rightscom

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

Part2:Country studies

Japan

Services to print impaired people in relation to services to visually impaired people

At present there are few services for print impaired people. Only a small number of organizations with advanced facilities providing services for visually impaired people have expanded their services to print impaired people as well. It is expected that the services for visually impaired people will be expanded to print impaired people. However, in Japan, copyright law means that such services cannot be provided without permission. There are almost no services specifically for people such as dyslexics; any such services are an extension of services to visually impaired people.