A new addition to Florida Library has helped turn a positive page on literacy accessibility in Johannesburg thanks to its new ‘Mini Blind Library’!
Florida, South Africa (10 September 2024) — A new addition to Florida Library has helped turn a positive page for literacy accessibility in Johannesburg by providing a means for the visually impaired community to enjoy the library’s informative riches.
In celebration of International Literacy Day celebrated on 8 September, Joburg Libraries announced that Florida Library had launched its very own ‘Mini Blind Library’ as made possible by the South African Library for the Blind (SALB) and Social Development.
SALB have helped transform the concept of a library in South Africa since 1919 when Josephine Wood met Miss Comber and a library based on braille volumes was ideated. Today, SALB provide free braille and audio books as well as training on the usage of these resources and device repairs for those who need them across our country.
An exciting addition to the Florida area, the initiative hopes to help the visually impaired and blind access information, as Joburg Libraries shares.
The Mini Blind Library offers a braille computer and document reader, which was unveiled to keen participants. Those in attendance were also informed on how to join the library to receive devices of their own, allowing them to listen to even more books from their own homes!
You can find out more about the SALB here.
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