German Central Library For The Blind
The German Central Library for the Blind (german: Deutsches Zentrum für barrierefreies Lesen, earlier Deutsche Zentralbücherei für Blinde), abbreviated DZB, is a public library for the visually impaired located in the city of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Its collection of 72,300 titles is amongst the largest in the German speaking countries. The institution consists of a lending library, a publishing house, and a research center for barrier-free communication. It also has production facilities for braille books, audiobooks, and braille music. The DZB publishes about 250 new titles annually.The DZB: About Us
. Leipzig: DZB, 2011. Retrieved 08-Aug-2012 Founded in 1894, the DZB is the oldest library for the blind in Germany.Dagmar Giersberg

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