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

Part2:Country studies

USA

Basic country data

Population: 298.213m (2005).

Over 65s as % of total population: 2005 12.4%; 2020 14.5% (projected).

GNI per capita (international dollars converted at purchasing power parities) 2005: $41,950

Government: Federal

Number of visually impaired people: 3m

Numbers who have difficulty reading: 40m

Note on information sources

The information in this section was supplied by the National Library Service (NLS) of the Library of Congress and the Jewish Braille Institute, supplemented by desk research.