. – 1993
This annotated bibliography comprises an alphabetical listing of 89 books about magic available in special formats. The list contains books about magic tricks, fantasy, witches, and magical places. The reading levels of the books range from preschool through junior high school. Formats included in the bibliography are cassette books; braille…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Braille, Childrens Literature
Harley, Randall K. – 1969
To develop and test materials to be used in a later 2-year study to compare six approaches in teaching braille reading, materials in grade 1 and grade 2, braille, and phonemic braille media (both analytic and synthetic approaches), 39 subjects from six residential schools were evaluated. Special books were embossed in grade 1 and phonemic braille,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Blindness, Braille, Exceptional Child Research
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1996
This reference circular lists United States sources of braille books and magazines available for loan, purchase, rental, or free distribution. Each source entry contains the name, address, telephone and fax number, Internet address (if available), and a brief description of the source. The first two sections list general and religious sources of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Books
Sumner, Mary Ann, Comp. – 1993
This annotated bibliography comprises an alphabetical listing of 26 books about food and cooking available in special formats. The list contains books about how food is made, stories about food, books about people who work with foods, and cookbooks. The reading levels of the books range from preschool through junior high school. Formats included…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Braille, Childrens Literature
Evensen, Richard H. – 1974
A Braille Reader Survey Analysis was prepared for the Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress in 1974 in order to determine what kinds of books and magazines current braille readers like to read, and to obtain information about braille readers. The survey mailing list was gleaned from subscription lists of four…
Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Braille, Library Circulation
