Prevent Blindness Northern California

Religious Texts

Bibles and Other Sacred Writings for the Sight Impaired

Library of Congress

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped maintains a comprehensive, reference listing of Bibles and other sacred writings in Special Media.

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Alexander Scourby Products

3356 North Ocean Boulevard, Suite 207, Ft. Lauderdale FL 33308,

Website: http://www.scourby.com
Email: info@scourby.com

Sells King James Bibles on CD-ROM (with Audio), audio cassette, and on compact discs; New Testament King James on compact discs, Old Testaments on compact discs.

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American Bible Society

1865 Broadway, New York NY 10023,
Telephone: (800) 322-4253    Fax: (212) 408-1200
Website: http://www.americanbible.org
Email: info@americanbible.org
Free / Low Income

Sells King James and Good News Bibles in large print and audio cassette. Large print Psalms. Bibles can be given as grants, but most are purchased at or near cost from Bibles.com

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Audio Bible

P.O. Box 272, Anderson SC 29622,
Telephone: (864) 260-9977    Fax: (864) 225-0692
Website: http://www.audio-bible.com
Email: Webmaster@Audio-Bible.com

Free on-line King James narration by Alexander Scourby, using Real Audio software.

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Bible Research Systems

2013 Wells Branch Parkway, # 206, Austin TX 78728,
Telephone: (800) 423-1228    Fax: (512) 251-4401
Website: http://www.brs-inc.com/bible
Email: bible@brs-inc.com

Bible study software through online access and links to primary Christain resources.

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Braille Bibles International

P.O. Box 378, Liberty MO 64069-0378,
Telephone: (800) 522-4253    Fax: (877) 882-4253
Website: http://www.braillebibles.org
Email: info@braillebibles.org
Free / Low Income

Free to braille readers. King James and New King James versons of the Bible. "The Children's Bible in 365 stories" for older children. The Beginner's Bible in print/Braille for preschoolers. Decision Magazine in Braille. Bible Promise Book, Concordance and Bible Dictionary ($100). For a small donation, have Large print and Audio Bibles.

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Cokesbury

201 Eight Avenue South, P.O. Box 801, Nashville TN 37202-0801,

Website: http://www.cokesbury.com
Email: cokes_serv@cokesbury.com

Various Christain texts available for purchase on audioand videocassette.

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Ellis Enterprises, Inc.

5100 N. Brookline Ave., Suite 465, Oklahoma City OK 73112,
Telephone: (800) 729-9500    Fax: (405) 917-2250
Website: http://www.ellisenterprises.com
Email: mail@ellisenterprises.com

Bible publishing software.

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Episcopal Disability Network

3024 East Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis MN 55406,
Telephone: (612) 729-4322
Free / Low Income

For purchase: Episcopal Book of Common Prayer on audiocassette.

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Freedom Bible College and Seminary

P.O. Box 1060, Rogers AR 72757,
Telephone: (800) 494-7497
Website: http://www.freedomministries.com
Email: church@freedomministries.com

Offering a new Christian Workers Certificate for the Sight Impaired.

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Guide to Resources for Christian Children and Youth with Visual Impairments



Website: http://millcreekmedia.com/sixfriends/index.html
Email: cyberbraille@yahoo.com

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Hosanna/ Faith Comes by Hearing

2421 Aztec Road NE, Albuquerque NM 87107,
Telephone: (505) 881-3321    Fax: (505) 881-1681
Website: http://www.faithcomesbyhearing.org
Email: info@fcbhmail.org

For purchase of Audio Bible in verious formats; over 200 languages.

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International Bible Society

1820 Jet Stream Drive, Colorado Springs CO 80921,
Telephone: (719) 488-9200    Fax: (719) 488-0870
Website: http://www.ibs.org
Email: IBSDirectService@usa.ibs.org

Offers links to Gospel Communication Network and BibleGateway. For purchase: New International New Testament on audiocassette, dramatized, and in Spanish; in large print (18-point), and complete in large print (14-point).

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Lubavitch Shluchim Conferences on the Moshiach Campaign



Website: http://moshiach.net/blind
Email: enlt4blind@aol.com

For purchase: Living with Moshiach magazine in braille, by electronic access, or in large print.

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Lutheran Library for the Blind

7550 Watson Road, St. Louis MO 63119,
Telephone: (314) 918-0415    Fax: (314) 963-0738
Email: blind.mission@blindmission.org
Free / Low Income

Free magazines in braille, in large print, or on audiocassette: the Christian Life, the Lutheran Digest, Lutheran Layman, Lutheran Messenger for the Blind, Lutheran Witness, Lutheran Woman's Quarterly, My Devotions.

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Recorded Books, Inc.

270 Skipjack Road, Prince Frederick MD 20678,
Telephone: 1-800-638-1304    Fax: (410) 535-5499
Website: http://www.recordedbooks.com
Email: recordedbooks@recordedbooks.com

For purchase or thirty-day rental: chapters of King James New Testament on audiocassette (inquire for price).

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T. M. T. Direct (Talk-Me-Thru Tutorials)



Website: http://www.redwhiteandblue.org/menus/BMENU.HTM
Email: phil@redwhiiteandblue.org

Links to websites of interest, stories, religous articles.

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Unitarian Universalist Association

25 Beacon Street, Boston MA 02108,
Telephone: (617) 742-2100
Website: http://www.uua.org
Email: bookstore@uua.org

For purchase: hymns in braille, in large print, and on audiocassette (inquire for price).

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University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative (HTI)



Website: http://www.hti.umich.edu/all

Offers full-text versions of King James, Revised Standard, Martin Luther Translation, New Testament Rheims 1582, Book of Mormon,and the Koran in English.

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Xavier Society for the Blind

154 East 23rd Street, New York NY 10010-4595,
Telephone: (212) 473-7800
Free / Low Income

Free lending library of religious/inspirational reading matter in braille, large print, cassette and Catholic periodicals. Free catalog.

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