Blind and partially sighted people in Keighley will soon have easier access to documents with the launch of a new Braille transcription service.
The service can be accessed through the Keighley and District Association for the Blind, which recently received a grant to buy a Braille embosser, a special type of printer.
The new embosser allows the association to produce its own Braille and can also be used to produce simple, tactile diagrams.
Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 service providers are required to make reasonable adjustments to provide printed materials in alternative forms. Antony Horner, ICT manager for the Keighley and District Association for the Blind, said: "According to the Royal National Institute for the Blind over 95 per cent of publications never become available in large print, audio or Braille.
"The new service will make a difference to local registered visually impaired people, by providing access to documents that are currently inaccessible."
The association supports 708 registered blind and visually impaired people living in Keighley, Bingley, Silsden, Cross Hills and other surrounding areas, 371 of whom live in Keighley.
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