“We serve anyone who cannot pick up a book with their two hands and read like that,” Murphy said. “So it’s not just people who have vision challenges.”
The library provides services to Pennsylvanians with temporary or permanent disabilities and is a part of the Library of Congress’ National Library Service, Library for the Blind and Print Disabled.
The nationwide network circulates materials free of charge to eligible participants of all ages. LAMP serves Pennsylvania through two locations at the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
“We send out Braille, we send out large print to our patrons, and we have audio players and refreshable Braille devices that we’re able to send out for that have the materials either preloaded on them, or they can download them to their devices,” she said.
Murphy said the library has a variety of special materials – this includes books for those with dyslexia or declining vision, and books for those with a temporary or permanent disability who have lost the ability to use their hands.
There are also hundreds of Braille stacks for blind readers.”
Pennsylvania’s Library of Accessible Media is right here in Philly