AID TO BLIND PEOPLE
SCHEME OF ‘TALKING BOOKS’ EXTENSIVE TESTS PLANNED EXPERIMENTS AT ST. DUNSTAN’S. LIBRARY OF NOTED WORKS. (United Press Association -Bv Electric Telegraph Copyright.! Received 9.45 p.m. to-day. LONOON, April S. Research work at St. Dun,stall’s Institute ior the Blind has led to a decision to make an extensive test of “talking books.” These will supply reading aloud or a number of classics either through earphones or loudspeakers. The production of a library of “talking” books is being planned for use throughout the Empire and in the United States, particularly by those who were blinded as a result of war service. Those who were born blind will continue to learn. Braille.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 9 April 1934, Page 5
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