Reading with other senses
City library presents exhibition - with reading, workshop and counselling
"Reading with other senses" is the title of a hands-on exhibition that presents the special media offerings of the German Central Library for the Blind (DZB) from 3 to 31 May in the TIETZ City Library. The exhibition gives an impression of how varied and creative access to literature and information can be for blind and visually impaired people. The DZB produces and lends out media of a special kind: from the tactile picture book "Der Grüffelo" to tactile maps, music in braille and accessible audio books. The exhibits can be "touched" and tried out on site.
As a partner library, Chemnitz City Library works closely with the DZB and is happy to advise those affected and interested as part of the "Chance Inklusion" initiative.
The exhibition will be opened on 3 May at 5 pm with a lecture and a reading. In the introductory lecture, Werner Nitschke, Deputy Director of the DZB, will explain the tasks and services of the specialised library.
More than one million blind and visually impaired people in Germany cannot simply buy their books in the shops. The DZB offers them a wide range of literature to borrow and buy. It is not only a special library, but also a production centre for Braille books, audio books, reliefs and sheet music. And has been since 1894.
Following the lecture, members of the Saxony Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired will read the story "My long run into the light" by blind world-class runner Henry Wanyoike from Kenya in Braille.
Henry Wanyoike went blind at the age of 19. Five years later, he won the 5000 metre race at the Paralympics in Sydney in spectacular fashion. He is regarded as a legend and a voice for people with disabilities in Africa. With his actions, he became a symbol of hope and a role model for countless people.
Dates during the exhibition period:
Brailleworkshop
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 5 p.m.
Braille is a writing system developed by Louis Braille for blind people. It takes time and dexterity to learn Braille. Mrs Gerstenberger from the Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired in Saxony teaches late blind people on a voluntary basis. How? Find out in the workshop on offer.
Location: Central Library in the TIETZ, Science & Technology section, LernRAUM
Admission: free
When your eyesight deteriorates...
Counselling and library mobile for people with visual impairments on site
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Einsiedel, town hall
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 12 to 5 p.m., Röhrsdorf, town hall
Monday, 29.05.2017, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Chemnitz, Vita-Center
The counselling and library mobile of the German Central Library for the Blind (DZB) provides information on site about what services are available for people with impaired vision and how they can be used. Users can borrow audio books free of charge from the specialised library. There is also a wide range of suitable media available.
Chemnitz City Library works closely with the DZB as a partner library. Since summer 2016, its range of products can also be researched and ordered free of charge in the Chemnitz library.
Blickpunkt Auge counsellors answer questions about the most common eye diseases, provide an overview of visual aids and other aids as well as rehabilitation measures. There is also advice on possible legal and financial claims.
Interested parties can arrange a personal consultation in advance.
Contact: Liane Völlger, e-mail: sachsenmobil(at)blickpunkt-auge.de,
Telephone 0341 7113-201.