National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled

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United States government program federal library program library service for people with disabilities

The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled is a U.S. federal program that provides free accessible reading materials, including braille and audio books, to people with visual or print disabilities.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped	2
Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD)	1
Braille and Audio Reading Download Mobile	1
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS)	1
United States Library of Congress programs	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government program ⓘ federal library program ⓘ library service for people with disabilities ⓘ
acronym	NLS ⓘ
administers	network of cooperating regional libraries ⓘ network of cooperating subregional libraries ⓘ
costToUser	free ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distributionMethod	online download ⓘ postal mail ⓘ streaming audio ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion	inability to read or use standard printed materials ⓘ physical limitation preventing handling of print materials ⓘ reading disability resulting from organic dysfunction ⓘ visual impairment ⓘ
formerName	National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
fundedBy	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
hasProgram	National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD)
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	U.S. federal law ⓘ
mediaFormat	braille ⓘ digital audio ⓘ large print (through cooperating libraries) ⓘ
mission	to ensure that people with visual and print disabilities have access to reading materials ⓘ
offers	BARD Mobile app ⓘ
operatedBy	Library of Congress ⓘ
parentOrganization	Library of Congress ⓘ
partOf	Library of Congress ⓘ
provides	audio books ⓘ audio magazines ⓘ braille and audio equipment ⓘ braille books ⓘ braille magazines ⓘ digital talking books ⓘ downloadable digital books ⓘ mail delivery of materials ⓘ music instructional materials ⓘ music scores in braille ⓘ
sector	library and information services ⓘ
serviceArea	District of Columbia ⓘ United States territories ⓘ surface form: U.S. territories United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
targetAudience	people who are blind ⓘ people with physical disabilities that prevent reading standard print ⓘ people with print disabilities ⓘ people with visual disabilities ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

BARD Mobile app → acronymOf → National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled ⓘ

this entity surface form: Braille and Audio Reading Download Mobile

BARD Mobile app → associatedProgram → National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS)

United States National Recording Registry → category → National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Library of Congress programs

BARD Mobile app → developedBy → National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled ⓘ

NLS → formerName → National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled → formerName → National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

NLS → fullName → National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled ⓘ

Library of Congress → hasDivision → National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled ⓘ

National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled → hasProgram → National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD)

BARD Mobile app → operatedBy → National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled ⓘ