The Accessible Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Accessible Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Help us hire our Munchkins! Our talented team of all blind and low vision voice actors is creating accessible video and audiobook versions of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum
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Booktopia 2024 📚
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This project is part of Booktopia 2024 📚, which runs from September 5th - September 26th 2024. Learn more →

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All Children should be able to enjoy "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"



WHY this project is needed!

More than 500,000 children in the U.S. have vision challenges, and out of every 1,000 - about 2-3 children are born with a detectable hearing loss in one or both ears.

Help us bring "The Accessible Wizard of Oz" to life for ALL children by backing our Booktopia  project today. Here's why it's so important...


The original 1900 edition of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum is in the public domain. You can help us bring our accessible video and audiobook adaptations of the classic to everyone.  The finished project will be over four hours in length.
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Check out our Interviews on Denver TV

Booktopia project producer Richard Rieman was interviewed on two Denver TV stations about the project...



CBS News Denver
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An Amazing All Blind or Low Vision Cast of Voice Actors!

Our talented team of all blind and low vision voice actors is creating a video, audiobook, and eBook, that will include audio descriptions of the pictures by original illustrator W.W. Denslow.
The Blind & Low Vision Cast of Voice Actors


The Accessible Wonderful Wizard of Oz Voice Actors


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Deaf Children Need "The Wizard of Oz" in ASL (American Sign Language)

Deaf Children Need More Illustrated Books with ASL

"Research shows that reading and signing stories together helps promote essential literacy skills for ALL children: deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing." American Society of Deaf Children (ASDC)
 


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It Will Be Available FREE to Blind and Deaf Children

The video will be seen by tens of thousands of blind and deaf children, their families, and their teachers on our Imagination Storybooks Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) video channel.

The Imagination Storybooks DCMP Channel


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Magical Rewards for Your Support!


Click on "Pledge Levels" at the top left to see the details and order!

Oz Related Gifts
$10 - E-book E-mazing Gift
Enjoy the original classic with the PDF of the 1900 L. Frank Baum Original Book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."

$12 - The Accessible Wizard of Oz E-Book with Picture Descriptions
Get the brand new E-Book version of the original book with rich descriptions of the pictures. You can read the E-Book to your children or grandchildren with our descriptions created by our professional audio description writers.

$25 - "The Accessible Wizard of Oz" Video
You will receive a personal link to download a copy of the four hour long video, complete with audio description of the pictures, captions, and sign language interpretation as soon as production is done. 

$30 - "A Wiz" of a Thank You Gift
You will receive a personalized Happy Birthday, Anniversary, or Holiday greeting from the Wizard of Oz himself!  The perfect message for any special occasion.  Includes a copy of the full accessible video when completed.

$50 - The Wizard of Oz Collector Figurines Set - Little People 85th Anniversary
Only 5 Available!
Commemorate the 85th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz with this whimsical collector's set, which features four beloved characters -- Dorothy with her little dog, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion.

$100 - The "We're Not In Kansas Anymore" Bundle
The best value! You are rewarded with all of this....
  • The fully accessible video of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  • A personalized greeting from the Wizard of Oz for a loved one
  • A PDF of the original book

$200 - Your Loved One Goes to Oz
  • Your child's name and picture added to the dedication in the accessible video!
  • Your loved one is added as a character to a classic Wizard of Oz story, as "The Narrator" includes you in the fun.

$800 - AUTHORS! Your Book Made Accessible
  • Your children's picture book is made accessible to children who are blind or deaf.
  • You get a professionally narrated, produced, and fully described video with simultaneous ASL on-screen mp4 file of your illustrated book (maximum 32 pages).
  • You receive the full video, an Audible-quality audiobook, and a 60-second video promo for your book. You provide the PDF. We do the rest.
  • No technical skills are needed -- We will upload the Audible file for you so you can start earning royalties right away.

$1,000 - Business or Corporate Sponsorship
  • Your business is exclusively mentioned at the beginning and end of the accessible video as "This video was made possible by the support of...(your business)"


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Our Incredible Booktopia Collaboration

We are also fully committed to all children enjoying Ruby and the Off-Road Rally, which is why we have partnered with Lisa Ferland, our BackerKit cross-collab partner.
Ruby Booktopia Collaboration

Ruby and the Off-Road Rally will also have a fully accessible videobook!
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/lisa-ferland/ruby-and-the-off-road-rally

Ruby and the Yellow Book Tour in Oz

And there's more!


Bonus Rewards! As part of Booktopia, we are offering limited edition The Accessible Wonderful Wizard of Oz playing cards when you support other Booktopia projects!

Also, when you support both Ruby and the Off-Road Rally and The Wizard of Oz campaigns (and they both fully fund!) you will get access to the incredible cross-over audiobook version of Ruby and The Yellow Brick Detour in Oz.


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Where Your Pledges Will Go



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From the Producers of the Award-Winning "Accessible Winnie the Pooh"

What will it look like? Please watch this short video sample of our "Accessible Winnie-the-Pooh" video in our crowd funder that raised over $16,000.



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Backing this project and its cross collab will unlock free rewards.