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A3ESSIBIL;Y ( BRL DEVICES & A3ESS TO
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9CLUDES 5HANC+ A3ESS TO BRL MUSIC
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WID] RANGE ( MAT]IAL 9 BRL TO 5SURE T !
M$IUM ( BRL 3T9UES TO 2 US$ Z WIDELY Z
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WELL N 2 A CASE ( BRL V]SUS TE*NOLOGY1
B H[ ! TWO M$IUMS MAY 2 SYN]GIZ$ TO
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"Y LE>N]S :O >E BL & 9 S DO+ AF=D GRT]
A3ESS TO ! "Y * & FACILITATE ! ATTA9;T
( LIT]ACY1 DEVELOP FUR!R SKILLS & 2COME
"PICIPAT+ & 3TRIBUT+ ADULTS 9 AN
9CLUSIVE SOCIETY4
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,,REF];ES
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9 ! "WPLACE 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA ,FEBRU>Y
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,R1D+ ,SKILLS ON ,EMPLOY;T1 ,9COME1
,$UCA;N1 & ,R1D+ ,HABITS40 ,J\RNAL (
,VISUAL ,IMPAIR;T @& ,BL;S1 #IJ1 NO4
#C3 #BAI--#BBF4
,ADULT LIT]ACY3 ,3TEXTS & *ALL5GES4
,NEW>K1 ,,DE ,9T]NA;NAL ,R1D+
,ASSOCIA;N4
,DEVELOP;T ,C\NCIL ( ,NEWF.DL& &
,LABRADOR "
,DEF9I;N ( ,LIT]ACY">
,REPORT3 ,PA%A ,ALD5 #BC
,BEUKELMAN1 ,D4,R41 @& ,MIR5DA1 ;,P4
"<#AIIH">4 ,AUG;TATIVE & ALT]NATIVE
COMMUNICA;N3 ,MANAGE;T ( SEV]E
COMMUNICA;N 4ORD]S 9 *N & ADULTS
"<#BND $4">4 ,BALTIMORE1 ,,MD3 ,PAUL
;,H4 ,BROOKES4
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"<#AIIB">4 ,! DIM5.NS ( CROSS-
CULTURAL LIT]ACY4 ,9 ;,F4 ,DUB9 @&
,N4,A4 ,KUHLMAN "<,$S4">4 ,CROSS-
CULTURAL LIT]ACY3 ,GLOBAL P]SPECTIVES
ON R1D+ & WRIT+ "4
,5GLEWOOD ,CLI6S1 ,,NJ3
,REG5TS_/,PR5TICE ,HALL4
,FOLEY1 ,B4,E4 "<#AIID">4 ,! DEVELOP;T
( LIT]ACY 9 9DIVIDUALS ) SEV]E
3G5ITAL SPEE* & MOTOR IMPAIR;TS4 ,9
;,K4 ;,G4 ,BUTL] "<,$4">1 ,SEV]E
COMMUNICA;N 4ORD]S3 ,9T]V5;N
/RATEGIES "4
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,9 ,E4,H4 ,HIEB]T "<,$4">1 ,LIT]ACY =
A DIV]SE SOCIETY3 ,P]SPECTIVES1
PRACTICES1 & POLICIES "4
,NEW ,YORK3 ,T1*]S ,COLLEGE ,PRESS4
,LANG]1 ;,J4 ,A4 "<#AIIA">4 ,LIT]ACY &
S*OOL+3 ,A SOCIOCOGNITIVE P]SPECTIVE4
,9 ,E4,H4 ,HIEB]T "<,$4">1 ,LIT]ACY =
A DIV]SE SOCIETY3 ,P]SPECTIVES1
PRACTICES1 & POLICIES "4
,NEW ,YORK3 ,T1*]S ,COLLEGE ,PRESS4
,/EELMAN1 ;,J4 ;,D41 ,PI]CE1 ;,P4 ;,L41
@& ,KOPP5HAV]1 ;,D4 ,A4 "<#AIID">4 ,!
ROLE ( COMPUT]S 9 PROMOT+ LIT]ACY 9
*N ) SEV]E SPEE* & PHYSICAL
IMPAIR;TS4 ,9 ,K4,G4 ,BUTL] "<,$4">1
,SEV]E COMMUNICA;N 4ORD]S3 ,9T]V5;N
/RATEGIES "4
,GAI!RSBURG1 ,,MD3 ,ASP54
,? DOCU;TA;N IS MADE POSSIBLE )
F9ANCIAL ASSI/.E F ! ,DE"P;T ( ,>TS &
,CULTURE4
,REPORT3 ,PA%A ,ALD5 #BE