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NEWSLETTER No. 367
The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) has become the 50th library partner on the Dolphin EasyReader app, giving users access to over half a million accessible books. This partnership expands reading opportunities for people who are blind, partially sighted, dyslexic, or have other print disabilities. Dolphin CEO James Gre...
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NEWSLETTER No. 366
Major developments in sight-loss news, including a groundbreaking eye implant that is helping blind patients regain the ability to read. RNIB reports that nearly one in five parents say their children struggle to read standard school books, urging schools to adopt more accessible formats. A UK study reveals millions of ov...
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NEWSLETTER No. 365
Celebrities including Jon Richardson, Ralf Little, Dr. Hilary Jones, and Mathew Baynton are supporting the Royal Society for Blind Children’s campaign by recording bedtime stories to address the shortage of audiobooks for blind and partially sighted children. Meanwhile, the RNIB’s In My Way report exposes how obstacles li...
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Share the Vision Quarterly Webinar
Welcome to Share the Vision Quarterly webinar series where we will offer training, updates, a chance to ask questions and share any successes or concerns affecting you or your library service. This time we're speaking to Ailie from My Kind of Book, who specialises in providing books and stories to children with complex ad...
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Newsletter No. 364
A British Columbia woman, Gail Lane, regained her sight after a decade of blindness thanks to a rare “tooth-in-eye” surgery that implanted her tooth into her eye socket. Meanwhile, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) warns that patients with sight loss still face major risks when health information isn’t p...
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The Reading Agency (TRA) Resources
Share the Vision and TRA have been working together over recent years to support blind and partially sighted people in accessing reading and library services. TRA have recently produced some guidance in this area, which we are only too pleased to share with you: A summary report on How libraries can support blind and part...
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Newsletter No. 363
From multi-million-pound research grants to classroom pilots of cutting-edge assistive tech, this edition is packed with fresh momentum in eye health and accessibility. We spotlight breakthroughs ranging from tactile-notched Mastercard payment cards and Neuralink’s forthcoming “Blindsight” implant to a Royal Society call ...
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Newsletter No. 362
This issue covers Fight For Sight funding for 13 charities, an AI revision tool built by blind students, and RNIB’s six cost-saving proposals for NHS eye care along with a Lancet study on global gaps in access to glasses, new community support projects, including RNIB’s phone-based “Living Well” course and a therapeutic g...
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Share the Vision Quarterly Webinar
Welcome to the latest quarterly Share the Vision webinar where we offer training, updates, a chance to ask questions and share any successes or concerns affecting you or your library service. This time we spoke to Emma Scott from Calibre Audio about how they can support your library and your users with sight loss. You can...
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