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My son is blind. I'm looking for adult books in braille. I'm specifically looking for HG Wells Country of the Blind. Anyone know where I can find the book in braille? I read the story recently and thought he'd enjoy it. (self.Blind)
submitted by chemicalyouth
Vicorin 7 points 4y ago
I’m completely blind and an avid reader. Honestly, I far prefer audiobooks. You can get them from the national library service for free if you’re in the US, or from audible or some other platform. Your son may prefer braille though.
chemicalyouth [OP] 3 points 4y ago
No you are.on the money he prefers audio. I'm just being an asshole dad and desirous of making things uncomfortable for him. So I was looking for new resources on braille. But audio is his favorite and what I often default to. FYI he was born with stage 5 ROP and has been blind since birth but is 18 and off to college now. Thanks much for your reply!
delha4 1 points 4y ago
Also try librivox.org
Volunteers record books and they are free public domain books that can be downloaded.
The have an app also. LibriVox
Volunteers record books and they are free public domain books that can be downloaded.
The have an app also. LibriVox
chemicalyouth [OP] 3 points 4y ago
Thanks for your reply. He loves audio books. He's off to college now and being the asshole father that I am I send him books in braille when I can. I am always looking for new resources that provide titles in braille though they can be a challenge to find. But if it's arduous to find if not for your son, for whro? Thanks again!
AmAsabat 2 points 4y ago
Get him the very best Braille reader you can afford and a kindle subscription. I love reading in my own voice not someone else’s and can read faster with a reader than an audio book goes.
Prefect316 1 points 4y ago
You're a good dad.
As most have said, you can either go the audio route and just get it for him on Audible or, if you're in. the states, a BARD subscription. I'm not sure how much they are but they should be free/majorly discounted for blind/VI folk.
If he has a braille note taker or any kind of braille display, you can also look into either just getting him Kindle format books on Amazon or getting a subscription to Bookshare.org. It's free for students, I believe, and then just $50/year. It's a great deal.
As most have said, you can either go the audio route and just get it for him on Audible or, if you're in. the states, a BARD subscription. I'm not sure how much they are but they should be free/majorly discounted for blind/VI folk.
If he has a braille note taker or any kind of braille display, you can also look into either just getting him Kindle format books on Amazon or getting a subscription to Bookshare.org. It's free for students, I believe, and then just $50/year. It's a great deal.
chemicalyouth [OP] 1 points 4y ago
Good info, thanks!
bondolo 4 points 4y ago
If you are in the US you can get it from Library of Congress National Library Service. The story is available as part of several different audio book editions. It does not appear to be available from NLS in braille but may be available from $1 as eText or BRF. $1 may also have it though I can't look at the catalog at the moment.
In Canada and the UK you should contact CNIB or RNIB respectively. Both have library divisions which may have this title. For elsewhere in the world someone else will have to make suggestions.
I note that the text is available at $1 and $1 has audio recordings of it in two different collections.
In Canada and the UK you should contact CNIB or RNIB respectively. Both have library divisions which may have this title. For elsewhere in the world someone else will have to make suggestions.
I note that the text is available at $1 and $1 has audio recordings of it in two different collections.
chemicalyouth [OP] 2 points 4y ago
Thanks much for your reply. NLS and bookshare.org are familiar to me. We endeavored to always provide stimulation for our son and audio books were always his favorite. My son fell asleep on a nightly basis listening to audio books. He is 18 now but was born with stage 5 ROP which left him blind. He is off to college and from time to time I find a title I think he will enjoy. If I can find it on audio so be it I was just hoping to find more obscure titles in braille as I can have that sent to him as a gift as opposed to an email link as he's used to. Regards chemicalyouth.
AllHarlowsEve 3 points 4y ago
I believe blindmicemart also sells Braille books but I'm not 100 percent sure. It's just another resource if you want to buy books instead of borrowing them.
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