There are a myriad of resources available for low-vision and blind children who are learning to read, and low-vision and blind adults who are seeking a variety of reading sources. As an infant and toddler, your child may benefit from a setting with plenty of light, buying or borrowing books that are textured and have pop-up or raised objects, reading books that have rhymes and buttons with sounds that describe images.
Several of the resources below can be utilized to help your child develop their reading skills at various ages. As an adult, you may be searching for various resources to read and listen to various writing mediums. This article is not comprehensive and none of the resources, organizations, or websites are endorsed by this blog site, but is meant to supplement resources your pediatric ophthalmologist has recommended.
This is a website with over 18 million digitized library items. It has an accessible text request service (ATRS) where individuals with visual impairments can request copies of any copyright book in accessible formats.
This is a free app with audiobooks and ebooks with assistive reading technology, such as reading in large text or braille.
This is a book gifting program for children that partners with APH to provide braille and audiobooks for low vision children from birth until they begin school.
https://imaginationlibrary.com/usa/audio-braille
Volunteer readers provide immediate access to audio recordings of newspapers, magazines, consumer information and other materials. Anyone who experiences difficulty in accessing printed material is able to become an IAAIS member.
https://www.iaais.org/find-a-service
This is a free, non-commercial and ad-free project that has audiobooks read by volunteers around the world on a public web domain.
This website is a free, national library program that provides braille and recorded material to people who cannot see regular print or handle print materials.
This website is a free audio and Braille news service that includes various publications, emergency weather alerts, job listings, and more. There is also a limited access account available for children which restricts access to publications that are deemed appropriate for children twelve years of age and younger.