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

Part2:Country studies

South Africa

Policies and initiatives

Gaps between policy and practice

There are significant gaps between policy on services for Visually Impaired People and actual support and services they receive. This is because of a lack of capacity for service delivery due to inadequate funding, lack of skilled staff, people’s ignorance of their rights, the scattered population and service points in far-flung rural areas.