“We introduced Living Paintings books to her and it changed everything” – Moazma and Bowe’s story
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The difference our books for blind children make
5,000+
blind and visually impaired children and young people are using our service at home or school.
90%
of child library members are more interested in learning.
82%
of library members are benefitting from an improved confidence in reading.
87%
benefit from more shared experiences with sighted friends, family and peers.
78%
of child library members experience a positive change in confidence in making friends.
82%
are more confident in joining in class discussions and activities.
Our latest Impact Report
Want the whole picture? Discover the full impact that Living Paintings’ tactile and audio books, images and learning resources have on the lives of the blind and visually impaired children we work with.
Living Paintings current focus is on changing the lives of children who are blind or visually impaired. However we continue our service for adults through making Touch to See loans to them at home and through our Book Clubs service.
Living Paintings books for blind children help my student feel the ‘same’ as the other students in my class. Words cannot express how important this is. Thank you.Teacher
Having tactile and braille learning resources helps my daughter feel included in the world again. She would be completely isolated in her education without them.Parent
When I take the books into the classroom, all the children are excited. This raises the esteem of the visually impaired student. All the children, sighted or not, love the books.Teacher
Success Stories
“We owe so much of her learning and her imagination to Living Paintings”- Jenni and Bella’s story
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“It gives us confidence to know the boys will have the same opportunities as everybody else” – The Baghurst Family’s story
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