Long Island Talking Book Library

Eligibility Requirements

Any Long Island resident who is unable to read or use standard print materials as a result of visual or physical limitations may receive talking book service. Eligible individuals may include people who are legally blind; people who are visually impaired and unable to read print even with corrective lenses; and people who are unable to hold a book or turn pages due to physical conditions such as paralysis, missing arms or hands, lack of muscle coordination, or prolonged weakness.

Under federal regulations, individuals with cognitive impairments, mental retardation, literacy or language problems are not eligible to receive talking books unless they also meet the visual or physical criteria. Individuals who are certified by a doctor of medicine or osteopathy as having a reading disability, due to an organic dysfunction, that is severe enough to prevent reading in the usual manner, are eligible to receive talking books.

Applications for talking books are available at every public library on Long Island, from most organizations and professionals serving people with disabilities, or from our office. They may also be downloaded from http://www.litbl.org/applications.html.

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