The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped(NLS) is a free library program of Braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail. People may be eligible for the program if they are blind or have a visual and/or physical disability. Persons who have a reading disability may also qualify for this free program. The NLS was established by an act of Congress in 1931.

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  • The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped(NLS) is a free library program of Braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail. People may be eligible for the program if they are blind or have a visual and/or physical disability. Persons who have a reading disability may also qualify for this free program. The NLS was established by an act of Congress in 1931. The program was expanded in 1952 to include blind children, in 1962 to include music materials, and in 1966 to include individuals with physical impairments that prevent the reading of standard print. The Chafee amendment of 1995(Chafee) added tile 17 United States Code section 121 to the copyright portion of US law; section 121 established specific limitations on the exclusive rights in copyrighted works. The amendment allows authorized entities to reproduce or distribute copies or phonorecords of previously published nondramatic literary works in specialized formats exclusively for use by blind or other persons with disabilities. The definition of authorized entities under Chafee is very narrow; "a nonprofit organization or a governmental agency that has a primary mission to provide specialized services relating to training, education, or adaptive reading or information access needs of blind or other persons with disabilities. " A "nonprofit organization" is understood to mean an organization that has been granted nonprofit tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The NLS claims that this authority to make assemble copies can be delegated to " volunteers, special education teachers, and commercial producers."
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  • The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped(NLS) is a free library program of Braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail. People may be eligible for the program if they are blind or have a visual and/or physical disability. Persons who have a reading disability may also qualify for this free program. The NLS was established by an act of Congress in 1931.
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  • National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
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