[IFLA-LPD] RE: Quick question re dyslexia

Hi Karen

 

At Vision Australia we do provide services to people with a perceptual disability.  Around 90% of our membership are in the blind and low vision category and 10% in the wider print disability category which includes dyslexia.

 

The current Australian Copyright Act has provisions for persons with a print disability, and defines this to mean:

·       A person without sight; or

·       A person whose sight is severely impaired; or

·       A person unable to hold or manipulate books or to focus or move his or her eyes; or

·       A person with a perceptual disability.

 

Over the past few years the Act has been reviewed and submissions sought for updating.  One of the considerations is provisions for a persons with a disability, rather than the differentiated  meanings for persons with a print disability and persons with an intellectual disability. We have submitted our response to indicate that we support this change.  The change will enable us to broaden our scope of delivery of services.

 

Kind regards

 

Anthea

 

 

 

Anthea Taylor

Manager, Accessible Information Library Services

Accessible Information Solutions

Vision Australia

454 Glenferrie Road

KOOYONG  VIC  3144

Ph: 03 9864 9634

Fax: 03 9864 9677

www.visionaustralia.org.au

 

 

 

 

From: Keninger, Karen [mailto:kken@loc.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, 24 February 2016 12:57 AM
To: 'ifla-lpd@infoserv.inist.fr'
Subject: [IFLA-LPD] Quick question re dyslexia

 

Dear colleagues,

 

I have a quick question for you.

 

Are you serving people with perceptual disabilities such as dyslexia?

 

If so, what percentage of the people you serve have perceptual disabilities such as dyslexia, and what percentage are blind, visually impaired or physically disabled?

 

Thanks in advance for your responses.

 

 

 

Karen Keninger, Director

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Library of Congress

1291 Taylor Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20542

Telephone: +1-202-707-5104

Email: kken@loc.gov

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