Library services for visually impaired people: a manual of best practice

1.	Introduction by Alan Howarth MP, Minister for the Arts
2.	Purpose of the manual
3.	The Disability Discrimination Act 1995, and its implications for provision of library services
4.	Types of visual impairment: their causes and impacts on reading ability and needs
5.	Demography of visual impairment in the UK
6.	Library service policy and management
7.	Library services for children
8.	Alternative format materials
9.	Alternative format materials: suppliers
10.	NUCAF to REVEAL: the national union catalogue of alternative formats
11.	Inter-lending of alternative formats
12.	Design and adaptation of libraries and services
13.	Aids and assistive technology
14.	Accessible library websites: design for all
15.	Marketing library services
16.	Guidelines and standards
17.	Sources of information and advice
17.1	Service providers and consortia
17.2	Reading and research
17.3	Disability awareness and equality training
17.4	Assistive technology
17.5	Accessible media
17.6	Best practice libraries

A1.	Statistics for UK local authority areas: estimates of the number of people who are visually impaired
A2.	Library and information services for visually impaired people: national guidelines. Summary of guidelines
A3.	Machine specification and summary of recommendations (from HumanITy report to LIC)
A4.	List of contributors
A5.	Acknowledgements
A6.	List of abbreviations

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