• Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (SBPH)

www.michigan.gov/sbph

Do you enjoy a good book, but you're no longer able to read small print? People who are unable to use standard print material due to a visual or physical disability have a free library on cassette they can access from the ease and privacy of their own home!

• SBPH Hours, Location, and Contact Information

• Empowerment = Expectation + Opportunity = Full Participation ASED 2009 Conference
The Alliance of State Employees with Disabilities is hosting a free learning opportunity Thursday, October 8 at the Library of Michigan. The event reviews changes in the disability community, its reflection in the workforce, and strategies for full participation. For details visit ASED online.

• Michigan Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

• Michigan Network Libraries Standards Revision January 2006 for Subregional Libraries 

• Eligibility

• Braille and Talking Books for Students: A Primer for Schools and Parents
Books, players and magazines are also available for eligible students.

• Playback Equipment and Accessories
Cassette players, as well as accessories such as headphones, are provided and repaired for all library patrons at no charge.

• Order Books Online and Submit Book Requests
Order your books online using this form available twenty-four hours a day.

• Book Services and Reader Advisors
There are a variety of service options tailored to each patron's personal tastes. You may call or send in book requests and have materials mailed to you, or you may come by the library to pick them up yourself.

• Described Video Collection
Described videos are movies where the visual elements are narrated without interfering with the movie's dialogue or sound effects.

• Magazine Collection Available Free of Charge to Registered Patrons
More than 70 magazines are available for no charge on cassette or in Braille.

• Braille & Recording Services
Our volunteer narrators are able to record materials on a first-come, first-serve basis for individual patrons including books, personal materials, and instruction manuals.

• Adaptive Technology Center
Looking for information about adaptive technology?