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NLS Reference Circulars
Reading Materials in Large Print: A Resource
Guide
Issued 2005
Introduction
This reference circular presents selected sources of large-print
materials for purchase or loan. The sources are United States publishers
or distributors, specialized libraries, and associations for persons with
visual impairments. Several of these sources also provide general information
about low vision. Type is measured in points from the bottom of the lowest
letter (for example, the tail of the letter "y") to the tallest
capital; type one-inch high measures 72 points. Most adult books are set
in 10- to 12-point type, newspapers are often 8-point, and some editions
of the Bible are in 6-point type. The minimum size for large-print materials
is 14-point type. Large-print materials are most commonly available in 16-
to 18-point type. This reference circular is in 14-point type. When known,
point size is included
Large-print materials are easiest to read if they are printed with heavy leading
(spacing between the lines of print), wide margins, simple type, and non-glossy
paper
Samples of type
This is 12-point type
This is 14-point type
This is 16-point type
This is 18-point type
This is 24-point type
This is 30-point type
Many states have agencies for the blind with a store that sells
large-print materials such as dictionaries, calendars, clocks, games, and
playing cards. Many public libraries have large-print collections or are
able to provide large-print materials through interlibrary loan. Magazines
in Special Media, www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/magazines.html,
lists magazines in large print, as well as other special formats. Bibles
and Other Sacred Writings in Special Media, www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/bibles.html,
lists Bibles and sacred texts in large print, as well as other special formats. Facts:
2005 Calendars, www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/calendars2005.html,
lists calendars in large print and in braille. All above mentioned publications
are available free upon request from the Reference Section, National Library
Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington,
DC 20542
Contents
Selected Sources of Large-Print Materials
Selected Classic Titles
Selected Newbery Medal Winner Titles
Selected Bibliography, 2000-2005
Selected Internet Resources
Selected Sources of Large-Print Materials
Academic Therapy Publications
High Noon Books
20 Commercial Boulevard
Novato, CA 94949
800-422-7249
888-287-9975
fax sales@academictherapy.com www.academictherapy.com/support/hnb_intro/index2.tpl
Fiction and non-fiction for students in upper elementary and junior high
school who read substantially below grade level. Type size and line spacing
are adjusted to reading level; low first-grade reading level Sound
Out Chapter Books are in 22-point type. $19 for a set of five or six books
ACT (formerly American College Testing Program)
Services for Students
with Disabilities
P.O. Box 168
Iowa City, IA 52243-0168
(319) 337-1510 standard-time national testing with accommodations
(319) 337-1851 extended-time national testing with accommodations
(319) 337-1332 non-national special testing
(319) 337-1701 TTY
www.act.org/aap/disab/
Reasonable accommodations appropriate to a student's disability, including
a large-print test booklet. Has established policies regarding documentation
of the disability and the process for requesting accommodations
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
Attention: Special Needs
P.O. Box 459
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163
(212) 870-3400
(212) 870-3137 fax
orders@aa.org www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/
Alcoholics Anonymous and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions in
English and in Spanish. Also, Living Sober, Came to Believe, As
Bill Sees It, A.A. for the Older Alcoholic, and The A.A.
Service Manual. Each title is in 14-point type. $.15-$6.80. Web site
is available in English, French, and Spanish
American Bible Society (ABS)
1865 Broadway
New York, NY 10023-7505
(212) 408-1200
800-322-4253 (800-32-BIBLE)
info@americanbible.org
www.americanbible.org/ and
www.bibles.com/ (ABS store)
- Contemporary English Version Extra-Large-Print New Testament with
Psalms and Proverbs,
18-point type,
$14.99
- Contemporary English Version Large- Print Bible,
14-point type,
$23.99
- Dios Habla Hoy Large-Print Bible with Deuterocanonicals,
14-point type,
$24.95-$30.95
- Good News Translation Extra-Large-Print New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs,
18-point type,
$29.99
- Good News Translation Large-Print Bible,
14-point
type,
$17.99,
$29.99 with Apocrypha
- King James Version Extra-Large-Print Bible,
18-point
type,
$36.99
- New Revised Standard Version Large-Print Bible,
16-point type,
$19.99
- Santa Biblia RVR 1960 Large-Print Bible,
14-point type,
$25.95
- Spanish Version Reina-Valera Bible Large-Print,
14-point type,
$28.95
American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
1839 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 895-2405
800-223-1839
(502) 899-2274 fax
info@aph.org
www.aph.org
Primarily elementary and high school textbooks with some leisure reading material;
resources for parents and professionals; and children's magazines: Current
Events (weekly), Current Science (biweekly), and My Weekly
Reader (weekly). The Louis Database of Accessible Materials for People
Who are Blind or Visually Impaired lists the location information for more
than 180,000 titles in special format, including large print. Various prices
Baha'i Service for the Blind
P.O. Box 463
Ludington, MI 49431
bahaiservice@aol.com
www.bahaiservicefortheblind.org/
Baha'i literature, with two titles in Spanish, in 16-point type. $.50-$32.50
Baker & Taylor
2550 West Tyvola Road, Suite 300
Charlotte, NC 28217
(704) 998-3100
800-775-1800
(704) 998-3316 fax
btinfo@btol.com
www.btol.com/
A distribution service for retailers and public, school, and academic libraries
offering fiction and nonfiction titles from major large-print publishers. Call for pricing
BBC Audiobooks America
One Lafayette Road, Box 1450
Hampton, NH 03843-1450
800-621-0182
(603) 929-3890 fax
CustomerService@BBCAudiobooksAmerica.com
Galaxy paperback books and Chivers and
Live Oak Media read-along stories in
large-print-book and cassette combinations for ages four to nine. $16.95-$24.95
Bethany House Publishers
11400 Hampshire Avenue
South Minneapolis, MN 55438
(612) 829-2500
800-328-6109
(612) 829-2768 fax
www.bethanyhouse.com
Christian fiction and inspiration in 16-point type. $16.99-$19.99
Big Type Company
W136 N5265 Campbell Court
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
800-933-1711
(262) 783-6599 fax
www.bigtypeco.com/
Calendar, address book, and check register. $6.50-$15.50
Blindskills, Inc.
P.O. Box 5181
Salem, OR 97304-0181
(503) 581-4224
(800) 860-4224
(503) 581-0178 fax
info@blindskills.com www.blindskills.com/
Dialogue magazine, quarterly, $28/year for readers who are legally blind,
$40 for others; Connie's Kitchen cookbook, $20; and Job
Hunting Resources for People with Vision Impairments, $10. Each title
is in 14-point type
Braille Bible Foundation
P. O. Box 948307
Maitland, FL 32794-8307
(407) 834-3628
800-766-9080
(407) 834-9953 fax
King James version in 18-point and 24-point type. Free to individuals
with a documented visual disability
Braille Circulating Library
2700 Stuart Avenue
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 359-3743
Religious materials, including sermons, Christian fiction, inspiration,
Bible studies, music, and biography, are loaned for a six-week period
Broadman & Holman Publishers
127 Ninth Avenue North, MSN 114
Nashville, TN 37234
800-448-8032 consumers
800-458-2772 churches
(615) 251-3914 fax consumers
(615) 251-5944 fax churches
www.broadmanholman.com/
KJV (King James) Super-Giant-Print Reference Bible,
18-point type, $29.99-$49.99, and RVR (Spanish language Reina Valera)
1960 Super-Giant-Print Reference Bible, 18-point type, $32.99-$53.99
Center Point Large Print
P.O. Box 1
Thorndike, ME 04986-0001
(207) 568-3717
800-929-9108
(207) 568-3727 fax
centerpoint@uninets.net
Adventure, fiction, mystery, romance, nonfiction, and westerns.
$25.95-$31.95, call for information about standing order plans
Christian Book Distributors (CBD)
P.O. Box 7000
Peabody, MA 01961-7000
(978) 977-5000
800-247-4784 (800-CHRISTIAN)
(978) 977-5010 fax
orders@christianbook.com
www.christianbook.com
A distribution service for Christian publishers, including super-giant-print
Bibles from Broadman and Holman and fiction and nonfiction from Bethany House,
Walker Large Print, and others. Various prices
Christian Record Services, Inc. and National Camps for Blind Children
4444 South 52nd Street
Lincoln NE 68516-1302
(402) 488-0981
(402) 488-7582 fax
info@christianrecord.org
www.christianrecord.org
Bibles and correspondence courses with Bible study guides.
Lifeglow and Young and Alive, quarterly magazines in 22-point type. Free
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Salt Lake Distribution Center
1999 West 1700 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
800-537-5971
ldscatalog@ldschurch.org
www.lds.org/
- Hymns (words only)
- Large-Print Book of Mormon, Class Teacher's Manual
- Large-Print New Testament Gospel Doctrine, Teacher's Manual
- Large-Print Old Testament Gospel Doctrine, Teacher's Mannual
- Teachings of Presidents of the Church
- $2-$4.25
The College Board Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD)
P.O. Box 6226
Princeton, NJ 08541-6226
(609) 771-7137
(609) 882-4118 TTY
(609) 771-7944 fax
ssd@info.collegeboard.org
www.collegeboard.com/ssd/student/index.html
Appropriate accommodations, such as large-print materials, for students with
disabilities who take College Board tests: the Scholastic Aptitude Test
(SAT), the SAT Subject Tests, Advanced Placement (AP) tests, and the Preliminary
SAT. Has established policies regarding documentation of the disability
and the process for requesting accommodations
Concordia Publishing House
3558 South Jefferson
St. Louis, MO
63118-3968
(314) 268-1268
800-325-3040
www.cph.org
- Lutheran Worship Large Print, v. I: Liturgy, $18
- Lutheran Worship Large Print,v. II: Hymns, $21;
- NIV (New International Version) Giant-Print Reference Bible,
hardback $34.99, softcover $24.99
- Every Day with the Savior (daily devotions), $14.99
- Each title is in 14-point type
Doubleday Large Print Book Club
Doubleday Direct, Inc. Member Services
1225 South Market Street
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
www.doubledaylargeprint.com/
Bestsellers, Christian fiction, classics, contemporary female fiction, fiction,
historical fiction, mystery, reference, romance, and thrillers. $5.99-$19.99
Dover Publications
Customer Care Department
31 East Second Street
Mineola, NY 11501-3852
(516) 294-7000
(516) 742-6953 fax
store.yahoo.com/doverpublications/index.html
Classics, including poetry and short stories, in 16-point type. $5.95-$14.95
Educational Testing Service (ETS) Disability Services
P.O. Box 6054
Princeton, NJ 08541-6054
(609) 771-7780
866-387-8602
(609) 771-7714 TTY
(609) 771-7165 fax
stassd@ets.org
www.ets.org/disability/info.html
Appropriate accommodations, such as large-print materials, for students with
disabilities who take the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test
and Subject Tests. Has established policies regarding documentation of
the disability and the process for requesting accommodations
General Educational Development (GED)Testing Service
American Council on Education
One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20036-1163
(202) 939-9490
ged@ace.nche.edu
www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=GEDTS
Accommodations in testing, such as large-print tests and extended time, are
available for adults with documented physical and learning disabilities
Guideposts
39 Seminary Hill Road
Carmel, NY 10512
800-932-2145
Atyourservice@guideposts.org
www.guidepostsmag.com
Guideposts magazine, monthly, $16.97/year in the
United States, $18.97/year in Canada, and the devotional Daily Guideposts, $9.95
Guild for the Blind
180 North Michigan Avenue, #1700
Chicago, IL 60601-7463
(312) 236-8569
(312) 236-8128
fax info@guildfortheblind.org
www.guildfortheblind.org/
Address book, check register, date book, playing cards, and wall calendar. $3-$15
Harper Large Print
10 East 53d Street
New York, NY 10022
(212) 207-7000
orders@harpercollins.com
www.harpercollins.com/imprints.asp?imprint=HarperLargePrint
Classics, fiction, and nonfiction. $16-$26.95
Harvard Ranch Publishing
Box 488
Salida, CO 81201
800-815-9533 (509)
272-1196 fax
books@harvardranch.com
www.harvardranch.com/
Favorite Hymns, Verses from the Bible,
and A Walk in the Garden (inspirational words). Each title is in
48-point type. $9.95 each
Health Communications, Inc.
3201 SW 15th Street
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
(954) 360-0909
800-441-5569
(954) 360-0034 fax
www.hci-online.com/
- Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul
- Chicken Soup for the Grandparent's Soul
- Chicken Soup for the Soul
- A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul
- A Third Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul
- Each title is in 16-point type
- $16.95 each
Horizons for the Blind
2 North Williams Street
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 444-8800
mail@horizons-blind.org
www.horizons-blind.org/
- Craft Potpourri, a collection of booklets with craft patterns, $11.95 each
- Kitchen Potpourri, a collection of booklets on foods and techniques
for the kitchen, $9.95 each
- Seeing It Our Way magazine, monthly, $30/year
- Each title is in 22-point type
Houghton Mifflin Company
Dictionary Editorial Department
222 Berkeley Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 351-5000
800-225-3362
(617) 351-1116 fax
trade_customer_service@hmco.com
www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/ahd/
The Large-Print American Heritage Dictionary. $18
Huge Print Press
North Central Plaza I, Suite 416
12655 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75243
(972) 701-8288
866-484-3774
info@hugeprint.com
www.hugeprint.com/
Bestsellers, classics, children's literature, drama, mystery, philosophy,
poetry, religion, romance, and sports. Books can be customized from 16-
to 44-point type, with additional point sizes available upon request. Prices
vary based on size of type and binding
Independent Living Aids
P.O. Box 9022
Hicksville, NY 11802-9022
800-537-2118
(516) 937-3906 fax
can-do@independentliving.com
www.independentliving.com
- Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary Large-Print Edition
- Random House Webster's Large-Print Dictionary
- King James Version Large-Print Bible
- crossword puzzle books
- Look 'n Cook
- The See-Easy cookbooks
- calendar
- address book
- bingo cards
- playing cards
- $4.95-$29.95
InfoCon
2423 West March Lane, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95207
(209) 478-7075
800-544-4551
(209) 478-7074 fax
sales@infocon-inc.com
www.infocon-inc.com/
Children's books at various grade levels in literature, mathematics, and
social studies. Fiction, magazines, tax forms and manuals, textbooks, and
workbooks can be customized at any point size upon request. $35-$673
International Bible Society
P. O. Box 35700
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3570
(719) 867-2700
800-524-1588
(719)-488-0870 fax
IBSDirectService@usa.ibs.org
www.ibsdirect.com
NIV Giant-Print Bible, 14-point type, $12.99, $13.99,
and NIV Super-Giant-Print Bible, 18-point type, $17.99
JBI International (formerly The Jewish Braille Institute of America)
110 East 30th Street
New York, NY 10016
(212) 889-2525
800-433-1531
(212) 689-3692 fax
plam@jbilibrary.org
www.jewishbraille.org/librarysrv.html
Lending library of fiction and nonfiction in English; free liturgical
and life-cycle materials, including the Five Books of Moses, Haftarot,
Haggadahs, and Daily and Sabbath Prayer Book; and Jewish educational
materials
The Jewish Heritage For The Blind
P.O. Box 336
1655 East 24th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 338-4999
888-225-5542 (888-CALL-JHB) or
800-995-1888
(718) 338-0653 fax
jhb.ny@verizon.net
jhftb.org/home.htm
Liturgical materials, including prayer books, weekday Torah readings,
Passover Haggadah, and Grace after Meals. Free with a note from an
eye-care professional explaining the visual disability
The Johns Hopkins University Press
2715 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218-4363
(410) 516-6900
800-537-5487
(410) 516-6968 fax
www.press.jhu.edu/books
- Health-related titles in 15.5-point type, including
- The 36-Hour Day, $20.95
- Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, $21.95
- The Eye Book: A Complete Guide to Eye Disorders and Health, $22.95
- The Guide to Living with Bladder Cancer, $21.95
- Healing Heartburn, $19.95
- The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes, $23.95
- Living Longer Depression Free, $19.95
- Parkinson's Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families, $20.95
Large Print Book Company
P.O. Box 970
Sanbornville, NH 03872-0970
(603) 569-4125
866-569-4125
(603) 569-0433 fax
largeprintbookco@hotmail.com
www.largeprintbookco.com/
Classics in softcover. Mystery and romance in both hardcover and softcover.
Each title is in 16-point type. $16.95-$28.95
The Large Print Bookshop
P.O. Box 5375
Englewood, CO 80155
(303) 721-7511
800-305-2743
(303) 721-7512 fax
LargePrint@aol.com
users.aol.com/largeprint
Biography, classics, fiction, history, hobbies, humor, mystery, puzzle
books, religion, romance, science fiction, westerns, and children's literature. $6.-$30
Large Print Press
P.O. Box 9187
Farmington Hills, MI 48333-9187
800-877-4253 customer service
800-223-1244, ext. 15 product questions
gale.galeord@thomson.com
www.gale.com/LargePrintPress/index.htm
Bestsellers in paperback. $12.95-$15.50
Large Print Publishing Company
103 Forest Glen
West Springfield, MA 01089-1994
(413) 739-0894
(413) 731-9156 fax
Crossword puzzle and trivia books in 14- to 16-point type. Various prices
Library Reproduction Service (LRS)
14214 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90061-9931
(310) 354-2610
800-255-5002
(310) 354-2601 fax
lrsprint@aol.com
www.lrs-largeprint.com/home.html
Fiction; classics for adults and children; reference materials, including English-language
and foreign-language dictionaries; textbooks and related workbooks and
manuals; and a large-print reproduction service for titles not listed in
the catalog. $30.99-$493
LS&S Group
P.O. Box 673
Northbrook, IL 60065
(847) 498-9777
800-468-4789
866-317-8533 TTY
(847) 498-1482 fax
info@lssproducts.com
www.lssproducts.com/
- Random House Webster's Large-Print Dictionary
- Random House Webster's Large-Print Spanish Dictionary
- King James Version Giant-Print Bible
- Large-Print Bible Dictionary and Concordance
- crossword puzzle books and dictionary
- calendar
- address book
- check register
- bingo cards
- playing cards
- $2.95-$25.95
Lutheran Blind Mission
Lutheran Library for the Blind
7550 Watson Road
St. Louis, MO 63119
(314) 918-0415
888-215-2455
blind.mission@blindmission.org
www.blindmission.org/
Books, including biography, Christian life, and fiction, are loaned free
of charge and sent through the mail. Free magazine subscriptions for adults
and children and devotions. Each title is in 22-point type
Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc.
P.O. Box 5000
Yucaipa, CA 92399-1450
(909) 795-8977
(909) 795-8970 fax
lbw@lbwinc.org
www.lbwinc.org/
Free religious books and pamphlets in 18-point type, including
Bible studies, hymns, sermons, tracts, and children's stories. Some
materials available in foreign languages, including Apache, Estonian, German,
Latvian, Navaho, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, and languages of the Philippines
Maxi-Aids
42 Executive Boulevard
Farmingdale, NY 11735
(631) 752-0521
800-522-6294
800-281-3555 TTY
(631) 752-0689 fax
sales@maxiaids.com
www.maxiaids.com
- Various English-language dictionaries
- Random House Webster's Large-Print Spanish Dictionary
- King James Version Giant-Print Bible
- The See-Easy Large-Print Cookbook
- Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Large-Print Edition
- crossword puzzle books
- address book
- calendar
- check register
- bingo cards
- playing cards
- $2.75-$39.95
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
47 Federal Street
P.O. Box 281
Springfield, MA 01102
(413) 731-5979 fax
mwsales@merriam-webster.com
merriam-webster.com/
Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary, Large-Print Edition, $19.95,
and The Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary, Large-Print Edition,
$29.95
Music Section
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542
(202) 707-5100
(202) 707-0744 TTY
(202) 707-0712 fax
nlsm@loc.gov
www.loc.gov/nls/music
Free national lending library for persons unable to read or use standard printed
materials as a result of temporary or permanent visual or physical limitations.
Music collection includes large-print music with a minimum of 14-point
type and a staff size of one inch for voice, piano, and other instruments.
Also books about music, librettos, biographies of popular and classical
musicians, music magazines, general music histories, and some music reference
works
National Association for Visually Handicapped (NAVH)
22 West 21st Street, 6th floor
New York, NY 10010
(212) 889-3134
(212) 255-2804
(212) 727-2931 fax
staff@navh.org
www.navh.org
and
3201 Balboa Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 221-3201
(415) 221-8754 fax
staffca@navh.org
www.navh.org
Lending library of popular fiction and nonfiction titles. Some inspirational,
cooking, and foreign-language titles. Free but requests a tax-deductible donation
The New York Times Large-Type Weekly
Mail Subscriptions
P.O. Box 220
Northvale, NJ 07647-0220
800-631-2580
800-698-4637
Summary of the previous week's news plus the Monday crossword puzzle,
some film and book reviews, and editorials. Order online at The New
York Times Online Store, 800-671-4332, www.nytimes.com/nytstore/
- The New York Times Large-Type Weekly, $1.50/week $78/year
- The New York Times Large-Print Crossword Puzzles
- $10.95-$12.95
North Books
P.O. Box 1277
Wickford, RI 02852
(401) 294-3682
(401) 294-9491 fax
Primarily classic fiction titles in 16-point type, including works by
Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, Jack London, Herman Melville,
Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, and Virginia Woolf. $25-$30
Old Books Publishing
P.O. Box 170
White Hall, VA 22987
888-651-8520
Primarily Union regimental histories from the American Civil War. Also available:
some colonial history and a diary by Elizabeth Custer. Books reproduced
from the original materials. $27.95-$49.95
Oxford University Press
2001 Evans Road
Cary, NC 27513
(919) 677-0977
800-451-7556 orders
800-445-9714 customer service
(919) 677-1303 fax
cusserv.us@oup.com
www.oup-usa.org
Oxford Large-Print Dictionary and Oxford Large-Print Thesaurus.
$39.95 each
The Prayer Book Press Media Judaica
1363 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06605
(203) 384-2284
(203) 597-9109 fax
Weekday Prayer Book, $49.50, and Yom Kippur Eve Service, $26.95
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
800-331-2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org/
Brochures on glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and age-related vision
loss. Single copies free on request
Quiet Vision Publishing
12155 Mountain Shadow Road
Sandy, UT 84092-5812
(801) 572-4018
800-442-4018
(801) 571-8625 fax
info@quietvision.com
www.quietvision.com/
Classics, fiction, science fiction. $7.99-$35.95
Random House Large Print
201 East 50th Street
New York, NY 10022
(212) 751-2600
800-726-0600
www.randomhouse.com/largeprint/
Primarily general fiction with some mystery, biography, and nonfiction.
$13.95-$31.95
RB Large Print
Recorded Books, LLC
270 Skipjack Road
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
800-636-3399
(410) 535-5499 fax
customerservice@recordedbooks.com
www.recordedbooks.com
Fiction, mystery, nonfiction, and romance in 16-point type. $23.95-$31.95
Reader's Digest Large Print for Easier Reading
P.O. Box 7774
Red Oak, IA 51591-1177
800-334-9599
800-807-2780
www.rd.com
Feature articles, advice, entertainment, and inspiration. Monthly. $27.96/year
Reader's Digest Select Editions Large Type
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation
P.O. Box 262
Mount Morris, IL 61054
800-877-5293
PartnersForSight@rd.com
www.rd.com/partnersforsight/lpp.jsp
Current fiction, romance, mystery, biography, and adventure; up to two
abridged bestsellers per volume. Bimonthly. $14.95/year
Resources for Rehabilitation
22 Bonad Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 368-9094
(781) 368-9096 fax
orders@rfr.org
www.rfr.org
Living with Low Vision, 18-point type, $48.95,
and Resources for Elders with Disabilities, 16-point type, $51.95
Running Press
125 South 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4399
(215) 567-5080
800-453-2884 fax
perseus.orders@perseusbooks.com
www.perseusbooksgroup.com/runningpress/home.jsp
Ultimate Large-Print Crosswords Omnibus series, $9.98 each
Thorndike Press
P.O. Box 9187
Farmington Hills, MI 48333-9187
800-223-1244, ext. 4 orders and product information
800-877-4253 customer service
800-558-4676 fax
galeord@gale.com
www.gale.com/thorndike/
Imprints of Thomson Gale include Thorndike Press, Wheeler Publishing, and Walker
Large Print. Adventure, biography, Christian fiction, fiction,
mystery, inspiration, nonfiction, romance, science fiction,
Spanish-language materials, and westerns. Some titles available in paperback.
$13.95-$39.95, call for information about standing order plans
Time Warner Book Group
Attention: Order Entry
3 Center Plaza
Boston, MA 02108
800-759-0190
www.twbookmark.com/index.html
Fiction and nonfiction. Various prices
Transaction Publishers
390 Campus Drive
Somerset, NJ 07830
888-999-6778
(732) 748-9801 fax
orders@transactionpub.com
www.transactionpub.com
American and British fiction and nonfiction titles, including biography,
classics, philosophy, history, and travel. $19.95-$39.95
Ulverscroft Large-Print Books (USA), Inc.
914 Union Road
West Seneca, NY 14224
(716) 674-4270
800-955-9659
(716) 674-4195 fax
sales@ulverscroftusa.com
www.edisure.com/~ulverscroft/usa/usindex.html
Imprints include Charnwood, Isis, Magna, and Ulverscroft in hardcover and Dales,
Isis, and Linford in softcover. Fiction and nonfiction titles, including
children's literature, classics, mystery, romance, and westerns. $17.99-$32.50
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Customer Care Center--Consumer Accounts
10475 Crosspoint Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46256
(877) 762-2974
(800) 597-3299 fax
www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-10387.html
Webster's New World Large-Print Dictionary, 4th ed., $50; Webster's
New World Portable Large-Print Dictionary, 2nd ed., $21.99
Xavier Society for the Blind
154 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010-4595
(212) 473-7800
800-637-9193
(212) 473-7801 fax
Lending library of spiritual and inspirational books and magazines, including
the Catholic Review. Materials are free to persons with a documented
print disability who are registered with the society
Selected Classic Titles
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
- Dover, $14.95
- Large Print Bookshop, $21.95
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $26
- Quiet Vision, $21.95
- Thorndike Press, $22.95
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.
- Large Print Bookshop, $28.95
- North Books, $24
- Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton.
- Harper, $22
- Large Print Bookshop, $11
- North Books, $26
- Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
- Dover, $7.95
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $25
- Thorndike, $10.95
- The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
- North Books, $25
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.
- Harper, $19.95
- Thorndike Press, $20.95
- Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $25
- The Call of the Wild by Jack London.
- LRS, $83
- North Books, $26
- The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
- North Books, $30
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.
- NAVH, free loan
- Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton.
- NAVH, free loan
- Democracy by Henry Adams.
- North Books, $26
- Dracula by Bram Stoker.
- North Books, $26
- Thorndike Press, $21.95
- Emma by Jane Austen.
- North Books, $26
- Quiet Vision, $35.99
- Ulverscroft, $31.99
- Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley.
- Dover, $9.95
- Large Print Bookshop, $27.95
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $26
- The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck.
- Thorndike Press, $25.95
- Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm.
- North Books, $26
- Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.
- Large Print Bookshop, $21.95
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $26
- Thorndike, $29.95
- Heart of Darkness and Other Stories by Joseph Conrad.
- Dover, $7.95
- Large Print Bookshop, $28.95
- LRS, $75
- North Books, $26
- Thorndike, $29.95
- Heidi by Johanna Spyri.
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $26
- Thorndike, $29.95
- The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Large Print Book Company, $23.95
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $26
- Thorndike Press, $22.95
- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
- Transaction, $32.95
- Ivanhoe by Walter Scott.
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $30
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $30
- Thorndike, $21.95
- The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $26
- The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper.
- LRS, $71; NAVH, free loan
- Thorndike, $29.95
- Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain.
- Harper, $24
- North Books, $26
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
- LRS, $78
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $28
- Macbeth by William Shakespeare.
- Large Print Bookshop, $19.95
- Main Street by Sinclair Lewis.
- North Books, $28
- My Antonia by Willa Cather.
- Harper, $22
- Large Print Bookshop, $11
- North Books, $26
- The Odyssey by Homer.
- Large Print Bookshop, $19.95
- North Books, $26
- Quiet Vision, $19.95
- Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham.
- NAVH, free loan
- Transaction, $39.95
- Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
- Large Print Bookshop, $25.95
- LRS, $72
- North Books, $28
- Quiet Vision, $25.95
- Thorndike, $29.95
- Persuasion by Jane Austen.
- North Books, $26
- Quiet Vision, $19.99
- Thorndike, $29.95
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $26
- Thorndike Press, $22.95
- Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce.
- North Books, $26
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
- Dover, $14.95
- Harper, $20
- Large Print Bookshop, $20
- North Books, $26
- Quiet Vision, $28.99
- Thorndike, $29.95
- The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.
- Large Print Bookshop, $11.95
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $25
- Quiet Vision, $11.95
- Transaction, $24.95
- The Red Pony by John Steinbeck.
- LRS, $66
- NAVH, free loan
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
- Large Print Bookshop, $21.95
- A Room with a View by E.M. Forster.
- Harper, $20
- Large Print Bookshop, $28.95
- North Books, $24
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $26
- Thorndike, $10.95 and $29.95
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.
- North Books, $26
- Quiet Vision, $27.99
- Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence.
- North Books, $28
- Ulverscroft, $31.99
- This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- North Books, $26
- The Time Machine by H.G. Wells.
- Large Print Bookshop, $28.95
- Quiet Vision, $10.99
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $26
- Thorndike, $29.95
- Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana.
- North Books, $26
- Transaction, $32.95
- Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington.
- Transaction, $34.95
- Walden by Henry David Thoreau.
- Dover, $18.95
- Harper, $22
- North Books. $26
- War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.
- Ulverscroft, $32.50
- The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells.
- Dover, $9.95
- The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler.
- North Books, $26
- White Fang by Jack London.
- LRS, $92
- North Books, $26
- Thorndike, $20.95.
- The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
- Dover, $12.95
- North Books, $26
- Thorndike Press, $20.95
- Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson.
- North Books, $26
- The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $25
- Thorndike, $29.95
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.
- Harper, $22
- Large Print Bookshop, $11
- NAVH, free loan
- North Books, $24
- Quiet Vision, $11.95
Selected Newbery Medal Winner Titles
- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis.
- InfoCon, $142.26
- Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary.
- APH, $41.50
- InfoCon, $78.98
- LRS, $93
- NAVH, free loan
- Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt.
- APH, $58
- InfoCon, $99.68
- LRS, $132
- Thorndike, $22.95
- The Giver by Lois Lowry.
- InfoCon, $91.80
- LRS, $116
- Thorndike, $24
- The
Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley.
- LRS, $135
- NAVH, free loan
- Holes by Louis Sachar.
- InfoCon, $143.49
- Thorndike, $23.95
- Jacob
Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson.
- APH, $66.50
- LRS, $149
- Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman.
- LRS, $42
- Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata.
- APH, $128
- Thorndike, $23.95
- Lincoln by Russell Freedman.
- LRS, $103
- Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli.
- APH, $51
- InfoCon,
$79.97
- LRS, $118
- Thorndike, $10.95
- The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman.
- APH,
$34.50
- Missing May by Cynthia Rylant.
- LRS, $61
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.
- APH, $51
- InfoCon, $79.97
- LRS, $94
- NAVH, free loan
- Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse.
- APH, $62
- Roll of
Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
- InfoCon, $114.96
- LRS, $156
- Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.
- InfoCon, $60.25
- LRS, $55;
and NAVH, free loan
- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
- APH, $65;
InfoCon, $79.97
- LRS, $84
- NAVH, free loan
- A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park.
- LRS, $105
- The
Slave Dancer by Paula Fox.
- LRS, $77
- Thorndike, $20.95
- The
Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo.
- Thorndike, $23.95
- Walk
Two Moons by Sharon Creech.
- APH, $74.50
- LRS, $168
- The Westing
Game by Ellen Raskin.
- InfoCon, $91.80
- LRS, $106
- The Whipping
Boy by Sid Fleischman.
- APH, $29
- InfoCon, $72.08
- LRS, $70
- NAVH, free loan
Selected Bibliography, 2000-2005
Arditi, Aries. "Adjustable typography: an approach to enhancing
low vision text accessibility." Ergonomics, v. 47, Apr. 15, 2004: 469-482.
Arditi, Aries. "Effective color contrast: designing for people with partial
sight and color deficiencies." New York: Lighthouse International, 2002.
12p. [pamphlet]. Single copy free. Also online at www.lighthouse.org/color_contrast.htm.
Arditi, Aries. "Making text legible: designing for people with partial sight."
New York: Lighthouse International, 2003. 12p. [pamphlet]. Single copy free.
Also online at www.lighthouse.org/print_leg.htm.
Bailey, Ian L., Amanda Hall Lueck, and Robert B. Greer. "Understanding the
relationships between print size and reading in low vision." Journal
of visual impairment and blindness, v. 97, June 2003: 325-334.
"Big type is best for aging baby boomers: a case for universal graphic design."
Retrieved Dec. 7, 2004. www.lighthouse.org/BigType/boomers.htm.
Caviness, Rochelle. "Adjusting your browser to suit YOU." Retrieved Apr.
5, 2005. www.largeprintreviews.com/changefonts.html.
The complete directory of large print books and serials. New Providence,
NJ: R.R. Bowker, 2005. 2112p.
Dahlin, Robert. "Large-print publishing--a site for sore eyes?" Publishers
weekly, v. 249, Nov. 18, 2002: 32-34, 36.
Danford, Natalie. "Big, bigger, biggest." Publishers weekly, v. 251, Nov.
1, 2004: 34-37.
Dyer, Lucinda. "I can see clearly now." Publishers weekly, v. 247, July 31,
2000: 58-60, 62-63.
Farrenkopf, Carol. "Thin and sleek: a review of two flat-panel
desktop CCTVs." AccessWorld, v. 6, Mar. 2005. Retrieved Apr. 5, 2005. www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw060205
Farrenkopf, Carol. "You can take it with you: a review of three portable
CCTVs." AccessWorld, v. 5, July 2004. Retrieved Dec. 7, 2004. www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw050405.
Farrenkopf, Carol. "You can take it with you II: a review of two more portable
CCTVs." AccessWorld, v. 5, Sept. 2004. Retrieved Apr. 5, 2005. www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw050506.
Frank, John Jay. "Requests by persons with visual impairment for large-print
accommodation." Journal of visual impairment and blindness, v. 94, Nov.
2000: 716-719.
Gerritsen, Bryan. "Quite a display: a review of two video magnifiers."
AccessWorld, v. 5, Jan. 2004. Retrieved Apr. 5, 2005. www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw050107.
Journal of visual impairment and blindness. Bimonthly. $74/year. AFB Press.
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York, NY 10001.
Kitchel, J. Elaine. "Large print: guidelines for optimal readability and
APHont, a font for low vision." Retrieved Dec. 9, 2004. www.aph.org/edresearch/lpguide.htm.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Bibles and other sacred writings in special media. Compiled by Ruth Nussbaum,
and others. Washington: 1999. 63p. Free. Also online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/bibles.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Blindness and visual impairments: information and advocacy organizations. Compiled by Carol Strauss. Washington: 2001. 56p. Free. Also online at
www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/blindorg2001.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Facts: 2005 calendars. Compiled by Ruth Nussbaum. Washington: 2004. 6p.
Free. Also online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/calendars2005.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Library resources for the blind and physically handicapped: a directory
with budget, staff, and collections information and FY 2003 statistics
on readership and circulation. Washington: 2004. 80p. Free. Also online
at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/resources.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Magazines in special media. Washington: 2003. 74p. Free. Also online at
www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/magazines.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped.
Magnifying devices: a resource guide. Washington: 2002. 37p.
Free. Also online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/magnifiers.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Sources of custom-produced books: braille, audio recordings, and
large print. Washington: 2001. 103p. Free. Also online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/sources.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Music Section. Large-print scores and books catalog: music and musicians. Washington: 1991. 81p. Free.
Living with low vision: a resource guide for people with sight loss. 7th ed.
Winchester, MA: Resources for Rehabilitation, 2005. 271p.
Peck, Alec F., and Mark Uslan. "How closed-circuit television users develop
computer vision syndrome." AccessWorld, v. 2, July 2001. Retrieved Apr.
5, 2005. www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw020405.
Uslan, Mark, and Ike Presley. "Portable video magnifiers in museums." AccessWorld,
v. 3, Mar. 2002. Retrieved Apr. 5, 2005. www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=AW030207.
Selected Internet Resources
- American Printing House for the Blind: Louis Database of
Accessible Materials for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
- www.aph.org/louis.htm
- Maintains a database of materials in accessible media, including large print,
from more than 180 agencies nationwide.
- Blindness Resource Center: Low vision resources
- www.nyise.org/lowvision.htm
- Provides links to assistive devices for reading,
such as closed circuit televisions and magnification aids.
- Book Reviews: Large print
- www.book-reviews.ws/large-print/
- Presents Amazon.com's
customer reviews of large-print books.
- Help Me See
- helpmesee.net/helpmesee/index.htm
- Provides links to resources, supports, and
a chat room for people who are living with low vision.
- Large-print reviews
- www.largeprintreviews.com/
- Presents reviews of large-print
books, audiobooks, and low-vision software.
- The low-vision gateway
- www.lowvision.org/
- Offers links to low-vision resources, aids, rehabilitation
services, and a discussion group.
- Mississippi State University. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on
Blindness and Low Vision.
- www.blind.msstate.edu/irr/ialowvision.html
- Provides links to information and resources on low vision.
- National Eye Institute. Health information.
- www.nei.nih.gov/health/
- Offers links to information on low vision, eye diseases,
basic eye anatomy, and eye-care resources.
- National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) Online Accommodations Studies
- education.umn.edu/nceo/AccomStudies.htm
- Provides the Online Accommodations Bibliography, which allows users to search
a compilation of empirical research studies on the effects of various testing
accommodations for students with disabilities.
- Wisconsin Center for Education Research Testing Accommodations Research
- www.wcer.wisc.edu/testacc/
- Conducts research to advance understanding of the effects, consequences, and
validity of testing accommodations for students with disabilities.
Compiled by Carol Strauss, Reference Section,2005
Posted on 2006-05-30