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International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on library services and developments in reading materials for the blind, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "Reading Programs for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Public Libraries of the Polish People's Republic" by Franciszek Czajkowski…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on library services and developments in reading materials for the blind and disabled presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference include: (1) "The Establishment of a Library Service to Visually Handicapped People in African Developing Countries" (Paulli Thomsen, Denmark); (2) "Sources of Assistance for Establishing Braille…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedMbaakanyi, D. M. – Information Development, 1987
Outlines existing library materials and services for blind students in Botswana, describes efforts made in the past to educate blind persons, and presents a proposal for the development of an educational library service for the blind at the primary, secondary, and university levels. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Blindness, Braille, Developing Nations
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on library services and developments in reading materials for the blind, which were presented at the 1984 Expert Meeting of the IFLA Section of Libraries for the Blind include: (1) "Teaching Map Concepts to the Blind" (R. B. Horsfall and B. Cox, Canada); (2) "Optical Character Recognition 'Reading' for Computerized Braille Production"…
Descriptors: Audiodisc Recordings, Blindness, Braille, Developing Nations
