FORCE's mission is to make the world of print accessible to those who are blind or partially sighted. So that school children can use their school books, and 'Harry Potter' can become a vivid element of their imagination, too; so that adults can obtain the latest news and can search the internet, retrieving the information in a format they can read.

To this aim, FORCE provides expertise and hands-on training for institutions in developing countries that are responsible for the production and/or distribution of information in alternative format materials. Such institutions are usually public or specialised libraries, associations for/of the blind and partially sighted and schools for the blind. Our project activities include:  

• planning, financing and setting up Braille and talking books production facilities as well as general services (e.g. special reading rooms) for print-handicapped readers

• organising workshops on Braille production, tactile graphics, digital audio, radio, Music Braille etc. 

• organising (inter)national conferences to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and to encourage the development of cross-national networks of institutions producing or providing alternative format materials