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

Part2:Country studies

Denmark

Funding sources and adequacy

The Ministry of Culture provides almost all funding to DBB, at €5 million annually.

DBB's own fundraising activities and earnings account for the remaining 2%, approximately €0.5 million.

Funding is increasing due to influence by DBB, but it remains inadequate if the aim is for full equality if visually impaired people with the rest of the population.

Other funding goes to visually impaired people via educational libraries at all levels. In so far as the public libraries still serve visually impaired people people then their funding is also part of the picture.