What is a Print Disability?
Explanation
In the Canadian Copyright Act, a print or perceptual disability is defined as "A disability that prevents or inhibits a person from reading or hearing a literary, musical, dramatic or artistic work in its original format."
This definition includes visual, learning, cognitive or physical disabilities that create difficulties reading print works.
To address barriers to print access, the Copyright Act allows the creation of alternate formats for people with print or perceptual disabilities. The Act does not allow alternate format creation for people without these disabilities.
The Library can create alternate or more accessible formats on request for people with print or perceptual disabilities.