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Peer reviewedLappin, Carl W. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1973
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Braille, Exceptional Child Services, Information Dissemination
Simpson, Jerome D. – School Library Journal, 1991
Describes services available through the National Library Service (NLS), a division of the Library of Congress that provides books on cassette, disc, or in braille for students with learning disabilities and/or visual impairments. The history of the NLS is described, and cooperation with regional libraries is explained. (LRW)
Descriptors: Audiodisks, Audiotape Recordings, Braille, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1995
The first part of this directory of National Library Service (NLS) resources for the blind and physically handicapped lists NLS network libraries and machine-lending agencies, arranged alphabetically by state. The information for each library includes its address, telephone and fax numbers, librarian, hours of operation, book and special…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiotape Recordings, Blindness, Braille
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1993
The first part of this National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) directory lists NLS network libraries and machine-lending agencies arranged alphabetically by state. The information about each library includes address, telephone number, hours of operation, book collection, special collections, assistive devices,…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiotape Recordings, Blindness, Braille
Technology Management Corp., Alexandria, VA. – 1990
A study was conducted to determine if the centralization of braille operations for the national free library program would be feasible, economical, and desirable. This report presents the findings of the study in three sections. Section 1 provides background information, a summary of the first phase of operations, and the study objective for phase…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Costs, Evaluation Criteria
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1994
The first part of this National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped directory lists NLS network libraries and machine-lending agencies, arranged alphabetically by state. The information for each library includes its address, telephone number, librarian, hours of operation, book collection, assistive devices, special…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiotape Recordings, Blindness, Braille
Swindley, Ross; Kidd, Brian – 1981
This booklet examines the role and outlines the activities of Australian libraries in meeting the educational, cultural, recreational, and information needs of the physically, sensorily, and mentally disabled. The origins of library services for the handicapped in Australia are discussed, existing services are reviewed, the library needs of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Braille, Check Lists, Design Requirements
PDF pending restorationLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1990
A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administrated by the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Braille, Library Networks
PDF pending restorationLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1991
A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administrated by the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Braille, Library Networks
PDF pending restorationLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1989
A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress (NLS). With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines in…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Braille, Library Networks
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1994
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), an arm of the Library of Congress, leads a highly successful national program to produce and distribute books and magazines for blind, visually impaired, and physically handicapped individuals. A fostering relationship exists between NLS and a network of 143 regional and…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Books
PDF pending restorationLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1992
The National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress selects and produces full-length books and magazines in braille and on recorded disc and cassette. NLS distributes these materials to a cooperating network of 56 regional and 89 subregional libraries in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille, Library Networks
