Queensland Braille Writing Association
What we do
QBWA is a voluntary association producing Braille and Moon books for children and adults, school and university students. Our website is the place to find out more about the range of services and resources available, as well as the latest Braille and Moon library catalogues.
Our mission
To provide Braille and Moon tuition and reading material to empower people who are blind or who have low vision to live with dignity and independence.
News and events
The Catalogues for the Braille Library were last fully updated on 23 November 2007 and are available for download from our Library page. Latest additions and deletions will be reflected in the catalogues available at the end of 2008. A list of most new titles added in 2008 can be downloaded from the Library page, but here are just a few examples:
- Bill Bailey - Catherine Cookson
- Family Baggage - Monica McInerney
- Fleshmarket Close - Ian Rankin
- Great Australian Droving Stories, … Railway Stories and … Shearing Stories - Bill 'Swampy' Marsh
- Just Between Us - Cathy Kelly
- Lost for Words: Australia's Lost Language in Words and Stories - Hugh Lunn
- Teacher Man - Frank McCourt
- The Sound of One Hand Clapping - Richard Flanagan
2009 braille and tactile calendars on the theme of "The World Around Us" and featuring interesting animal pictures, will be available for purchase from November. Please go to the Magazines & calendars page for further details.
The next Annual General Meeting of the QBWA will be held on Wednesday, 24 June, 2009.
The annual Braille Reading and Writing Competition, on the theme of China, is to be held on Friday 5 September 2008.
"Look Around", a weekly news and information program on Radio 4RPH, includes QBWA's monthly feature and is recommended to South-East Queensland residents. Tune in to 1296 on the AM band for this 15 minute broadcast on the first Monday of each month at 1:30pm (repeated on the following Wednesday at 7:00am).
Useful links
If you would like to read more about Braille, the work of the Australian Braille Authority, education of people with vision impairment and other related topics, as well as information about local blindness organisations, please visit our useful links page.