Books
Touching the Rock - John M. Hull
The Island of the Colour-blind - Oliver Sacks
Dolphin in the Bay - Diana Noonan
Eye in the Storm - Judy Nunn
Nightwatch - Errol Broome
See You Thursday - Jean Ure
Stars Come Out Within - Jean Little
The Country of the Blind - H.G. Wells
Videos
What do you do when you meet a person with a visual disability? (20 min)
Guide Dog Association of New South Wales and ACT
Vision Loss
Educational Media Australia
Ageing and Vision (20min)
American Foundation for the Blind
WWW sites and addresses:
Largest agency in NSW
A M E R I C A N F O U N D AT I O N
F O R T H E B L I N D
http://www.afb.org
Largest agency in the United States providing services to the blind and vision impaired community. Also useful publications catalogue.
R O Y A L N A T I O N A L I N S T I T U T E
F O R T H E B L I N D
http://www.rnib.org.uk
Largest agency servicing the United Kingdom, based in London.
T H E A U S T R A L I A N D E A F - B L I N D
A S S O C I AT I O N
http://www.dba.asn.au/
Includes information on Usher Syndrome
T H E P LA N E T P R O J E C T
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~planet/
This project aims to provide Internet access to the catalogues of Victorian public libraries with alternative format collections for people with print disabilities.
R O Y A L V I C TO R I A N I N S T I T U T E
F O R T H E B L I N D
http://www.rvib.org.au
RVIB's website contains many useful links to a large number or sites covering a range of blindness-related issues.
Organisations
A S S O C I A T I O N F O R T H E B L I N D
454 Glenferrie Road Kooyong VIC 3144 Tel (03) 9822 1111 Mon - Fri 9.00-5.00
Provides a range of library, rehabilitation and accommodation services for the blind and vision impaired.
A U S T R A L I A N L I B R A R Y A N D
I N F O R M AT I O N A S S O C I AT I O N
D I S A B I L I T Y
I N T E R E S T G R O U P
Convenor: Ms Jillian Morley
c/- RVIB Library and Information Services
85 High Street Prahran VIC 3181
Tel (03) 9521 3400
Fax (03) 9521 3670
email: jillian@tbl.rvib.org.au
DIG is a special interest group of the Australian Library and Information Association. It has recently developed a document:
"Draft guidelines on library standards for people with
disabilities".
C H R I S T I A N B L I N D M I S S I O N
I N T E R N A T I O N A L A U D I O L I B R A R Y
1245 Burke Road Kew 3101
Tel (03) 9817 4566
Fax (03) 9817 6193
Mon-Fri 8.30-4.30
CBMI Audio Library produces Christian books and magazines in two-track format for use by people with print disabilities throughout Australia and New Zealand. The service is free to people with print disabilities.
R O U N D T A B L E O N I N F O R M AT I O N
A C C E S S F O R P E O P L E
W I T H P R I N T D I S A B I L I T I E S
Secretary: Ms Elisabeth Wegener
C/- St Edmund's School for the Blind and Visually Impaired PO Box 582 Wahroonga NSW 2076
Tel (02) 9487 1538
Fax (02) 9489 0069
The Round Table aims to contribute to the development of service provision and information access for people with print disabilities. Round Table members represent numerous agencies throughout Australia and New Zealand. Round Table publications include guidelines on the production of large print and production of material in disk formats. The following resources can be used to supplement the information already provided. The information presented is not exhaustive, but rather indicative of the variety and range of support services available to assist in providing services to patrons with print disabilities.
R O Y A L V I C T O R I A N
I N S T I T U T E F O R T H E B L I N D (R V I B)
557 St. Kilda Road
Melbourne VIC 3000
Mon-Fri 8.30-5.00
http://www.rvib.org.au
The Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind offers a range of services to people who are blind and vision impaired, including rehabilitation, employment, training and library services. The
library's mission is to provide quality library and information services to people with print disabilities, service providers and the community. Access to a wide range of information about blindness and vision impairment is available from the reference library.
S T A N D A R D S A U S T R A L I A
Offices in capital cities
V I S I O N I N F O R M AT I O N L I N E
454 Glenferrie Road Kooyong 3144
Tel (03) 9822 9838
Fax (03) 9822 0993
TTY (03) 9824 8442
(Outside the Metro area) 1 800 331 000
The Vision Information Line is a national telephone information service for the use of any person requiring information on vision impairment and blindness. Information is collected nationally about all blindness agencies and organisations. Information is available on eye conditions, blindness, education, employment, technology, assistive equipment, rehabilitation, recreation, talking books, newspapers, pensions and concessions.
Legislation
D I S A B I L I T Y D I S C R I M I N AT I O N
A C T ( 1 9 9 2 )
D I S A B I L I T Y S E R V I C E S A C T ( 1 9 8 6 )
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