The National Network of Equitable Library Service is pleased to announce the release of the third book that we have worked on as a part of the Braille for New Publications Project. Published by Invisible Publishing, The Truth About Facts by Bart Vautour is a poetic exploration of...
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Friday, November 1, 2019
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Friday, October 18, 2019
Today, NNELS is so excited to announce the release of the second book that we have worked on as a part of the Braille for New Publications Project. Published by The Royal British Columbia Museum, Once Well...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
NNELS and the University of Calgary Press have worked together to create a braille version of a brand new book, Wayne Arthurson’s The Red Chesterfield, which was published today! It is the first of a number of books to be released over the coming months as a part of the...
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Thursday, October 24, 2019
Current estimates are that only 5 to 10 percent of all published materials in any given year are available in accessible formats. The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) believes we can do better. NNELS, and our partners, are advocating for an ecosystem in which all published materials in Canada are available in accessible...
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Congratulations to this year's Governor General’s Literary Award Winners! From the hundreds of submissions come fourteen outstanding books in seven categories and both official languages.
Founded in 1936, the Governor General's Literary Awards have an annual value of $450,000. Each winner receives $25,000, non-winning finalists receive $1,000...
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The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) is excited to announce that the first three books associated with our Braille Publication Project will be released over the next six weeks.
With support from the Government of Canada’s Social Development Partnerships Program...
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019
The Governor General's Literary Award nominees were announced early today, and we are so excited that we are able to offer a number of these titles in accessible formats in our collection.
The Governor General’s Literary Awards...
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Vancouver, BCMonday, August 12, 2019
The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) is very pleased to announce the receipt of continued support from the Government of Canada’s Social Development Partnerships Program – Disability Component (SDPP-D), a program designed to improve the social inclusion of people with disabilities. The additional funding of $1 million will...
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