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CELA Blog

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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An arrow pointing to the right at an Envoy Connect device. It is a blue and black rectangular device with 6 buttons in the bottom half of the device and the round speaker on the top half.

Print material accessibility in Canada, 2023

Published 30 October 2023 by Karen McKay
Accessible reading
Statistics Canada recently released a report on the accessibility of print materials in Canada in 2023. The report, available on the Statistics Canada website, revealed some interesting information about accessible reading materials.
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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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Books for Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Published 22 September 2023 by Karen McKay
Collections
September 30 marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We have selected some newer titles from our collection as recommended reads for this important day.
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First Nations Community Reads celebrates 20th anniversary

Published 29 August 2023 by Karen McKay
Collections
Celebrate some of the best of Indigenous writing and storytelling with the honoured books from the 2023 First Nations Community Reads list.
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Books for Disability Pride Month

Published 28 July 2023 by Karen McKay
Collections
Check out some recently added titles, perfect for Disability Pride Month
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Book cover Born Extraordinary by Meg Zucker

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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The Envoy Connect, a blue and black rectangular device, has 6 buttons in the bottom half of the device and the round speaker on the top half.

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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The blue Envoy Connect audiobook player has a round speaker on the top portion of the face of the device and six buttons below.

Books to read during Asian Heritage Month

Published 17 May 2023 by Karen McKay
Collections
In honour of Asian Heritage month, dig into some recent additions to our catalogue from Asian Canadian authors.
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book cover A history of Burning

World Book Day

Published 22 April 2023 by Karen McKay
Collections
This year World Book Day is celebrating Indigenous languages. CELA's collection includes a couple of bilingual books incorporating Indigenous languages.
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book cover My Heart Fills with Happiness

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