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RNIB Update on inclusive society
In May RNIB released their latest report on social inclusion:...
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Make a Noise in Libraries fortnight
Make a Noise in Libraries Fortnight 2013 will run from 3 to 14...
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Dyslexia - how to support users with...
Jan Seabourne, Guild Administrator and Librarian at the training and...
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Ebooks in Derbyshire libraries
Thank you to the author of the article Robert Gent...
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Intellectual Property Office report on copyright
On 20 December, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) published &ldquo...
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RNIB report on commercial audio books
Earlier this year RNIB published a report titled "The needs...
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Copyright saga continued
The latest instalment of the saga concerning an international treaty...
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CILIP submission to DCMS on ebooks
On 17 November, CILIP published its submission to the DCMS Independent...
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Using Nexus 7 tablet for reading
Thanks to Leen Petre at RNIB for finding these informative...
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Project for accessible Welsh public services
Good article in the latest edition of CyMAL magazine about...
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Organising your large print collection
Here is a nice example of positive action from Carol...
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The Casual Vacancy in accessible formats
The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling's first book for adults,...
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Talk Talk Digital Heroes Award 2012
Roger Lewis from Lambeth has been selected as a London...
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Switch on to technology month
November is Switch on to technology month at RNIB. Throughout...
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Assessing the Impact of Reading
RNIB has amassed a body of qualitative evidence on the...
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Six Steps Survey - Full Report
We asked blind and partially sighted readers to help monitor...
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Sightline directory
Sightline directory lists the people, services and organisations that help...
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Haggeye is five!
Haggeye, the forum for blind and partially sighted young people...
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Load2Learn website for students with sight...
RNIB and Dyslexia Action have launched Load2Learn, a new...
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Library eBook developments
It is expected that the DCMS will shortly convene a...
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RNIB’s Pete Osborne talks about his...
Pete Osborne is the RNIB's Head of International Partnerships and...
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EU failing blind people on ‘e-inclusion’ access...
Dan Pescod, campaigns manager for RNIB and the European Blind...
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RNIB presentation on library eBook services
RNIB's Helen Brazier eloquently sets out key issues in &ldquo...
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eBook Debate on Radio 4
A rare mainstream appearance of the President of the Publishers...
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National Eye Health Week
National Eye Health Week is 17-23 September. "National Eye Health...
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Sight loss UK 2012
Sight loss UK 2012 is an evidence review based on 45 key...
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Economic impact of sight loss report
RNIB have commissioned a report to estimate the economic impact...
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Survey of Post Office accessibility
Post Offices must do more to provide a more accessible...
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MANIL at Southend Libraries
For Make a Noise in Libraries (MANIL) this year, Southend...
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MANIL at Midlothian Libraries
Midlothian Libraries are marking Make a Noise in Libraries (MANIL)...
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180 Day WebSight Campaign
RNIB is working with PC Pro, the biggest selling PC...
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MANIL at Newcastle Libraries
As part of this year’s Make a Noise...
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Older people and the internet
BT has supported RNIB to carry out a study to...
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Research into reading and sight loss
Research into the Impact of Reading on the Lives of...
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IFLA statement on ebook loans
From the Share the Vision bulletin:On 11 May IFLA published...
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ebook lending
The current wrangles on eBook lending mean that the range...
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IFLA WLIC 2012 preconference
Details of upcoming IFLA preconference, theme: Let’s Read!...
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Changing chapters
The way in which books have been presented to blind...
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Joint Statement on ebook accessibility
The Publishers Association, EDItEUR, RNIB, Dyslexia Action and JISC TechDis...
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Kindle Touch ebook reader
Amazon has announced that the Kindle Touch will soon be...
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Top titles in accessible formats
RNIB have surveyed the availablilty of the top 100 borrowed titles ...
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Penfriend in Scotland
Milngavie and Bearsden libraries are leading the way as the...
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School book challenge
To mark World Book Day earlier this month RNIB and...
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Reading Sight at EDGE 2012
We're thrilled to say we won an award at EDGE 2012...
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Call to end ebook DRM
Bookseller advocates abandoning Digital Rights Management (DRM) backed by big...
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What Do Mature Consumers Want?
AT Kearney (a management consultancy which does ongoing research into...
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RNIB’s twitter marathon
On Wednesday 25 January RNIB are having a twitter marathon! They...
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National Braille Week
National Braille Week runs every year from 4 to 11 January. It's...
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News brief
Publishers vie for control of ebook rentalsCurrently only a small...
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Jodi Mattes Award
The Winners of the UK Jodi Awards 2011 for accessible digital...
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E-books in Welsh Public Libraries
A study titled 'E-books in Welsh Public Libraries' was published...
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2011 Jodi Awards Shortlist
We're very pleased to announce that Reading Sight has been...
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News brief
WHSmith and Kobo team upWHSmith claim to have found "the...
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ClearVision celebrates with new collection
This post is from the fortnightly Share the Vision bulletin...
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Future of educational technology
This is an extract from NB magazine, RNIB’s...
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Google ebookstore opens in UK
The Google ebookstore opened on 6 October. Google say that "readers...
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News brief
Amazon KindleFollowing the launch of three new Kindle devices last...
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Office for Disability advice
This post is from the fortnightly Share the Vision bulletin...
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‘Read for RNIB’ record attempt
To celebrate the first Read for RNIB Day, RNIB have...
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Accessible Booker Prize books
The shortlist for this years Man Booker Prize is widely...
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Chief Librarians promote ‘Six Steps’
The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) has issued a press...
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Gruffalo author records audiobook
A children's book by Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson has been...
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New audiobook award
The Galaxy National Book Awards has just been announced and...
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Staff training - Southend Library
Staff at Southend Libraries have received Visual Awareness training to...
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Anne - Young Reading Lives
Anne is the mother of John who is 10 years old...
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John - Young Reading Lives
John is 10 years old and lives in the north of...
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Clare - Young Reading Lives
Clare is the mother of Grace who is registered blind....
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Ellie - Young Reading Lives
Ellie is 11 years old and is registered blind."When I...
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Talking newspapers - Southend Library
There are many Talking Newspaper organisations serving blind and partially...
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Diskettes reading group - Southend Library
The Diskettes reading group is for visually impaired people and...
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Simon - Young Reading Lives
Simon is Ellie’s father, Ellie was born blind....
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Grace - Young Reading Lives
Grace is 11 and lives in Ipswich, she was born blind....
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Audio books - Southend Library
Angela Breakey - Library ManagerRan a survey after comments about...
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Home library service - Southend Library
Alan and Anne are volunteers for the Southend Library Home...
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How the library can help - Southend...
Simon Wallace - community and diversity team managerCentral library, six...
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Wendy - Young Reading Lives
Wendy is an advisory teacher for visually impaired children and...
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Ahmed - Young Reading Lives
Ahmed is 17 and a student at New College Worcester. He...
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Accessible Adobe reading software
Adobe® Digital Editions is software often needed to buy, borrow...
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Libraries Change Lives award - NEALIS project...
The North East Access Library and Information Services (NEALIS) project,...
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Six steps to library services for blind...
There are 1.8m blind and partially sighted people in the...
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“I want to access my local library”
Reproduced from NB magazine, June 2010, published by RNIB. www.rnib...