The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), which is part of the Library of Congress, has the world’s largest collection of braille music scores, from J.S. Bach to Taylor Swift. Here’s how the scores are digitized, which grants NLS patrons more convenient access to the material! | The Library of Congress

Did you know audiobooks started as a form of assistive technology for blind readers? Join us for a quick dive into the history of talking books. Let us know in the comments what assistive tech you want to learn the history behind next! Video Description: A montage of archival and modern photos and video clips play along to match the narration. It includes black-and-white footage from the 1930s and 1950s showcasing braille books, an NLS delivery being prepared, and a librarian holding up talking

Early exposure to Braille is important for children who are blind because it supports their development in ways that closely parallel how sighted children learn to read and write. The boys have access to Braille in many formats (Lego, Brailled labels, Brailler, books etc) in their play spaces just as sighted children do with print. This will help support early literacy development, building their cognition and language skills and allow them to learn similar content to other children their age. V

NLS gives you free access to bestselling and classic books in braille and audio formats. | National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled