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PDF pending restorationLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC. Div. for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1996
This directory lists the names of volunteer groups and individuals who transcribe and record books and other reading materials under the Library of Congress' National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped program. The listing is alphabetical by state. Each entry is assigned an index number and specifies such services as braille…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Large Type Materials, Library Services
Download full textBoelke, Joanne, Comp. – 1969
This selective, annotated bibliography covers library service to the blind, partially sighted, and physically handicapped who are unable to use conventional printed materials. Coverage is limited to library-related activities in the United States, including items on services, programs, projects, and materials in libraries of all types. The 119…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Blindness, Braille, Large Type Materials
Delta Gamma Foundation, Columbus, OH. – 1972
The information contained in this publication will be helpful in carrying out projects to aid blind and visually handicapped children and adults of all ages. Special materials available from the Library of Congress such as: talking books, books in braille, large print books, and books in moon type are described. Other sources of reading materials…
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Braille, Children
American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY. – 1966
FOUNDED IN 1858, THE AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE (APH) FOR THE BLIND IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST PUBLISHER OF LITERATURE FOR THE BLIND. IN 1965-66 THE OPERATING BUDGET EXCEEDED $3 MILLION, AND THERE WERE 440 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES. A HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF APH INCLUDES CONTROVERSY RESULTING IN THE FINAL CHOICE OF…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Educational Media, Federal Aid
Gray, P.G.; Todd, Jean E. – 1968
A random sample of registered blind people in England and Wales (5% of those aged 16 to 65 and 1.7% of those aged 65 to 79) was interviewed in 1965 regarding mobility, orientation, and reading. Data included age, age when blindness occurred, sex, residual sight for mobility, residual sight for reading, other disabilities, and ability to walk…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Blindness, Braille, Exceptional Child Research
Parkin, Derral – 1974
A survey based on the American Library Association's "Standards for Library Services for the Blind and Visually Handicapped" (1966) was sent to 65 four year universities in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Montana, and Arizona. Libraries were asked how many blind patrons they had and what services and facilities were…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, College Libraries, Higher Education
National Center for Health Statistics (DHEW/PHS), Hyattsville, MD. – 1968
Derived from household interviews, the study was based upon a sample of about 42,000 households including 134,000 persons. Findings were that the visually impaired represented an older segment of the population and that the marked increase in estimated trends resulted not from severe but rather from other impairments. Of an estimated 5,029,000…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Blindness, Braille, Classification
