Words to Ponder....

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~Anonymous

Friday, October 24, 2008

Is It Possible to Violate Copyright When Providing an Accessible Copy?

Actually, yes. Not anyone can just produce copies of something and provide it for the visually impaired, so be careful. There are special entities that make and provide specialized formats of materials. The National Library Service for the Blind is one of those entities. It provides libraries all over the country (I guess that partially answers the question in my last post!) To find a library near you, a link is provided on the NLS website www.loc.gov/nls/index.html to search. I searched Pennsylvania and discovered the closest one to me is in Pittsburgh at Carnegie:

Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Leonard C. Staisey Building
4724 Baum Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15213-1389
Librarian: Kathleen Kappel
Telephone: (412) 687-2440 Toll-free (In-state): (800) 242-0586 FAX: (412) 687-2442
E-mail: lbph@carnegielibrary.org
Web site: http://www.carnegielibrary.org/lbph
Hours of Operation: 9:00-5:00 M-F

Pretty cool, huh?

2 comments:

Jessica Modrzejewski said...

I LOVE this concept! That is a great question -- that needed an answer. Great job citing your sources -- and connecting to Carnegie Libraries. You blog is great!
Mrs. M.

Lorena said...

Mrs. M...just in case you happen to reread any of this, thanks for your comments. I guess I find special needs issues very interesting, and when I can tie the issue into an assignment, all the better!