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Transitioning to a new way of reading

Published 25 March 2025 by Karen McKay
CELA services

CELA offers lots of support for users transitioning away from CDs

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Canada Post Service Disruption

Published 15 November 2024 by Karen McKay
CELA services

How will your CELA services be affected by the Canada Post Strike?

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Updated Training for Libraries 

Published 30 August 2024 by Karen McKay
CELA services

Our member services team is updating our training programs for libraries.

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Making audiobooks more accessible

Published 27 June 2024 by Karen McKay
CELA services

CELA is pleased to launch a new research project designed to help publishers and audiobook producers make audiobooks more accessible.

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Celebrating CELA’s 10th anniversary  

Published 4 April 2024 by Karen McKay
CELA services

This year CELA turns 10 and we want to celebrate. We’ve taken a look back at the last ten years to see what’s changed since CELA was established and how these changes are shaping equitable reading for all.  

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Envoy Connect now ready to read right out of the box

Published 29 November 2023 by Jessica Desormeaux
CELA services

CELA launched the Envoy Connect audiobook service in May, and since then, hundreds of our users have begun using these portable devices to read audiobooks from CELA.

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CELA launches braille survey

Published 24 October 2023 by Karen McKay
CELA services

Your opinion matters to us! We invite you to participate in our survey to gather feedback about CELA’s braille collection and services.

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Envoy Connect is a hit!

Published 18 July 2023 by Karen McKay
CELA services

Learn what Charmaine Co, one of CELA's Peer Trainers thinks about her Envoy Connect.

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CELA launches Envoy Connect service for users 

Published 31 May 2023 by Karen McKay
CELA services

We are delighted to announce a new service which uses the Envoy Connect, a new audiobook player, to read CELA titles.   

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CELA Service in Ontario Public Libraries certificate

Published 31 March 2023 by Rachel Breau
CELA services

Public library staff and volunteers in Ontario can now add formalized accessibility training to their professional development toolkit by completing the certificate “CELA Service in Ontario Public Libraries” through the Ontario Library Service.

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Public library staff and volunteers in Ontario can now add formalized accessibility training to their professional development toolkit by completing the four-webinar certificate “CELA Service in Ontario Public Libraries” through the Ontario Library Service (OLS).  

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