Services for people who are visually impaired

Assistive Technology

We have assistive technology for the visually impaired, including screen magnifiers, large type collections and keyboards, and eBooks. Read about our assistive technology resources.

Collections

We have a small braille collection and textured books, audiobooks on CD and to download, closed captioned DVDs, Tumblebooks, which are digital books for children and teens, and Freegal, which allows you to download or stream music for free.

Services & Home Delivery

If you're visiting a library for an event, you'll find that we have Induction Loop Technology in some of our meeting rooms.

Home delivery of large type books and audiobooks is available for eligible people through Books by Mail.

Arizona Talking Book Library

The Arizona Talking Book Library provides free audio book delivery/downloadable services to the visually impaired, physically limited, and print disabled throughout the state; any person who cannot read standard print, hold a book, or turn pages is eligible for this free service.

Each person has direct access to their own personal Arizona Talking Book librarian to ensure they receive their requested materials (which can include an audio player and headphones, free of charge.) The Arizona Talking Book Library features a collection of downloadable audio books, magazines, and Braille provided by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Apply through the Arizona Talking Book Library for access to the Braille and Audio Reading Download service. 

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