INTRODUCTION TO PRINT DISABILITY Prepared by IFLA section LPD 2011

What is a print disability Unable to read standard print Blindness Low vision Perceptual or cognitive disability Unable to physically hold a book Severe arthritis Paraplegic MS The following slides illustrate six different common causes of a print disability.

Standard newspaper Example of standard print size and text found in everyday newspaper. > 276 million newspapers circulated in one day Every day:

Standard newspaper If you have diabetic retinopathy this is how you would view the same newspaper Over 1,000,000 books are published 16,942 magazine titles are produced Every year:

Standard newspaper If you had aged related macular degeneration this is how you would view the same newspaper Only 5% of the worlds published works are in accessible formats 314 million people who are blind or have low vision Around the world:

Standard newspaper How someone with cataracts would see the same newspaper Over 200 organisations providing libraries for the blind, low vision and print disabilities.

Standard newspaper How someone with glaucoma would see the same newspaper 90% of blind and low vision people are in developing countries.

Standard newspaper How someone with Dyslexia would see the same newspaper Over 1.3 billion people in the world have a print disability* *this includes blindness and low vision

LPD our mission: Establish a global accessible library of accessible material Influence international policy on access to knowledge and information Establish and support guidelines of best practice Raise the profile of LPD and accessible library services within the library community Further information: