{"id":90360,"date":"2022-10-07T13:28:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T11:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/strand-library-now-serves-every-type-of-reader-20221007-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T05:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:39:41","slug":"strand-library-now-serves-every-type-of-reader-20221007-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/strand-library-now-serves-every-type-of-reader-20221007-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Strand Library now serves every type of reader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>Strand Library is among six City of Cape Town libraries that have extended its services to include a new initiative that aims to ensure visually impaired patrons and those struggling with learning disabilities such as dyslexia are able to access their audio books more readily.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>The pilot project, a collaboration between the City\u2019s Library Service (LIS) and Tape Aids for the Avid Reader, follows delays with the postal service that had left many of the non-profit\u2019s clients struggling to receive their \u201ctalking books\u201d. The new service was initiated in the hopes of alleviating the problem by making facilities inclusive and accessible to patrons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>\u201cThis means members of Tape Aids as well as patrons of these libraries will be able to access their talking books without having to wait for it to arrive via the post,\u201d said Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health Councillor Patricia van der Ross. <\/p>\n<p>They will be able to take the CD or log onto the Tape Aids website and download the audio book to their smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>If a patron is not a member of Tape Aids, but a member of the library, they would be able to take the audio books out. Should you not be a member of a City library, staff will assist patrons in joining Tape Aids and\/or the library.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<div class=\"p\">Tape Aids for Avid Readers\u2019 audio library shares the gift of reading with people who have difficulty reading, opening whole new worlds by transforming the silent written page to the spoken word in English and the majority of South Africa\u2019s indigenous languages.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">The difference between the Tape Aids Hear-to-Read mini-libraries and all other libraries is that they produce all the accessible talking books available on their shelves. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>Their volunteer narrators and proofreaders throughout South Africa have helped them transform more than 40\u2009000 book titles since 1958, when Tape Aids for the Blind was founded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>In 2012, the migration from cassette-tape format to digital began, and Tape Aids has been doing its utmost to benefit all people visually impaired or otherwise print-disabled, who have conditions such as dyslexia (which affects more than 10% of SA\u2019s population), autism, Parkinson\u2019s or other physical or neurological disorders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">Tape Aids\u2019 talking books are available to their members in the universal standard MP3 formats so they can be played back on any device, including mobile phones. Their books have unique navigational encryption features to assist place finding by visually impaired users, while also providing copyright protection to publishers. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">Working with policymakers, teachers, learners, and parents, Tape Aids is committed to building a nation of avid readers with good comprehension and pronunciation skills. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">Tape Aids\u2019 members can access the website www.tapeaids.com by using screen-reader software, which converts text to speech as well as other multilayered accessibility features, applications and tools like audio prompts for the various functions, assisting visually impaired persons to easily navigate the website. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>Tape Aids offers a Hear-to-Read Dual Reading Method and Talking Books where audible, visual or tactile (Braille) inputs occur simultaneously.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\u201cThe City\u2019s LIS and Tape Aids are committed to raising literacy levels and building a 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