Accessible Formats for People with Print Disabilities in Canada: A Short Overview on Access

A general overview of accessible formats in Canada with focus on the access of books and other materials in accessible formats by people with print disabilities.

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1. Accessible Formats For People With Print Disabilities In Canada Cynthia Ng July 14, 2014
2. Who?
3. Definition perceptual disability means a disability that prevents or inhibits a person from reading or hearing a [...] work in its original format, and includes such a disability resulting from (a) severe or total impairment of sight or hearing or the inability to focus or move one’s eyes, (b) the inability to hold or manipulate a book, or (c) an impairment relating to comprehension; Source: Copyright Act of Canada
4. What is an Accessible Format?
5. Formats • Braille • large print • electronic text • eBook (ePub, PDF) • audio (audiobook, Spoken Word) • DAISY digital talking book
6. Access to Materials • Public Library • CNIB • Bookshare • Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) • Copyright Allowance
7. Take Away
8. Thank You Questions?