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| Tommy reading "Llama Llama Misses Mama" with Mom. This book is from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library/APH Book program. |
I've been signing Tom up for Braille book programs for a while and purchasing them regularly. Tom currently has 47 Braille books. Start your collection today! And Braille books make the perfect gift for the holidays!
The non-profits who run these programs could always use support, so if you are looking for great organizations worthy of your dollars, these are some great options. These organizations rely on donations to keep Braille books affordable for families. The real cost of these books is much higher than they charge.
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| Which Christmas book will Tommy choose? |
National
Braille Press Read Books! Program
National
Braille Press, along with Seedlings Braille Books for Children, is distributing
braille book bags to families with blind and visually impaired children, ages
birth to seven, across the U.S. and Canada. The distribution process is a
collaborative effort with educators and early intervention professionals. Note: Limited to one braille book
bag per blind child. Request a Readbooks! Book Bag.
Book Angel Program gives two free Braille
Books per year. You have to send them an email every year and let them know
what books you want! Seedlings has a large selection of children's books
in braille. They are quite affordable and ship quickly.
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| Tom's books from Seedlings Book Angel Program |
The Dollywood Foundation and the American Printing House for the
Blind (APH) are partnering to provide young blind and VI kids with
print/Braille books. This is a great program! Children get five free print/Braille books each year until
their sixth birthday. These are beautiful books. Sign up today!
Braille
Institute's Special Collection
The Braille Special Collection program is designed to increase
braille literacy by providing blind and visually impaired children with free
braille books and storybook kits throughout the year, free of charge. This
program fosters a love of reading by helping children create a special library
of their own.
Any visually impaired child living in the United States or Canada
is eligible for the Special Collection program and may order up to 12 braille
books a year from our seasonal catalogs. How to sign up- Please include
the full name of the child and/or student, the child's age, home address,
telephone number and e-mail address if one is available. Please note that
orders must be sent to us via U.S. mail using the attached order form in the
catalog.
For more information:
Call 1-800-BRAILLE and ask for Braille Publishing, or call directly
to 323-906-3104, Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST), or
email specialcollection@brailleinstitute.org.
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| We read Llama Llama a lot! It's a favorite. |
American Action Fund for
the Blind Free Braille Books Program
In 1997 the AAF
started this program to provide blind children a free Braille book every month
from a popular children's reading series. The books are for the children to
keep and collect for as long as they want them. All blind youth, blind
parents, teachers of the blind, schools, and libraries serving the blind are
eligible to participate in this program. Participants may enroll in or withdraw
from the program at any time. (FYI-
these are for older children who already can read Braille. They are not twin
vision books – there is no print!)
https://actionfund.org/braille-books-program
Future
Reflections
Subscribe to Future Reflections for
yourself (Free)
It is a quarterly magazine
published by the American Action
Fund for Blind Children and Adults in partnership with the National Organization of Parents of Blind
Children. Most of the articles are written by parents and the subjects are
all the daily living and educational challenges we face as parents of blind
children. I look forward to every issue!
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To subscribe to Future Reflections by e-mail- www.nfbcal.org/listserv-signup.html,
and follow the instructions.
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To subscribe to Future Reflections in print or on USB thumb drive,
send an e-mail to nfbpublications@nfb.org.
Include your preferred medium in the body. Please include your address,
whether you are a parent of a blind child (and, if so, include your
child's name and birth date), a teacher, or other subscriber.
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| Feel that Braille - and the soft bunny - on this touch and feel book from Seedlings! |
BRL offers print/Braille children's books at a very affordable
cost. These "twin vision" books allow sighted family members to enjoy
books with their blind children. Clear plastic strips of Braille are added to
print books so everyone can enjoy. BRL has a great selection of books! Check them out.
Don't forget - Braille Books ALWAYS SHIP FREE MATTER FOR THE BLIND.
So sad! We missed the deadline for the Braille Institute's Special Collection. I missed it last year as well. I need to set up a reminder in my calendar to check it in the Spring. Thanks for compiling this list!
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