The Role and Activities of the IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section.

The purpose of this article is to introduce some of the issues that blind and other print disabled people face in connections with reading and to explain how this situation influences the role of libraries for the blind. It goes on to describe the structure and purpose of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and its Libraries for the Blind Section, and to highlight the Section's challenges, goals, and activities contained in its latest strategic plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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