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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi Ruby,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>CNIB is the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. And they are a part of ABC which is the Accessible Books Consortium which is a library put together by World Blind Union comprising of all the countries who have signed the Marrakesh treaty to be able to freely share without copyright issues materials for people with a print disability. So this means that assuming India has signed the Treaty and the blind organisation you are a member of has signed up to the ABC catalogue then they can borrow books on your behalf from any of the other countries libraries who belong which does include USAs National Library Service (NLS), CNIB, BLVNZ and a whole lot more. Many countries so far still only have in place that you have to request the books via your own library and they request them. A smaller number of countries have signed up to the members catalogue which means members can download directly from the website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Here is a link to ABC and you should be able to find all the info there. You can try registering and see if the name of the blind organisation you are a member of is included in the list for the members catalogue and if not get in touch with them to see about how they can get the books for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><a href="https://www.abcglobalbooks.org/">https://www.abcglobalbooks.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Menvi-discuss <b>On Behalf Of </b>ruby alphonse via Menvi-discuss<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 1 February 2023 11:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> This is for discussing music and braille literacy <menvi-discuss@menvi.org><br><b>Cc:</b> ruby alphonse <rubyalphonse@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Menvi-discuss] Accessible piano method books for teaching beginners<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Jeanie, I had written to you of list, since I didn't get any response, I thought of writing to you here as well! I'm Ruby from Bangalore India, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am teaching sighted Children from 10 years I usually have a sepperate books for diagrams, I show the students when it comes to chrotchet or Quavers or Semibreve Ties and slurs and articulation and so on. but, if we can get, the pictures and the diagrams in the same books with the music, that would be awesome. so, please can you tell me how and where to buy these My Piano adventures books? CNIB and ABC are they library in US? indians are not allowed to become members! Please write and tell me, any help is appreciated. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks again, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ruby.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>