About the Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities Section

Supported by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, where it is stated that print disabled people have the right to equal access to books, knowledge and information at the same time, cost and quality as everyone else, and recognizing the fact that as of today only 5% of the world's published information is fully accessible to persons with a print disability:

Our Mission
The mission of the IFLA LPD is to advocate for library services that are equitable and accessible for persons with a print disability.

Our Goals
1. Establish a global accessible library of accessible material
2. Influence international policy on access to knowledge and information
3. Establish and support guidelines of best practice
4. Raise the profile of LPD and accessible library services within the library community

Actions Following from Our Goals
1. To establish a global accessible library for people with print disabilities
2. To partner and co-operate with other organizations to influence
international policy on access to knowledge and information
3. To establish and support guidelines and best practice for accessible
library and information services
4. To raise the profile of LPD and accessible library services within the
library community.

Awards

Chair:
Koen Krikhaar
Manager Library Services
Dedicon
P.O. Box 24
(Traverse 175)
5360 AA GRAVE
Netherlands
Tel. +(31)(486)486260
Fax +(31)(486)476535
Email: kkrikhaar@dedicon.nl

Secretary and Treasurer:
Francois Hendrikz
South African Library for the Blind
P.O. Box 115
GRAHAMSTOWN 6140
South Africa
Tel. +(27)(46)6227226
Fax +(27)(46)6224645
Email: director@blindlib.org.za

Information Coordinator/Editor of Newsletter:

Minna von Zansen
Service Manager, Library Services
Celia Library for the Visually Impaired
P.O. Box 20
FIN-00030 IIRIS
Finland
Tel. +(358)(9)22952231
Fax +(358)(9)22952295
Email: minna.vonzansen@celia.fi

Information Coordinator:
Kari Kummeneje
The Norwegian Library of Talking Books and Braille
P.O. 2764 Solli
N-0204 OSLO
Norway
Tel.+(47)(22)068800
Fax+(47)(22)068890
Email: kari.kummeneje@nlb.no

Treasurer: To be confirmed

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Última actualización: 5 Octubre 2012