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National Library for the Blind

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The National Library for the Blind (NLB) was a public library in the United Kingdom, founded 1882, which aimed to ensure that people with sight problems have the same access to library services as sighted people. [1]

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Architectural Association School of Architecture

The Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, commonly referred to as the AA, is the oldest independent school of architecture in the UK and one of the most prestigious and competitive in the world.

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Armitage Shanks

Armitage Shanks is a British manufacturer of bathroom fixtures and plumbing supplies.

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Bayswater

Bayswater is an area within the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in central London.

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Braille

Braille is a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired.

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Braille music

Braille music is a Braille code that allows music to be notated using Braille cells so music can be read by visually impaired musicians.

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Bredbury

Bredbury is a suburban town within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, east of Stockport and south-west of Hyde.

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Carnegie United Kingdom Trust

The Carnegie United Kingdom Trust is an independent, endowed charitable trust based in Scotland, and operating throughout Great Britain and Ireland.

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City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is an Inner London borough which also holds city status.

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Digital library

A digital library, digital repository, or digital collection, is an online database of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video, or other digital media formats.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Girls' Friendly Society

The Girls' Friendly Society (also known by their program name GFS Platform, or just GFS) is a philanthropic society that empowers girls and young women, encouraging them to develop their full potential through programs that provide training, confidence building, and other educational opportunities.

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Inflation

In economics, inflation is a sustained increase in price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.

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Library

A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.

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Literature

Literature, most generically, is any body of written works.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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Metropolitan Borough of Stockport

The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England.

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Military

A military or armed force is a professional organization formally authorized by a sovereign state to use lethal or deadly force and weapons to support the interests of the state.

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Moon type

The Moon System of Embossed Reading (commonly known as the Moon writing, Moon alphabet, Moon script, Moon type, or Moon code) is a writing system for the blind, using embossed symbols mostly derived from the Latin script (but simplified).

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Postmaster General of the United Kingdom

The Postmaster General of the United Kingdom was a Cabinet-level ministerial position in HM Government.

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Public library

A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is generally funded from public sources, such as taxes.

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Royal Architectural Museum

The Royal Architectural Museum was an English museum, established in London in 1851 to educate architects and workers on architectural art.

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Royal National Institute of Blind People

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is a UK charity offering information, support and advice to almost two million people in the UK with sight loss.

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South Hampstead

South Hampstead is part of the London Borough of Camden in inner northwest London.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Visual impairment

Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment or vision loss, is a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses.

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Winifred Austin

Winifred Austin or Ethel Austin (7 October, 1873 – 17 May, 1918) was a UK pioneer of library services for blind people at what was later called the National Library for the Blind from 1906 until her death.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_for_the_Blind

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