Uncovering Book Clubs: Why Book Clubs are More Accessible to Individuals who are Blind than Ever Before
In this month's podcast Karoline and Peter uncover the world of book clubs for individuals who are blind, deafblind, and partially sighted. It used to be that it was very difficult for individuals with visual impairments to join book clubs, but now, with the proliferation of books available in so many formats, attending book club meetings is no longer such a big deal. In this podcast Karoline asks Chris Jonas and Pasquale Agnone of her chat-based book club to talk about why they find book clubs so interesting, and the pros and cons of joining book clubs organized specifically for people who are blind vs. mixed book clubs.
"In terms of your question about why blind people would go to a blind book club, I think its just because there's that shared experience. They have a common format like, typically most blind people prefer the audio format. They know what the sources are. They can compare what is available. They can talk about the narration which is not something which is usually talked about in a "non-blind" book club. There's things like that. Things that everyone is familiar with as a person with a visual impairment when it comes to reading books."
