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However, it is a disturbing fact that only 5% of the books published in the UK each year are available for blind and partially sighted people to read in Braille, audio or large print.
This is because, amazingly, it is largely down to charities to make sure that books are produced in formats that visually impaired people can read. It costs NLB around £1000 to produce each new book in Braille but as a small registered charity with no regular government funding the entire library is stocked only because of the generosity of donors.
Blind NLB member, Joyce Illingworth says, “I’ve always loved reading and I hated the thought that I was going to miss out on books just because I couldn’t see. NLB has given the pleasure of books back to me. It’s a fantastic resource which opens doors and unlocks the world of books for people like me who can no longer read print.”
Blindness should not be the end to a love of books and a joy of reading, however, without NLB many visually impaired people would find it impossible to continue reading.
Your help is urgently needed to keep the world of reading open to blind people. To make a gift or find out more, visit the NLB website
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