At present, getting advice on ideal gophers or web sites for starting-points is important. See the resource information at the end of the paper. Information technology has brought help for the hungry print handicapped. Electronic text can be manipulated in many ways to assist persons with disabilities in accessing its content. The fact that information is increasingly becoming networked manes that distance becomes no barrier.
Information technology can increase access to both procuring material and displaying it.
HOwever, libraries and librarians will continue to play a pivotal role for all readers in finding and using materials. They also need to be alert to the needs of on-site patrons with disabilities in using electronic data. Libraries have a responsibility to meet the needs of these new patrons with disabilities.