A User's Perspective

This article is a personal account of the challenges faced by a library school lecturer who loses sight later in life. It illustrates the difficulties faced by visually impaired people in the United Kingdom in obtaining access to reading materials for work, educational, and leisure purposes. It also considers their future prospects.

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