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Talking Library for the Indian Blind
Association of Blind Asians
Room 16
Zenith House
210 Church Road
Leyton
London
E10 7JQ
Tel: 020 8558 6972
Web: www.aba-uk.org
Best time to telephone: 9.30am - 12.30pm, Monday - Friday.
The Talking Library for the Indian Blind has a library of Talking Books in Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu. These may be borrowed by blind and partially sighted people and elderly people who have difficulty in reading.
Members are referred to the Library by social services, who also pay for the service. New members receive a catalogue and then receive tapes in the post free of charge, which they return by post.
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