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Eligibility Requirements and Application Form (Individuals)

Eligibility Requirements and Application Form for individuals [PDF: 1MB / 4 p.]

Eligibility Requirements and Application Form (Institutions)

Solicitud de Servicio Bibliotecario Gratuito para individuos y requistos para inscribirse como usario

Solicitud de Servicio Bibliotecario Gratuito para individuos y requistos para inscribirse como usario [PDF: 832KB / 5 p.]

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Accessibility: A Selective Bibliography, 2008, in large print

Assistive Technology: A Selective Bibliography, 2000, in large print

Library and Information Services for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals, 2006, in large print

Physical Handicaps: A Selective Bibliography, 2009, in large print

About Braille

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Braille alphabet card

Braille Literacy: Resources for Instruction, Writing Equipment, and Supplies, 2004, in braille

Braille Literacy: Resources for Instruction, Writing Equipment, and Supplies, 2004, in large print

Braille Literacy: Resources for Instruction, Writing Equipment, and Supplies, in HTML

Date Finder

Do You Know This Tune? (braille music)

Sources of Braille Reading Materials, 1996, in braille

Sources of Braille Reading Materials, in HTML

Web-Braille

Web-Braille, in braille

Web-Braille, in HTML

Books Are Fun for Everyone

Frequently Asked Questions about Digital Talking Books, in web-braille

Frequently Asked Questions about Digital Talking Books, in HTML

Frequently Asked Questions about the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), the Library of Congress

Frequently Asked Questions about the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the Library of Congress, in HTML

Music Is for Everyone

Reading Is for Everyone

Reading with Low Vision

Reference and Information Services

Talking Books for People with Physical Disabilities

Talking Books for Senior Adults

Libros parlantes para la tercera edad

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Books in Spanish/Libros in español, 2001

Braille Books, biennial, in braille

Braille Books, biennial, in large print

Braille Books, biennial, in HTML

Cassette Books, annual

Cassette Books, annual, in large print

Cassette Books, annual, in HTML

For Younger Readers, biennial, in braille

For Younger Readers, biennial, in large print

For Younger Readers, biennial, in HTML

Magazines in Special Media, 2005, in large print

Magazines in Special Media, in HTML

Check no more than two circulars for us to mail to you. Many of these circulars are also available as electronic documents. You will find a link to the electronic document, if it exists, following the checkboxes for the various other formats of each circular.

Assistive Technology Products for Information Access, in HTML

Bibles and Other Sacred Writings in Special Media, 1999, in braille

Bibles and Other Sacred Writings in Special Media, 1999, on 15/16-ips cassette

Bibles and Other Sacred Writings in Special Media, 1999, in large print

Bibles and Other Sacred Writings in Special Media, in HTML

Blindness and Visual Impairments: Information and Advocacy Organizations, 2007, in braille

Blindness and Visual Impairments: Information and Advocacy Organizations, 2007, in large print

Building a Library Collection on Blindness and Physical Handicaps: Basic Materials and Resources, 2009, in large print

Building a Library Collection on Blindness and Physical Handicaps: Basic Materials and Resources, in HTML

Deaf-Blindness: National Organizations and Resources, 2004, in large print

Employment of People with Disabilities: A Resource Guide, 2005

Employment of People with Disabilities: A Resource Guide, in HTML

Guide to Spoken-Word Recordings: Popular Literature, 2004, in large print

Guide to Spoken-Word Recordings: Popular Literature, in HTML

Information for Travelers with Physical or Visual Disabilities, 2002, in large print

Information for Travelers with Physical or Visual Disabilities, in HTML

Learning Disabilities: Organizations and Resources, 2004, in large print

Learning Disabilities: Organizations and Resources, in HTML

Magazine Program of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 2007

Magnifying Devices: A Resource Guide, 2002, in large print

Magnifying Devices: A Resource Guide, in HTML

Parents' Guide to the Development of Preschool Children with Disabilities: Resources and Services, 2004, in large print

Parents' Guide to the Development of Preschool Children with Disabilities: Resources and Services, in HTML

Physical Disabilities: National Organizations and Resources, in HTML

Physical Disabilities: National Organizations and Resourcess, in plain text

Reading Materials in Large Print: A Resource Guide, 2005, in large print

Address List: Regional and Subregional Libraries, semiannual

Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, (including statistical data), annual

Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, (excluding statistical data), in HTML

Sources of Custom-Produced Books: Braille, Audio Recordings, and Large Print, 2001, in braille

Sources of Custom-Produced Books: Braille, Audio Recordings, and Large Print, 2001, in large print

Sources of Custom-Produced Books: Braille, Audio Recordings, and Large Print, in HTML

Books for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals, 2009

Books for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals, 2009, in braille

Books for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals, in HTML

Libros para individuous con ceguera e impedimentos físicos, 2009

Libros para individuos con ceguera e impedimentos físicos, in HTML

Calendars, annual

Calendars, annual, in HTML

Copyright Law Amendment, 1996: PL 104-197

Library Service to Institutions, 1995

Music Services for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals, 2009

Playback Machines and Accessories Provided on Free Loan to Eligible Individuals and Institutions, 2009

Reproductores de audio y accesorios disponibles mediante préstamo gratuito para individuous e instituciones calificadas, 2009

Reproductores de audio y accesorios disponibles mediante préstamo gratuito para individuos e instituciones calificadas, in HTML

Selected Sources for Electronic Texts, 2005, in large print

Selected Veterans Organizations, 2003

Talking Books and Reading Disabilities, in large print

Braille Book Review (new braille books and program news)—bimonthly, in braille

Braille Book Review (new braille books and program news)—bimonthly, in large print

Flash (NLS activity related to digital books and magazines)—occasional

Flash (NLS activity related to digital books and magazines)—occasional, in HTML

News (newsletter on current program developments)—quarterly

News (current program developments)—quarterly, in braille

News (current program developments)—quarterly, in HTML

Talking Book Topics (new recorded books and program news)—bimonthly, in large print

Update (newsletter on volunteer activities)—occasional

Update (newsletter on volunteer activities)—occasional, in HTML