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Social Rehabilitation
The main centres for social rehabilitation are situated at
01dbury Grange, Bridgnorth, Manor House, Torquay and America Lodge,
Torquay. These centres are administered by the Royal National
Institute for the Blind, and it may be found that after a short period
of social rehabilitation a blind or partially sighted person is suitable
for an industrial rehabilitation course. 01dbury Grange caters for
social rehabilitation mainly for housewives and men in the upper age
group, and a period of such rehabilitation is often a great help in
enabling a newly blind person to settle down to normal domiciliary
environment.
One newly blind man was sent for a period of social
rehabilitation at 01dbury Grange, Bridgnorth.
National Library for the Blind
The National Library for the Blind provides a free service,
apart from the appropriate charge made to the local authority, of
Braille and Moon books to blind persons of all ages. There is a comprehensive
range of fiction and non-fiction books available and if
sufficient demand exists any particular book will be transcribed.
The Braille and Moon books are sent to and from the Library
by post and there is no postage charge.
Talking Books
The Nuffield Talking Book Library provides talking book