<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi all,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">The National Library Service recently announced some updates to its National Library Service for people with print disabilities (which includes blindness). </div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.2em 0px 0.5em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,26,50);line-height:24px;font-size:24px">NLS Debuts New Website and Pilot Programs</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.825em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,"Helvetica Neue Light","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4em">The <a href="https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-library-service-for-the-blind-and-physically-handicapped/about-this-service/" class="ext" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(170,30,34);box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration-line:none;line-height:inherit">National Library Service (NLS)<span class="ext" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:url("extlink_s.png") 2px 50% no-repeat;width:10px;height:10px;padding-right:12px"><span class="element-invisible" style="box-sizing:border-box;overflow:hidden;height:1px">(link is external)</span></span></a> at the Library of Congress (LOC) serves as a gateway to library services for people who are blind, have low vision, or have physical disabilities that limit access to print materials. The NLS launched a revamped website, designed for users with and without visual disabilities, which includes tools to adjust the layout for a range of visual needs.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.825em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,"Helvetica Neue Light","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4em">Additionally, the NLS Director announced four new programs designed to get more materials to more people, faster than ever. Check out the <a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2017/07/a-new-website-and-more-expanding-our-services-for-the-blind-and-physically-handicapped/" class="ext" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(170,30,34);box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration-line:none;line-height:inherit">LOC blog post<span class="ext" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:url("extlink_s.png") 2px 50% no-repeat;width:10px;height:10px;padding-right:12px"><span class="element-invisible" style="box-sizing:border-box;overflow:hidden;height:1px">(link is external)</span></span></a> for more details on the exciting wireless download, duplication on demand, synthetic speech, and Braille e-reader programs.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.825em;padding:0px;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,"Helvetica Neue Light","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4em">Best,</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.825em;padding:0px;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,"Helvetica Neue Light","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4em">Katy Carroll</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.825em;padding:0px;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,"Helvetica Neue Light","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4em">P.S. Shared from the Mid-Atlantic ADA Network</p></div></div>
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