South African Library for the Blind (SALB)
Contact Details
| Postal | PO Box 115, Makhanda (Grahamstown), 6140 |
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| Physical | 112B High Street, Eastern Cape, Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape |
| Tel | 046 622 7226 |
| Web | www.salb.org.za |
Overview
The South African Library for the Blind (SALB) has, since 2010 been one of the 28 entities of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.
The South African Library for the Blind renders a library and information service to blind and visually impaired people of South Africa by providing and production of accessible South African reading material in formats relevant to blind and visually impaired people. To ensure effective use of the reading materials, SALB also provides the blind and visually impaired constituencies with free devices and reading equipment that fit their reading requirements.
The Library's mandate is to: provide a free library and information service that is responsible to the needs of the blind and the print-handicapped user; build up a balance and appropriate collection of South African and other documents, and make them accessible for use to the blind and print-handicapped readers; SALB also produces documents in special mediums such as Braille and audio formats for use by its readers; develop standards for the production of such documents; research production methods and technology in the appropriate fields; and acquire and disseminate the technology required by blind and print-handicapped people to read.
SALB is also active in all nine provinces and has established 300 mini libraries that are services attached to public and community libraries.
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