LIBRARIES in Bury have joined a national project to improve access to books for visually impaired people.
Bury Council and the Bury Society for Blind and Partially Sighted People, has worked with the National Library for the Blind to obtain more than £170,000 from the DCMS Wolfson Library Challenge Fund to get the scheme started.
The money will cover the cost of a project, "A Touch More", aimed at giving people with sight problems who struggle to use standard print. It will give them greater access to books and information about books.
The pilot project will last one year, when findings and recommendations from it will be made available at all Britain's libraries to encourage councils to forge stronger links with visually impaired people.
"A Touch More" will be led by National Library for the Blind. Other partners will include Essex and Manchester libraries, the RNIB, and three local associations for people with impaired vision. , software and systems supplier Geac, Scottish Braille Press, design communications company realisation and Opening the Book.
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