A national transcription service
RNIB Scotland has renewed its call for the setting up of a national centrally funded and co-ordinated educational transcription service.
The repeated call for action was made in November 2006 with the issue of "Still not reading it: Still not learning it" by RNIB Scotland and supporter organisations.
The original case for a national transcription service was set out in the 2005 report: "If I can't read it, I can't learn it". The report reviewed the provision of books and reading materials for the country's 1,100 blind and partially sighted pupils. It found that the present service, delivered through local authorities, is inconsistent in terms of quality and efficiency. The report was submitted to the Scottish Executive in December 2005.
Right to Read campaign
RNIB Scotland actively backs the Right to Read campaign. It launched the campaign in Scotland with the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Councillor Liz Cameron, as Patron. A petition backing the campaign has been presented to the Scottish Executive.
RNIB Scotland is actively pressing for equality of access to Talking Books for all blind and partially sighted people, regardless of which local authority they live in. RNIB Scotland is also contributing through its Transcription Service to the national library of Talking Books and has recently produced its first Talking Book for children and the first novel to be published simultaneously in print and Talking Book format.
Right to Learn
Our Right to Learn campaign demands that all school-children with sight problems have the same access to textbooks and other educational material as their classmates.