On International Day of Persons with Disabilities we honour those living with disabilities and the allies and organizations who support and work alongside to remove barriers to full inclusion and equality. Read disability memoirs published last year https://t.co/ug1GULjso6

Congratulations to David Szalay who won the Booker Prize for his book Flesh. "In Flesh, Szalay has conjured a character who is unknowable and blunt, yet fully realized and somehow incredibly loveable." Read it in audio https://t.co/xzOi54NkCO and braille https://t.co/tosyT65TBn

Today is I read Canadian day when we can spend 15 minutes reading a great Canadian story. Check out our Kids and Teens Awards page for suggestions for Canadian books! We guarantee you will find one you love. https://t.co/WwWFl3YO1S

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month and recently the CELA team all wore red in support of our users with dyslexia. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people have #dyslexia and they deserve accessible reading materials! Thanks to all organizations for raising awareness. #a11y

Congratulations to all the authors and creators nominated for a Governor General's Award for Literature. Find all the nominated titles now in our collection and check back as we will be adding more in the coming weeks. Happy Reading! https://t.co/GD8l0GJY4t #GGBooks2025

Catalogue search unavailable October 21 7-7:30 pm EDT On Tuesday October 21, 2025 from 7 to 7:30 pm EDT the search function on the CELA website and Alexa skill will be unavailable for necessary maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Library friends. If you are planning crafts and activities for upcoming children's programming, we have some tips for integrating #accessibility. Check out our Accessible Libraries Crafts and Activities resource.

Now that Canada Post workers have begun rotating strikes, CELA has restarted production and distribution of embossed braille, printbraille and reloading of Envoy Connect devices. There may be delays in receiving your materials due to rotating strikes by Canada Post workers.

Congratulations to the authors shortlisted for the Giller Prize! People with print disabilities can find accessible versions of these titles in our collection. Happy Reading! https://t.co/lNDedAj5i9

Due to the strike by Canada Post workers, CELA has suspended production and mailing of embossed braille and printbraille. We are pausing the mailing of reloaded Envoy Connect devices. Digital options are unaffected. Please follow updates on our blog.

Congratulations to the 5 authors whose books have been nominated for the 2025 Atwood Gibson Writer's Trust Prize. Accessible versions of these titles can be found in our collection for people with print disabilities. Happy Reading! https://t.co/DmMzvl3EJ7 #CanLit #a11y

Congratulations to all the authors whose books are nominated to the 2025 Giller Prize longlist. We have a number of the titles already in our collection, ready for you to read. Find them at https://t.co/N1sAaVxo7F

Are you assisting a person with a print disability manage their CELA service as they transition from reading CELA materials on CD to a variety of players and apps? Join us tonight Sept 9 at 7pm EDT for a webinar to learn tips and tricks to make things easy

Congratulations to all the authors who have been nominated to the Toronto Book Awards short list. Find the list in accessible formats in our collection. https://t.co/K50IgwfqPG https://t.co/ZFf4tBuDlT

Join us today at 2pm ET for our Q&A session supporting users who are transitioning away from CDs towards new ways of reading. Bring your questions and learn new ways to read your CELA audiobooks. Register below or to attend by phone, call 1-855-655-2273.

Thanks so much highlighting CELA. We have more than 1.5 million titles including bestsellers, classics, nonfiction and books in all genres. And lots of support to get folks started. All available for free to people with print disabilities. Happy reading!

Pictured (left to right): Lindsay Tyler (Director of Operations, CELA), PS Leslie Church, and Daniella Levy-Pinto (NNELS Manager) with her guide dog, Alanis.

CELA and NNELS appreciated meeting with Leslie Church, Parliamentary Secretary to Secretaries of State for Labour, for Seniors, and for Children and Youth, and to the Minister of Jobs and Families (Persons with Disabilities) to highlight the importance of accessible reading.

Users may experience slowness or intermittent availability on our website. We're aware of the issue and working to resolve it. Thank you for your patience.

Have you read this week’s @TDSRC Battle of the books? Listen to/read Good food, bad waste and Grounded from CELA and vote for your favourite. @TDSRC https://t.co/gUFiIMXmxd