An aid for learning the points of the compass. A circular aluminium plate mounted on a wooden base and embossed with 16 raised lines radiating from the center. 16 small plates each brailled with a different compass direction are provided. The set is accompanied by an instruction sheet. 1 silver aluminium plate on a larger black wooden circle with 16 metal spikes around edge housed in a cardboard box and 16 rectangular aluminum plates.assistive devices, orientation and mobility

A plastic pill container which stores a week's worth of tablets divided by times of the day, each time of the day and day of the week is brailled on the box. Includes child resistant safety lock and on back of inside of container cardboard lift out to list medicine and dosage. Clear plastic box with red frontage with days and times of day markedGrid table on front as follows: Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat (along top) 7am-9am, 11am-1pm, 4pm-6pm, 9pm-11pm (on left hand side of box) 1, 2, 3, 4 (repeated between compartments) Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Bedtime (on right hand side of box) On reverse of box is a table that can be filled in: Prescription for Medicine, Dosage, Number of tablets, Doctorassistive devices, mediset

"This room is dedicated to the memory of Mary Longman, founded of the University of the Third Age at Kooyong and a tireless worker for blind and vision impaired people." Underneath this is the braille transcription of the above and a U3A symbol. This room was located behind reception and used for many meetings as well as gathering of U3A.1 digital image of blue sign with white inscriptionnameplates, mary longman

Annual report of the Association for the Advancement of the Blind outlined activities and events over the year, including the inception of a series of conferences attended by representatives of various interstate and local blindness agencies, as part of an exchange of ideas with a deputation to Federal Ministers and the Premier of Victoria being favourably received, decision to form a regular concert party due to successful endeavours over the past two years, the issue of postal rates for Braille will be brought under notice at the next Postal Conference with the hope that change will eventuate in this area, a Memorial Fund has been established to perpetuate the memory of May D Harrison with a tablet placed in the Braille Library and a marble cross erected on her grave, and an obituary for W H Campbell, former President..1 volume of printed material with some illustrationsassociation for the advancement of the blind, annual reports

A woman sits in a lounge chair and rests a binder folder with paper on her lap. She holds a pen and appears to be writing as she listens. Her headphones are connected to a portable reel player, which sits on a table beside her, and on top of this are reel boxes with braille labels.Digital image of woman listening to an audio bookroyal victorian institute for the blind, talking books

On September 18, 2008, Vision Australia staff and volunteers presented an information session to the students at Canterbury Primary School. Children were given kits with masks and braille to learn, and received presentations about how blind and visually impaired children use various services at Vision Australia.170 digital images of attendees, presenters and support for the eventvision australia, tess rossouw, kate gniel, seeing eye dogs australia, di seybold, canterbury primary school

In 1965 the Clarke & Smith Talking Book Cassette Cartridge made it's debut at the Olympia Show. Popularly known as a 'tapete', it weighed considerably less than the earlier book cassette cartridges and allowed for up to 6 tracks (13 hours recording time) to be played.Clarke and Smith talking book cassette cartridge player consisting of plastic rectangular case with buttons for navigational controls, light green front and top of machine and darker green on sides, power cord and 5 buttons. Also includes tapete "Words for murder perhaps" by Edward Candy and ready by Stanley Pritchard.Clarke & Smith Track change Play -- Off Volume Phones This equipment remains the property of the Braille & Talking Book Library, 31-51 Commercial Road, South Yarra, 3141. Phone: (03) 267 6022 Dyna Tape labels: J21075 Play Rewindaudio equipment, clarke and smith

On the 14th May 1927 his Excellency Lord Somers, in the presence of a large assemblage opened Braille Hall at the Braille Library (now Vision Australia Library) in Commercial Road, South Yarra. To mark appreciation of the gift of the hall by the two benefactors Edward Wilson and Richard Gibson, the committee placed two of the stained glass windows on each side of the hall’s fireplace. Commissioned by Librarian Miss Millicent Ritchie, the windows depict four British authors - Scott, Milton, Shakespeare and Dickens. They were removed from South Yarra in 1999 for conservation work and cleaning prior to their relocation to Kooyong in 2001. In 2017 refurbishment works made the windows redundant however they were reinstalled either side of the main entranceway in 2018. 4 x stained glass windows depicting famous writersbraille and talking book library, millicent ritchie

These minutes contain information on attendees, meeting chairs, apologies, correspondence, subscriptions, donations, legacies and general business. Reports are also included from Auxiliaries, Auditors, Library and Home teacher, Directors, The Black and White committee, Victor Maxwell House, Helen Keller Hostel, The Victor Maxwell Kindergarten, The Sandy Robertson Kindergarten, Alexis Albert House, Lighthouse, Silver Lighthouse committee, Sheltered Workshops, Newcastle and Wollongong branches, 'Heathfield' and other Woollahra properties. 25/3/1968 it was resolved that Braille services be reorganised to Library, Transcription and Braille instruction for blind persons. This plan created 2 new positions for blind persons. 20/7/1969 it was resolved that a Burwood Building Fund would be opened with the donation of $2,000 by Mr. W. G. Waterhouse. 27/10/1969 it was resolved that sheltered workshop employees who retired after 25 years service would be presented with a gold Braille watch. 19/1/1970 it was resolved that the Society agrees to accept a first mortgage on the security of the William Street property. 22/3/1971 The General Manager had reported that Burwood Council had arranged to purchase the Palatial Theatre and had agreed to lease the building to the Society for 12 months. 1 volume of sheets glued to pagesroyal blind society of nsw, annual reports

This device, which consists of 2 slideable cork balls on nylon thread, is designed to gauge the height of liquid (hot or cold) in a receptacle such as a tumbler, jug, bowl without having to touch the liquid with the fingers. Print instructions are included with the instrument on how to operate the instrument, the instructions mention a braille copy is included, however this copy is missing. 2 slideable cork balls on nylon thread with instruction leaflet, inside cardboard boxRoyal National Institute for the Blind Liquid dispenser Catalogue no. 9290assistive devices, equipment

Tilly Aston as a young woman in her 20s. She is wearing a cream blouse with a star badge and a rose corsage. Her hair is up and has flowers arranged in it. Pioneering activist Tilly was the first Australian woman who was blind to attend university, but due to the lack of braille texts she had to abandon her studies. 1 photograph in various tones of Tilly Astontilly aston, association for the blind

Used to teach geographical information, this tactile globe was most likely produced by the RNIB and used at the RVIB Burwood School. Equator is raised and marked in black rubber. Topography land masses and meridians are tactically represented, and includes place names in Braille. A different shade of green is used to represent land masses, and major rivers are shown as well.Green plastic tactile globe with metal stand.Variouseducation aids and devices, rvib burwood school

Annual report providing overview of activities and achievements including: the impact of Covid 19 upon operations, extension of telehealth services, use of Webinars for instructive sessions, improvements in online services such as VAConnect App, Envoy and Kiosk, partnership with Lego to launch Lego Braille Bricks in Australia, and Carols by Candlelight was held without a live audience for the first time. 1 volume with illustrations providing overview of organisational achievementsvision australia, corporation records, andrew moffat, ron hooton, abi howes, natalie kaine, nikki hind, sylvie palladino, david hobson, marina prior, lissette molina, paige coleman, anne ruston, chris edwards, greg hunt, katie allen, david hurley, matthew layton, caitlin smith, carly vaughan, stephen jolley, justine heath, nigel mapes, susan diver

1. Male sits at a desk with a Wang computer terminal in front of him and Optacon device to his left. The Optacon was a device that allowed printed material to be turned into Braille through the use of a small camera connected to a vibrating array that produced the Braille. To his right is a cassette recorder, another computer and recorder, whilst a long cane rests against a wall. The man is possibly wearing a sonic guide and listening to the cassette whilst he types on to the screen. 2. Male sits in an office with an Opticon to his left, which he is using, and a manual typewriter in front of him. The typewriter has the camera of the Opticon clamped into position over the typewriter. Behind the man is a reception desk, with a bell and small switchboard visible on upper counter of the desk, and a coffee mug, portable cassette recorder, telephone books and piles of paper stacked neatly under the upper counter.Digital image taken from pictures on chipboard15 - Group with 13, 14 please - no caption available 12 - Group with 13, Optacon captionemployment, royal blind society of new south wales

To identify AFB staff members, a name badge was struck.. Names were printed in black on a silver background, with the logo of the Association for the Blind - in black - to the left of the logo and above the staff members name. The words 'Association for the Blind' sit to the right of the symbol, whilst 'Braille & Talking Book LIbrary' is located beneath the wearer's name. This badge was donated by Rose Blustein. 1 plastic name badge with AFB logoassociation for the blind, badges

Articles in the annual report include: launch of Vision Assist service to help people use their remaining sight, providing advice on Olympic and Paralympic accessibility and providing an audio description service to the associated arts festivals, establishment of VocalEyes Productions, became an RTO (Recognised Training Organisation), joining with RVIB library service, launch of JobPhone, and piloting of Braille Week.1 volume of text and imagesroyal blind society of new south wales, corporation records

A well dressed lady sits in a lounge room reading Braille. "Isadore Smith was presented with the Royal Humane Society's Silver Medal for bravery when she tried to put out her husband's blazing clothing in their South Yarra home in 1967. Mrs Smith is now (sic) a resident at the hostel at Brighton Beach." - 1968 AFB Annual Report3 b/w photographs of Isadore Smithassociation for the blind, elanora home (brighton), isadore smith

Annual report providing overview of activities and achievements including: the opening of 'Living in a Sensory World' as a touring exhibition, closure of Louis Braille Audio, Professor Ron McCallum was named Senior Australian of the Year, expansion of audio library through a contract with Ulverscroft, refitting of Lorna Lodge at Barwon Heads, and the first Vision Australia Dragonboat Racing team was established.1 volume with illustrations providing overview of organisational achievementscorporation records, vision australia, gerard menses, kevin murfitt, owen van der wall, keith barton, paul gleeson, ross mccoll, theresa smith-ruig, jan lovie-kitchin, nick carter, ron mccallum, david speyer, donald fraser, lyn allison, michael hansen, glenda alexander, maryanne diamond, leigh garwood, robert middendorp, jenny abela, campbell ball, courtney harbeck, elin mcpadden, kylie morris, brett o'neil, ellie sponza, maggie beer, robert klauke, stephanie bradbury, matthew zhou, annabella zhou, libby dickeson, will davison, lisa wilkinson, natalija lambert, karl stefanovic, heather gleeson, nick gleeson, dorothy riddel, hazel mckenzie-kay, chelsea nagel, jack nagel, cheryl kortlang

An overview of activities and achievements during the past financial year. Articles in annual report include: launch of Project Nexus (to merge with RBS and VAF), 'Egypt by Touch' exhibition, inaugural Dare to Date ball and Aqua Dance party, production of Braille and Large Print in Tetun language for Timor, publication of "I'm posting the pebbles", and the RVIB Fair held for the first time since 1985.1 printed volume of information about the RVIB during the financial yearroyal victorian institute for the blind, annual report, trevor anderson, doug kent, chris baillie, lui palombi, debbie deshayes, jenny pring, chery kurnow, robyn guymer, chris edwards, jamie kelly, tim mitchell, molly meldrum, john so

Third annual report for the National Information Library Service, which saw the joining of the Christian Blind Mission International (CBMI) with NILS. This report shows the introduction of CDs and Daisy titles into the collection, the development of an online catalogue and the progress towards increasing the variety of Braille, audio and e-text materials and reducing costs, as well as the number of books, loans and materials produced over the year.national information library service, corporation records, malcolm daubney, jane evans, tim evans, pam wansink, libby sturrock, brian hardy, tim mitchell, jamie kelly, anna fairclough, dorothy hamilton, alan bates, ted johnson

Cast iron numberplate (white on black background) mounted on wood, with a braille and a written nameplate which reads: "Presented by the Victorian Railways Commission to the R.V.I.B. School for Blind Railway Club. This number plate came from steam locomotive class A2 number 932, which hauled the 'Sydney Limited', the 'Overland' and mainline passenger trains during its 48 years of service that ended in 1961." Cast iron numberplate on wood royal victorian institute for the blind, rvib school

APH began producing it's own line of products to satisfy it's clients, outsourcing the manufacturer to overseas companies. This talking book machine, had an optional carry case, and dials to control tone, volume, speed, front buttons to record, rewind, forward, play, and stop tape. Playing both 2 and 4 track tapes, it also had Braille signs next to some of the buttons.Plastic rectangular light brown audio player with buttons for navigational controls, power cord, outlets for ear or head phones and black vinyl protective zip up cover Model no. 3-5194A.audio equipment, royal victorian institute for the blind

"National Federation of Blind Citizens of Australia Ltd. NFBCA David Blyth Award 1994. Presented to: Hugh Jeffrey. In appreciation of his outstanding contribution through dedication, tenacity and by example, as a leader of blind people and as an advocate for the rights and responsibilities of citizenship to be accorded to blind people everywhere." Gold coloured disk with NFBCA logo is located above the citation, which is written in Braille on the back of the shield.1 wooden shield with engraved gold plateshugh jeffrey, awards

A female hand operates a switchboard, connecting outside callers to internal lines. The switchboard has a series of buttons with printed labels and some with Braille underneath them. On the operator's forefinger is a silver metal rod, probably used to depress the switches. To the bottom right of the image are both buttons with individual numbers as well as a rotary dial. In the background, her arm rests on the bench as she listens to the handset.Digital image of female using a switchboardemployment