Who is Eligible?
The Talking Book and Braille Library at the State Library of Oregon is a FREE Braille and audio book library for any Oregonian with a print-disability, which means a person cannot comfortably read standard-size 12pt print for lengthy periods of time. Eligibility for our library includes the following:
- Visual Impairment: needing aids stronger than regular reading glasses to read. Examples include (but are not limited to): Legal Blindness, Macular Degeneration, Cataracts, Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, etc.
- Physical Impairment: inability to handle a book or turn its pages. Examples include (but are not limited to): Muscular Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, stroke, severe arthritis, paraplegia, traumatic brain injury, etc.
- Reading Impairment: impairment in print comprehension. Examples include (but are not limited to): dyslexia, dysphasia, etc.
For more information on eligibility, please check here.
Who can certify people as eligible?
Eligibility must be certified by one of the following: doctor of
medicine, doctor of osteopathy, ophthalmologist, optometrist,
psychologist, registered nurse, therapist, or professional staff of
hospitals, institutions, and public or welfare agencies (such as an
educator, social worker, case worker, counselor, rehabilitation teacher,
certified reading specialist, school psychologist, superintendent, or
librarian).