Reading

Find More Than Books at Your Local Library

Your local library offers more than just free reading material for people with disabilities. Ask about reading and book delivery services. Or, if you prefer to buy your own books, allow others in the community to enjoy them when you are through with them by donating them to your local library or school.

Keep Track of Glasses With a Ribbon Holder

Cut a length of ribbon and use it to make a strap to hold your reading glasses. Tie one end of the ribbon around each earpiece and slip the glasses over your head. While you are at it, cut a piece of ribbon for a pretty bookmark; you can weight and decorate with beads, buttons, and embroidery or simply tie a knot at one end.

Use a Sticky Note for a Bookmark

Use a sticky note as a bookmark; it will not slip out like other bookmarks tend to do. You can also keep notes on characters, locations, and other details you want to remember as you read.

Keep Reading Glasses Where You Use Them

Save steps and wasted time looking for your misplaced reading glasses. Buy two or three pairs of inexpensive glasses at the pharmacy or discount store and leave them where you use them most... by the night stand, your favorite armchair, in your purse (briefcase), and/or in your desk at work.

Book Break-In

When I buy a new book, I ask the cashier to open the book and fold back the pages so it’s easier for me to hold and read. I also purchase many used books because they’re already “broken in” so to speak.

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