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

Part2:Country studies

South Korea

Rights and attitudes

Visually Impaired People generally expect the same access to reading materials and level of service as sighted people.

Normally most visually impaired people who are studying get help from their family or friends. They only have to use the specialist libraries to get access to reading materials. They do not have the same network of family or friends to help with general-interest reading.

Both visually impaired people and the print disabled have difficulties in reading normally printed formats. They require almost same material to read. The totally blind require special service or materials such as Braille books.

Over the next five years, there will be more services and more formats that can be used by both groups.

There is a government standard to determine readers who have visual impairment but not for print disability.