News from ClearVision

Double Celebration

On 20th September 2011 ClearVision celebrated not only the charity's 25th birthday but also the launch of its new 'Touchlines' collection of books on a sport and healthy living theme. The Touchlines project has the Inspire Mark – the badge of the London 2012 Inspire Programme.

Crack the Code

ClearVision and Linden Lodge School have jointly produced a puzzle book for sighted parents, LSAs, and anyone else who is interested in learning to sight read grade 1 (uncontracted) braille. Crack the Code is full of activities, puzzles and jokes designed to introduce the braille alphabet, simple punctuation and numbers. It should not take more than a couple of hours to complete. Crack the Code is designed to look like the kind of puzzle book sold in newsagents - to encourage people who might be put off by anything resembling a text book!

ClearVision has a limited number of print copies to give away but you are welcome to download and make as many copies as you like, provided they are only ever given away and that the booklet is reproduced in its entirety. Please note that this is a large file to download and the screen may be blank for a minute or two.

It would be very useful for possible future reprints to receive comments on the content and to have an idea of how many copies you have made of the booklet.

For individual A4 pages use this link: Crack the Code (2mb)

To make an A5 booklet use this link and print double-sided on A4 sheets before collating and folding: Crack the Code (224kb)

CD to Celebrate Braille

ClearVision was awarded the prestigious Quentin Blake Award in 2007. We used the grant to produce a CD showcasing braille readers of all ages and backgrounds enjoying ClearVision books with their families, friends, teachers and classmates. As well as promoting braille and enabling young braille readers to hear other braillists reading aloud, we hope the CD will help parents to feel more confident about reading to their children. The CD has been distributed free to all members of the ClearVision library.

Please get in touch if you think you would find the CD useful.