Question NW1849 to the Minister of Basic Education
06 July 2017 - NW1849
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(a) How many books in the Learning and Teaching Support Materials (LTSM) National Catalogue have been produced as braille books and (b) of each book available in braille, what number was ordered by each province from (i) Pioneer Printers, (ii) Braille Service and (iii) any other printer in the 2016-17 financial year?
Reply:
a) A total of 366 Grade 1-12 textbooks on the National Catalogue have been adapted in Braille.
b) The provinces that ordered Braille books were as follows:
|
Province |
Quantity |
|
EC |
82 |
|
MP |
314 |
|
NC |
44 |
|
NW |
211 |
(b) (i) (ii)(iii) All books were ordered from Pioneer Printers, as the only provider, that adapted the books on the National Catalogue into Braille.