Many end users who read DAISY books are limited by what is available to
them from their library. They should be able to borrow or purchase
accessible content from a wide variety of sources, just as most of the
population does.
..the book famine that has plagued people who have a print disability
for so long, will begin to be alleviated..
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| Sep 5 | September is Guide Dog Awareness Month! What's it like to dine out at a restaurant when you have a guide dog? Are guide dogs even allowed in restaurants? In this blog piece, Victoria Nolan talks about her experiences dining out and how restaurants can be more accommodating. Victoria is... |
| Aug 10 | Introducing a new pilot program with Ryerson University CNIB is pleased to offer you an opportunity to take two distance education courses in entrepreneurship and small business as part of a pilot project through The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University . These courses... |
| Jun 25 | CNIB welcomes new federal accessibility legislation OTTAWA – CNIB applauds the Government of Canada for tabling historic accessibility legislation aimed at breaking down barriers for Canadians with disabilities. Bill C-81, known as the Accessible Canada Act , will ensure more than 500,000 Canadian... |
| May 25 | CNIB Scholarship application period now open! Each year, CNIB awards numerous scholarships to post-secondary and graduate school-bound students who are blind or partially sighted. In 2017, nearly 50 scholarships were handed out across Canada. If you know a student with sight loss who is brigh... |
| May 17 | CNIB unleashes the power of technology to mark Global Accessibility... TORONTO – Accessible technology is more than the familiar magnifiers and braillers. Mobile phones, tablets, wearables, apps and other innovative digital tools are game-changers in every part of life for people who are blind. From school to work to... |
Jamaica on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, underlined their status as the top blind cricket team in the region when, courtesy of a century from captain Lo-Shane Myles, they were able to record a nine-wicket win over Trinidad and Tobago in the final match of the West Indies Blind Cricket Tournament at Up Park Camp. read full article at RJR News...
Digital Talking Books inside this portal contain titles created by the National Library of Jamaica. Some titles have been made available to us by our global partners participating in the Trusted Intermediary Globally Accessible Resources (TIGAR) portal.
The resources within this portal are restricted to persons registered as Blind with the Jamaica Society for the Blind