Louie's story

Louie is seven years old and is registered blind.

Recently Louie's mum Karen has introduced him to Talking Books, which he listens to a lot - especially just before bedtime and when he has to travel up to Great Ormond Street hospital, which he does every three months.

Karen said: "Louie loves his Daisy Player and loves speeding up and slowing down stories. I can hear him laughing through the ceiling!"


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How RNIB helps Louie

Louie loves listening to books but finds it very frustrating when he cannot read the same books as his twin brother, who is fully sighted.

Karen said: "Why should Louie miss out? Because Louie and his twin brother are the same age, the doors that are closed to Louie just because of his sight loss are even more obvious. There are very few audio books for children around, Talking Books has been a life saver".


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Last updated: 1 November 2012

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