Is this the Bible you've been waiting for?

Encouraging people to open up the Bible is at the heart of what we want to do at The Good Book Company. For many of us, reading the Bible is a simple, daily activity, but for millions of individuals with sight loss, learning disabilities or lower levels of literacy, accessing God’s Word can be a real struggle.

That’s why we were delighted to welcome into our warehouse this morning copies of the new NIrV Accessible New Testament. The New International Reader’s Version (NIrV) is based on the NIV, but uses shorter sentences and simpler vocabulary.

In the UK there are there are 

• 1.2 million people with learning disabilities
• 360,000 people who are registered with impaired sight or who are blind, and
• 5.2 million people who only have functional literacy

This new edition has been designed with a host of features to help people access the Bible more easily:

• A specially designed large 16pt font
• More white space
• Single column setting
• Simpler navigation
• Some simple line illustrations that enhance the text.

It is also worth considering as an edition to give to people who have English as a Second language, and who may struggle to read the English script.

Order your copy, and watch the moving video trailer here.