People using the library can access holdinbgs of other libraries, indexes, and the web. Each area accessed might require a different set of key combinations to access the system. I know, in my own case, when I access PALS, I go back and forth to look up codes because the system is quite different from the University of Minnesota. The speech synthisizers would be disruptive in libraries. The unit would have to be housed apart and a tape recording or a Braille printer would have to be available to record the information received.
Libraries are usually able to assist blind people in computer searches.
The interaction can be beneficial because the information received can be discussed and ignored if not useful. I suggest that a way should be found to discuss the potential impact of this bill on libraries. This is only my reaction to the legislation. We cannot obtain the budgets to purchase and implement our technology requests now, much less trying to imagine just what it means to find a way, then purchase and implement a process to make all of this technology accessible to the visually impaired. I really resent the state telling us to provide for a population that may not even exist here or if they do, they may not give one hoot about what is going on here at City Hall.