Happy 75th Birthday To The Talking Book!
Today is the 75th anniversary of the RNIB’s Talking Books service. To mark this special day, I’d like to draw your attention to a post I wrote here two years ago, when I was searching for presents for my severely DisAbled friends. I had only just realised at the time that audiobooks were available in ordinary bookshops, as well as from specific blindness charities.
Talking Books and audiobooks may have been invented for those who don’t have eyesight, but I would just like to remind those lovely people at the RNIB that they are just as useful for severely disabled people who can’t use their hands to hold a paper book, or to turn a page. An audiobook can be turned on for them at the flick of a switch, giving them great pleasure and allowing their carers, who would otherwise need to hold books and read them aloud, a short break, knowing that the person they care for is happy and busy- something that is rarely possible for many.
So thank you for the Talking Book, RNIB. May it continue to bring pleasure to people with all DisAbilities for another 75 years!
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