Jewish Braille Institute International
JBI International (established in 1931 as the
Jewish Braille Institute of America), is a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit organization that provides materials
in Braille, on audio cassette and in large print to
the blind, visually impaired and reading and physically
disabled worldwide. All services are free of
any charge.
The JBI Library
provides the visually impaired, blind, physically handicapped
and reading disabled of all backgrounds and ages with
books, magazines and cultural programs in Audio (in
7 languages), in Large Print and in Braille. Its unique
programs enrich the lives of 35,000 individuals around
the world.
The JBI Library provides
its readers with a collection ranging from
mystery novels to cookbooks to timely topics
such as the production of biological
weapons. It also offers a broad spectrum
of fiction, biography, history, Holocaust studies,
short stories, psychology and self-help,
memoirs, humor and more. The JBI Library
contains the largest collection of Jewish
interest books (very broadly defined) for
the blind and visually impaired in the
world and is the only resource of its kind.
The JBI Library is an Affiliated
Library of the Library
of Congress and all of its services
and materials are free of charge to those
eligible.
There are various volunteer oppotunities
available for those who wish to record books and magazines
for the disabled. The library records approximately
300 books a year, including foreign titles. Apart from
English, books have been recorded in Russian, Spanish,
Romanian, Hungarian, Hebrew and Yiddish.
Contact information
JBI INTERNATIONAL
110 East 30th Street
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: 212-889-2525
Fax: 212-689-3692
Toll Free: 1-800-433-1531
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