Queensland Braille Writing Association
What we do
QBWA is a voluntary association producing Braille and Moon books for children and adults, school and university students. Our website is the place to find out more about the services and resources available to people with vision impairment, as well as the latest Braille and Moon library catalogues.
Our mission
To provide Braille and Moon tuition and reading material to empower people who are blind or who have low vision to live with dignity and independence.
News and events
The Catalogues for the Braille Library have been updated as of November 23 and are available for download from our Library page.
2008 braille and tactile calendars, depicting the theme of "Art Around the World" are still available for purchase. Please go to the Magazines & calendars page for further details.
The next Annual General Meeting of the QBWA will be held on 25 June, 2008.
The annual Braille Reading and Writing Competition, on the theme of Beaches and Surf Lifesavers, was held on Friday 14 September 2007. The date and theme for this year's competition are to be confirmed shortly.
"Look Around", a weekly news and information program on Radio 4RPH, includes QBWA's monthly feature and is recommended to South-East Queensland residents. Tune in to 1296 on the AM band for this 15 minute broadcast on the first Monday of each month at 1:30pm (repeated on the following Wednesday at 7:00am).
Useful links
If you would like to read more about Braille, the work of the Australian Braille Authority, education of people with vision impairment and other related topics, as well as information about local blindness organisations, please visit our useful links page.