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CLEARVISION PROJECTThe ClearVision Project is a nationwide postal lending library of children's
books in large print and braille which can be used either by visually impaired
children who are, or will be, learning braille, or by braille reading adults
sharing books with sighted children. There are over 7000 adapted books (over
1500 titles) in the ClearVision collection. The primary aim of the project is
to increase the range and interest of material available to children learning
to read braille and to enable books to be shared with sighted friends,
classmates and family. Features of the service include the following. - Standard picture books are taken and brailled text added on clear plastic
sheets so that the pictures and print are still visible - this means that
partially sighted children may get pleasure from illustrations and it
encourages integration with sighted children.
- Books are chosen from popular fiction and National Curriculum related
information books.
- Most titles are available in either grade 1 (uncontracted) or grade 2
braille to suit varying levels of reading experiences and different approaches
to the learning of braille.
- Books are borrowed by schools, public libraries, resource bases, VI
services and families throughout the UK.
ClearVision is a registered charity. Membership is free for families who can
take up to 6 books initially and change 3 at a time as often as required.
(Institutions pay a subscription fee and the amount of borrowing is
restricted.) ClearVision has books in the following categories: graded readers,
pre-school books, humour, poetry, non-fiction, emotions/special occasions (eg
new baby in family), Feel Happy Books produced by the Living Paintings Trust,
books for newly fluent readers. Books are chosen to represent equal
opportunities.
Clearvision Project
Linden Lodge School
61 Princes Way
London SW19 6JB  020-8789 9575
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