Books and Reading

Disability Sites

Calibre
Cassette library: the pleasure of books without the problem of print. A choice of 7,000 titles all unabridged available to anyone who cannot read ordinary print books for whatever reason. 1000 titles suitable for children. Includes a youth section: the Friendly Duck. Free postal service.
http://www.calibre.org.uk/

Listening Books
A charity which provides a postal audio book library to people in the UK who have difficulty holding a book or turning a page.
http://www.listening-books.org.uk/

National Library for the Blind
A gateway to library and information services for visually impaired people. Discover new books and authors with NLB Whichbook: a new way to search for new books online.
http://www.nlb-online.org/

Revealweb
This website holds details of over 100,000 titles available in a variety of accessible formats including large print, audio, Braille and electronic media. You can find out what's available from a host of organisations including Calibre Cassette Library, the National Library for the Blind and the Royal Institute for the Blind - all in one place.
http://www.revealweb.org.uk/

RNIB
Official website of the Royal National Institute for the Blind.
http://www.rnib.org.uk

Talking Book Shop
A commercial site specialising in audio books both on cassette and cd. Short synopsis of featured books both written and audio clips.
http://www.talkingbooks.co.uk/

Talking Newspaper Association of the UK (TNAUK)
Links to publications available on cassette or in computer format.
http://www.tnauk.org.uk/

Ulverscroft Group Ltd
Leading publishers of large print books with many series available through the library including Charnwood, Linford, Magna & Isis large print books as well abridged and unabridged audio books including Soundings and Story Sound
http://www.edisure.com/ ~ulverscroft/ uk/ ukindex.html

W.F Howes Ltd
Audio Book specialist including Clipper Audio.
http://www.wfhowes.co.uk

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