Library

In this recorded webinar, members from the Library team talk through features and changes to the VA Connect App and how to use the updated version. Our library team answer members' questions.

The Vision Australia Library is a free information service for Australian residents with a print disability.

To support your membership application you will need to provide a referee and, if applicable, your Department of Veterans' Affairs Gold Card membership details.

Note that mandatory fields on this form will be marked with an asterisk (*).

As a library member you can access thousands of audio books through our collection. Many of these books have been recorded by our dedicated volunteer narrators. We also make use of synthetic voice narration to provide content such as newspapers, to make sure you to receive it as soon as possible. You can get a feeling for both our volunteer narrated audio and synthetic voice content by listening to some excerpts and examples below.

Talking book clips

Vision Australia narrators

The following audio samples have been narrated by Vision Australia volunteers:

As a member of the Vision Australia Library you can access an exciting range of fiction and non-fiction reading materials including:

• Books, magazines and newspapers (in audio, braille and ebraille)
• Braille music
• Podcasts

Members can log in to the i-access Library catalogue.

DAISY audio

The Vision Australia Library has a collection of over 45,000 titles available in DAISY audio, across a broad range of recreational reading genres.

• Read more about Current members

• Read more about Contact the Library

The Vision Australia Library has a variety of resources and services for young people who are blind, have low vision or have a print disability.

Children and young adult

Thousands of children’s and young adult titles are available in the following formats:

At the Vision Australia Feelix Library, families can enjoy the magic of stories with our special braille and tactile storybook kits.

About Feelix

Reading plays a key role in the learning and development of every child, and the Feelix Library helps children who have vision loss to learn and develop in a unique, sensory way to support their lifelong literacy and learning.

Children who are blind or have low vision can become a member of the Feelix Library and have story kits delivered to their homes. The Feelix Library is a free service, and available across Australia.