Library Services for the Blind & Print Disabled

The Wyoming Department of Education, in partnership with the Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled, provides free library service to Wyoming residents who are unable to use standard print materials due to a visual, physical, or organic reading disability.

This program, also known as Talking Books, allows access to Braille and recorded books and magazines which are circulated through the U.S. Postal Service postage-free.

Eligibility

• Persons who are legally blind
• Persons with visual disabilities who are unable to read standard print clearly and comfortably
• Persons with physical disabilities who cannot hold a book, turn pages, or focus on printed material
• Persons with reading or learning disabilities certified by medical doctors as having an organic dysfunction

Application for Free Library Service 
The application details who is eligible and who is qualified to certify eligibility.

Please Note: After initial registration and set-up, Wyoming library patrons are served by the Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled.

• For more information about the Utah State Library and this program, visit http://blindlibrary.utah.gov 
• For details specific to Wyoming residents, visit http://blindlibrary.utah.gov/wyoming_service/
• For more information and history about the national program, visit http://www.loc.gov/nls/index.html

Contact Information
For questions about the application or equipment:
Wyoming Department of Education
Services for the Visually Impaired
(307) 856-5652

To order books and other program materials:
Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled
(800) 453-4293
blind@utah.gov

For general questions on library services to special populations in Wyoming:
Wyoming State Library
Sara Francis, Outreach Librarian
(800) 264-1281 (press 3, then 4)
sfranc2@wyo.gov
 
Other Services
Textbooks and other materials are available through Learning Ally.  As a separate non-profit organization, they require a different application but the process is easier and faster if you are a current member of the Library for the Blind.

Additional services for the Visually Impaired (of all ages) are available through the Wyoming Department of Education.

Other Resources
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB): http://www.afb.org/
Americans with Disabilities Act: http://www.ada.gov/

Disability Resources: http://www.disabilityresources.org/
National Health of Institute Senior Health: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/

National Federation of the Blind: http://www.nfb.org