Visunet Canada

The VISUNET CANADA Partners Program opens up the world of reading and learning to Albertans who are visually impaired, or who are unable to read regular print materials due to illness or learning, physical and/or orthopedic disability.

Licensed through The Alberta Library, APLEN funded the VISUNET partnership with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) to provide print-disabled Albertans with talking books, newspapers and magazines, descriptive videos and electronic and digital text.

The VISUNET CANADA Partners Program is available to all eligible residents of Alberta through their public library.

child reading braille book




What is in the collection?
  • DAISY (Accessible Digital Media) over 5,000 titles
  • Talking Books: 16,000 titles
  • Braille Books: 15,000 titles
  • Electronic Text (E-text): Over 1,300 titles
  • PrintBraille Book: Over 1,600 children's picture book titles
  • Braille Music: 18,000 music scores
  • Magazines: 8 popular magazines (English and French), available in audio, plus 50 magazines in braille
  • Descriptive Video Service: Over 250 films and PBS television programs
  • Audio Cinema: Over 50 films

Visunet Links

Eligibility

Partner Libraries and systems

Products and Resources

For more information contact your local library or contact us.