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Summary: About RNIB's learning campaigns and how you can get involved.
Where's my book?
Blind and partially sighted children are being cheated out of their education due to the shortage of textbooks available to them. A report published in 2006 showed that only 12 per cent of maths and 8 per cent of science GCSE textbooks in England, are available in braille or large print.
In March 2007, 250 blind, partially sighted and dyslexic children and their families lobbied Parliament. Help us continue to raise awareness about this issue.
Right to Read
Up to three million children and adults are being denied the right to read because they have a sight problem, dyslexia or another reading disability. From cookbooks to fiction, research shows that a shocking 96 per cent of books are not available in large print, audio or braille.
Help us end the book famine - add your name to the Right to Read declaration.
Content author: children@rnib.org.uk
Last updated: 22/07/2008 16:03
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