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Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

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• Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (SBPH)
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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!

• Eligibility
What do I need to do to qualify?

• Michigan Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

• Michigan Network Libraries Standards Revision January 2006 for Subregional Libraries PDF icon


That All May Read...

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

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• 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.

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

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

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Other Materials

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

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


Other Services

• Adaptive Technology Center
Looking for information about adaptive technology?

• 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.


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