Links to other sites and
resources
(BTNA provides these details as a
service to visitors, but no endorsement of site contents or services is
necessarily implied.)
"VIP" is an abbreviation for Visually Impaired People
CONTACT DETAILS FOR OTHER MIDLANDS TN's
OTHER
LANGUAGE/RELIGION TN’s
- (CONTACT DETAILS)
Contacts, addresses, phone nos. for TN’s
in other languages
OTHER TALKING NEWSPAPER WEBSITES
ABILITY
Resources
on Health and Disability
ACCESSIBLE FRIENDS'
NETWORK
Computer-based resources for
VIPs
AFBP
- ACTION FOR BLIND PEOPLE
information, services and support for the
visually impaired
AUDIO
BOOK CLUB
cassette
and CD-based books and comedy selections to buy
BBACT
The
Blind Business Association Charitable Trust - assisting VIPs
into self-employment
BDRC - Birmingham Disability Resource Centre
BIG
PRINT
the
weekly large-print newspaper; available by subscription
to other local sites. Birmingham City Council’s newspaper; also available on audio cassette
BRITISH
RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA
SOCIETY
information
and support for those affected by this degenerative eye condition
CALIBRE
library
of books on standard cassette
CENTRO
public
transport facilities in the West Midlands
DIABETES
UK
information,
support and resources for diabetics and others affected by the condition.
DISABILITY
LIVING FOUNDATION
advice,
aids and adaptations for people with disabilities
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION
IGA
- INTERNATIONAL
GLAUCOMA ASSOCIATION
information
and news for people affected directly or indirectly by glaucoma.
NLB
-NATIONAL LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND
multi-format reading resources for VIPs
NATIONAL
TALKING EXPRESS
monthly online tape magazine for the blind and visually
impaired
QAC
-QUEEN ALEXANDRA COLLEGE, BIRMINGHAM
Courses for adults with visual,
deaf-blind and other disabilities
RING
AND RIDE
door
to door transport for people with disabilities
RNIB
-ROYAL
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND
services and support for people with visual impairments, including an extensive “links”
section.
RNID
-ROYAL
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF PEOPLE
Information and resources for people with
hearing impairment.
SORTIT
RNIB site for 11-16 year-olds.
SOUNDINGS
National
audio tape magazine, supported by AFBP
ST DUNSTAN'S
charity serving visually impaired
people who have served in the armed forces
THEATRE
ACCESS
Access
to London theatres, with details of audio-described performances
TNAUK
- TALKING
NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION OF THE UK
a wide range of national publications in cassette, disc, CD-ROM and e-mail formats.
Dailies, weeklies, monthlies and periodicals.
TALKING NEWS FEDERATION
The umbrella organisation for local TNs
throughout the UK
blueIRIS
Blackpool-based initiative producing
direct audio downloads on a range of topics for visually impaired people
UK
AUDIO NETWORK
an
audio-based site using easy number keypad navigation, with a wide range of
worldwide news, entertainment and information for visually impaired people
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND - Internet radio
a selection of channels produced and presented by
an international team of VIPs
(opens with Windows Media Player)
WORLD VISIONS
audio journals from people around the
world