Libros electrónicos para Ciegos
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FICCIONES
SOBRE CIEGOS Es una antología producida por la Biblioteca Tiflolibros, que reúne literatura e información sobre las posibilidades de desarrollo de gente con ceguera. El libro se editó en formato tradicional. El objetivo del libro es disipar temores y prejuicios en torno a las personas con ceguera, mediante un recorrido literario por textos de variado origen en los que aparecen personajes ciegos.
La
dificultad para acceder a materiales educativos es uno de los principales obstáculos
que enfrentan personas con discapacidad
visual para completar sus estudios. Esta limitación incide directamente
en sus condiciones de empleabilidad, en el desarrollo personal y en la inclusión
social. Con la creación de la Red MATE aprovechamos los recursos tecnológicos
en materia de procesamiento de información y comunicación para acercar
soluciones a la población con deficiencia visual. |
What is Tiflolibros? How does Tiflolibros work? What´s the benefit and potential of Tiflolibros? Why is reading so important for a blind person? Who runs Tiflolibros? How do I register or help someone register? Is there any cost to use the library?
We
are the winners to the APC Betinho Communications Prize 2003! You can cooperate with the mantain of our library through a donation on line with Credit Cards What
is Tiflolibros?
Tiflolibros is the first digital library for the Spanish-speaking blind. Created in 1999 by a group of blind friends that wanted to exchange their digital books in order to widen their access to culture and education, Tiflolibros has grown to have more than 30.000 books in Spanish available for more than 4.000 members with blindness or other severe disabilities in America, Europe and Asia. How
does Tiflolibros work?
Tiflolibros offers an online catalog with more than 30.000 digital books that registered members can download using their personal password. Each member then, “reads” the books through synthetic-voice reading computers, Braille tapes or other electronic reading devices for people with disabilities. What´s
the benefit and potential of Tiflolibros?
Internet and other new technologies offer an incredible opportunity for the integration to society of people with disabilities, not only through new tools but also through cost-effective collaboration, and improvement and decentralization of processes. Applying these new ideas, Tiflolibros facilitates the access of blind people to knowledge, at lower costs and with wider reach. Why is reading so important for a blind person?“It has open the world to me”, is the usual comment of a blind about reading. Books give blind people education, entertainment, discovery, independence, intellectual challenge and new opportunities. Who
runs Tiflolibros?
Tiflolibros is a non-profit organization
coordinated by the group of founders, and built through the effort of its
members all over the world. Pablo Lecuona, blind, candidate to a Bachelor in
Arts degree in Social Communications at Universidad de Buenos Aires, is the
Executive Director. Mara Lis Vilar, special education teacher, with focus in
blind and visually impaired; André Duré, blind, programmer and technical
coordinator; and Marta Traina, blind, Communications student complete the
founding team. María Ángeles
González Mateo represents Tiflolibros in
Spain. There is also an important group of
blind and non-blind people that collaborates in the process of updating and
administrate the library. How
do I register or help someone register?
Registration is only
open to people with disabilities to read print books. A proof of disability is
asked upon registration. To start the registration process send a mail to: tiflolibros@tiflolibros.com.ar Note that Spanish is the official language of Tiflolibros, although there are books in foreign languages and volunteers ready to help if you really need info in other languages. Is
there any cost to use the library?
Registration to
Tiflolibros is absolutely free. Nevertheless, there is a recommended donation of
the equivalent to two print books every six months (e.g. $50 in the U.S.) to
support the library's operation. How can I help
Tiflolibros?
Telling other people
about Tiflolibros. In many communities the blind are marginalized and denied
access to culture. We want to use the power of Internet to reach as many blind
people as we can with our library. Your word-of-mouth can help. Donating computers. For
many Latin American blind people a computer is out of reach. By donating a
computer to Tiflolibros you can help more blind people have access to education,
culture and better opportunities. Donating money.
Tiflolibros is supported through the efforts of its founders and users, without
any other financing (an unfortunately and very common situation for non-profit
organizations in Latin America). Any donation can help. Donation can be sent to
: Adolfo
Alsina 2604 Ciudad
de Buenos Aires, (1228) - Argentina - Or you can make a deposit in the following accounts (and sending after a confirmation mail to tiflolibros@tiflolibros.com.ar ):
Additional information In Latin America: In Europe: In
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Adolfo Alsina 2604, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, (1090) - Argentina - |
