Voices behind words

Abstract

Croatian Library for the Blind has its own podcast since 2018. Guests are authors whose books we prepare in accessible formats, many of them have narrated Daisy audio versions of their own works. Podcast episodes are about opening oneself to another person, connecting authors with their readers and giving a written word access on different levels. Main topics are creative process, invention of characters and situations, reading other authors as an inspiration, observing the world around you and exploring yourself. Some of the guests were colleagues working for many years in the field of production and distribution of accessible literature. Necessity of equal access to knowledge, culture and fun for persons with print disabilities has always been in the background of these conversations. Our podcast is also one of the gateways where authors can become aware of the readers to whom literature is not easily available. Percentage of titles in accessible formats is still very small compared to the mainstream production. Podcast episodes are available on the library's YouTube channel, internet page and are distributed to users together with audio magazines.