We are raising money to create and print a visually accessible Bible for a Cambridge, MA-based college student, Kahmile, who has a severe eye condition that makes it very difficult for him to read the text of the Bible in nearly all existing published formats. Kahmile has a deep desire to be able to study and engage with God's Word. So among the many challenges that his eye condition presents, the difficulty in reading the Bible is among one of the hardest for him.
Typical "Extra Large Print" Bibles are printed at about 16 pt in a serif font (for example, Times New Roman); however, because of Kahmile's condition it is very painful and tiring for him to read text that is smaller than 20 point-size, and it is also hard for him to look at text with serifs for a long period of time. Further, Kahmile's eye condition prevents nearly any use of digital screens for an extended period of time, so larger print digital formats are not suitable either.
Kahmile has access to screen-readers, audio Bible apps, and podcasts, but for him, it is definitely harder to comprehend and pay attention to the Bible deeply in that way. As many of us have experienced, there is something unique about engaging with God's Word in written form and it is our goal to make it possible for Kahmile to continue to have that experience.
Together, Kahmile and his friends have worked to obtain publishing permissions from Crossway (for the English Standard Version), and do the formatting work to create a digital document of the bible text that aligns with all of Kahmile's visual needs. The final document is more than three thousand pages split across 6 separate volumes; the entire text is set in a sans-serif font at 21.5 point-size.
We are now asking for your help to pay to get this digital document printed and bound for Kahmile to use for many years to come.
