Which Bible?

Which Bible

Some information on which Bibles are suitable for certain disabilities

VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Braille Bibles International provides Bibles to people who are blind in Braille, Large Print and Audio formats. Braille Bibles International believes that every blind individual that desires a Bible should have one.

Further, they believe that a Bible is a personal item and one should have some choice in what version to receive.

Braille Bibles International provides Braille Bibles free of charge to visually impaired individuals.

Also available are a number of other Braille reading materials, including a Bible Concordance, children’s Bible story books, and several other titles.

HEARING IMPAIRED

Translating the Bible into BSL

Daily BSL devotions

Holy Bible English Version for the Deaf Baker Publishing Group (complication) – the translator carefully avoids relative pronouns, idioms, figurative language, and faulty syntax that can confuse those who communicate primarily through sign language.

DYSLEXIA BIBLES

The Bible Society has a number of products

These dyslexia-friendly products all have the following features:​

  • Increased line spacing

  • Larger type face

  • Cream coloured paper rather than bright white

  • Paper has high opacity so very little text shows through from the next page

  • Paper has matt finish rather than glossy paper limiting reflection

  • Follows formatting principles of British Dyslexia Association.

EASY READ

NIV Accessible Edition: New Testament

This version has:

  • Shorter sentences and simpler language

  • A specially designed (16pt) font

  • More white space

  • Single column setting

  • simpler navigation

  • Accompanying e-book and audio versions

  • Bespoke illustrations to aid understanding

Bibles of additional needs
Funding sources
Disabled church charities
Sensory Pod