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To enjoy and talk about books and special interests is a key element of social inclusion.
Research shows that reading is a very high priority for blind and partially sighted people. But less than 5% of titles are available in accessible formats.
Research into the legibility of braille produced on swell paper. Published 2011.
Research investigating the importance of the quality of accessible information, to users of accessible formats, transcribers who produce them, and service providers who pay for them. Published 2008.
Research to inform planning around tactile reading - particualrly looking at potential audiences for a tactile code other than braille, and existing codes which could meet this need. Published 2008.
Research to look at the effect of UEB on the size of braille documents compared to the exising braille code. Published 2008.
RNIB has commissioned research into the availability of accessible versions of the most popular books in the UK in 2011. Published 2012.
This study collected information from Moon experts to understand who uses the Moon code, its strengths and weaknesses and what the future is for Moon. Published 2011.
This piece of research was commissioned by The UK Association of Accessible Formats (UKAAF), the independent standards organisation in the UK. They were considering the possibility of adopting the Unified English Braille code (UEB) in the UK and wanted to know more about the views of the 'silent majority' of braille users. Published 2011.
RNIB commissioned LISU to undertake research to identify a baseline for how many of the 1,000 most popular books of 2010 were available in unabridged audio, braille and large print. Published 2011.
New research into the availability of accessible publications has now been completed for RNIB in two research reports. Published 2011.
The Unified English Braille (UEB) code has been adopted by various English-speaking countries. The UK is yet to decide whether or not to adopt the code. This project aimed to involve braille readers and other stakeholders (transcribers and braille teachers), to give them opportunity to try out UEB coding and share their views on how implementation might affect them. Published 2011.
In September 2010 the RNIB Evidence and Service Impact Team presented a research brief entitled; A review of the literature into effective practice in teaching literacy through braille.A team from the Visual Impairment Centre for Teaching and Research (VICTAR) at the University of Birmingham carried out the work.
Research into the effects of the transition from analogue to digital audio formats on the mainstream tape industry, transcribers producing accessible formats and blind or partially sighted end users. Published 2008.
Too Little, Too Late looks at the availability of school textbooks in Braille and large print. The report aims to establish methods by which local authorities obtain books in alternative formats and identify issues of funding and sourcing of materials. Published 2006.
The aim of this research was to find out the number of braillists in UK schools, where they were being educated, who was teaching them, and what type of training their teachers and support staff had received. Published 2002.
Last updated: 18 April 2013
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