Upcoming exhibition "How we read: a sensory history of books for Blind People"

Abstract

We’re delighted to invite you to our upcoming exhibition, “How We Read: A Sensory History of Books for Blind People”: http://www.howweread.co.uk/ This will be a free exhibition exploring the history of assistive technologies that have been designed to help blind people read. From raised print to talking books and optophones, a fascinating array of historic artefacts will be on display from museums and other centres dedicated to preserving the heritage of blindness. There will also be a serie..