Magazines and calendars
OnQ Queensland Braille Writing Association Magazine
If you're into cooking; gardening; travelling; playing sport; reading; laughing; loving; learning; and generally living life to the max, then you will love our OnQ magazine!
Mailed directly to your home, no matter where you live, OnQ contains articles on all these things, plus health and wellbeing, puzzles, braille matters, and news and events of interest to people who are blind or have low vision.
Best of all, it is available exclusively in beautiful braille completely free of charge! All we ask is that our local readers return your copies in the specially provided mailer bags as soon as you have finished reading them so that others can have a turn.
Download: Sample copy of QBWA Magazine (rtf 23 kb)
The Braille Mail and Moon Mail
Edited by Queensland Newspapers and produced in braille and moon by the Queensland Braille Writing Association, The Braille Mail is a community project providing access to the news for people with a print disability and is a compilation of articles on current affairs, sport, lifestyle and more . It is published fortnightly, is free and is available as a 8-9,000-word hardcopy Braille edition distributed through Braille House. An audio copy, produced by the Queensland Narrating Service is available from Queensland State libraries.
Other magazines
We also have a magazine lending library with a wide variety of publications from the United Kingdom, the United States of America and South Africa. Please download the following for a list of magazine titles and additional information (rtf 17 kb).
Calendars
Need help keeping track of the days? Then the QBWA braille calendar is just the thing for you!
Available in two sizes as a:
- handy small calendar - a take-anywhere quick reference costs $2
- large picture calendar - with 13 beaut tactual illustrations, Australian
- public holidays and state school terms is $5
Let us know which state your calendar is going to, so we can customise the school term and holiday information to suit.
Best time to order is from November to March. Contact QBWA for copies.