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Abstract

This article is based on a report presented in May 1970 on Writing and Reading Aids for the Physically Disabled. The investigation was sponsored by the Writing and Reading Aids Committee (WRAP) of the National Fund for Research into Crippling Diseases and under taken on behalf of the Library Association by Alison Shaw. It considers some of the problems of disabled living in general terms and the particular problems of writing and reading aids. Present information and library services and equipment are reviewed. It con cludes that there are three main stages in providing aids—(a) the question of information about what aids and services are available, (b) the problem of paying for them and (c) the problem of ensuring that the services and aids provided are efficient.

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