Good turnout at Braille Bookstall

A separate stall for Braille books, set up for the first time at Madurai Book Fair by Indian Association for the Blind (IAB), has been witnessing considerable footfall.
•    S. Manjula, a joint secretary at the IAB and the person in-charge of the Braille press run by the association, said many visitors were surprised to see a stall exclusively for Braille books.
•    “Years ago, Braille reading was not very popular among visually challenged children. 
•    Now, there is a considerable demand for Braille-printed books. But many don’t know where to buy them. That is where these stalls help,” she said.
•    Many schools that were visiting the fair had taken down their details for ordering books for their libraries or the visually challenged children.
•    Ms. Manjula said the demand was high for school textbooks. 
•    “Though books are printed and distributed free of cost by the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH), they are not easily available. 
•    Apart from textbooks, Braille versions of novels by popular authors such as Jayakanthan, Sujatha, Imaiyam and Azha. 
•    Valliyappa were also on sale.