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Funding and governance of library and information services for visually impaired people: international case studies

Part 3:Appendices

Section D - Libraries Specialising in Providing Materials to Visually Impaired People

What are the most popular content and services provided by specialist libraries for Visually Impaired People?

User fees

Do Visually Impaired People pay for any of the materials or services?

How is the level of fee decided?

Is the level of fee a barrier to users?

Access

Are the services available:

only in the library building

only direct to the user

through another organisation (e.g. public library)

two or more of these?

If direct, how are books, tapes or discs delivered and returned?

How long will a user normally have to wait for an item he or she has ordered?

Other services

Do specialist libraries Visually Impaired People also provide services for people such as dyslexics who do not have visual impairments but are print-impaired people?

Are these services different to the ones they provide for Visually Impaired People?

Thank you very much for taking the time to complete the questionnaire.

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