Love to read but have difficulty reading print?
If you or someone you know has trouble reading print because of a visual, physical or learning disability, a partnership between The Blue Mountains Public Library and Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) offers lots of other ways to read.
What is a print disability?
A print disability is a learning, physical or visual disability that prevents a person from reading conventional print. For more information, visit CELA's What is a Print Disability?.
What accessible collections does the library have?
The library's collection includes:
- Large print books
- eBooks that can be magnified on eReaders and tablets
- Audiobooks for children and adults on CD and Playaway
- Wonderbooks with built-in audio players for children
- DAISY audio books from CELA
- Victor DAISY players and Victor Reader Stream devices available for loan
We can also order print accessible materials for all interests and ages from the CELA Library.
The CELA collection includes:
- audiobooks in DAISY CD and digital formats
- books in digital formats and braille
- magazines and newspapers in DAISY and digital formats
What is a DAISY book?
DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) allows you to read an audio book the same ways you would read a print book. You can read a book from start to finish by just pressing play, or you also can skip from section to section, use bookmarks and look things up in the index. To play a DAISY audio book, you need a special player or free software. The Library has a DAISY player (for DAISY CDs) and a Victor Reader Stream (for digital audio books) available for loan.
If you have a print disability and a valid library card, you are eligible to access CELA collections.Self-register for CELA services, or contact us at the Library for help with the registration process.