Provision of Service to those Unable to use Conventional Print - AMAR
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VILLAGE OF MARWAYNE LIBRARY BOARD
PROVISION OF SERVICE TO THOSE UNABLE TO USE CONVENTIONAL PRINT
1. A patron unable to use conventional print may also be known as a print-disabled patron.
Print-disabled patrons include any patron who has a perceptual disability, defined in the Copyright
Act as "a disability that prevents or inhibits a person from reading or hearing a literary,
musical, dramatic or artistic 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."
2. The Marwayne Public Library Board believes patrons unable to use conventional print materials
should still have full access to library services and programs. It is therefore essential that
library services for print-disabled patrons be incorporated into all aspects of library service.
3. Services to print-disabled patrons shall be incorporated into library planning, including the
Plan of Service. Every patron who is print-disabled has unique needs, and a broad range of
print-disabilities may be found in all communities. The Library Board shall plan its services to
meet the needs of a broad range of print disabilities.
4. Services to print-disabled patrons shall be treated as essential core services during the
budgeting process, and adequate funds shall be allotted to these services.
5. The Marwayne Library Board shall work with or use the resources of other local, regional,
provincial, and national organizations to provide services to print-disabled patrons. such
organizations may include:
• The regional library system
• Public Library Services Branch
• Local community services organizations (e.g. Alberta Health Services, FCSS, schools, social
services)
• Regional or national organi2ations (e.g. CIRA, CNI�, NN�LS)
• Other organizations as required
6. All staff members shall be trained on how to provide services to print-disabled patrons. While
one or two staff members may take the lead in providing services to print-disabled patrons, they
should not be the only ones who know how to provide these services.
1. The Marwayne Public Library Board shall endeavour to provide materials in a form appropriate to
the patron, from whatever source is available. Forms may include:
• Adaptive computer software