Georgia Library Services for the Blind and Print Disabled (GLS)


WHAT IS GLS?
ELIGIBILITY
OTHER RESOURCES

Georgia Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled

Georgia Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled (GLS), supports accessible library services in Georgia by promoting the use of assistive technology and by providing accessible reading materials to those who, due to a disability, are unable to read standard print.

Further information is available by calling 1-800-248-6701, or by coming by the library at:

GLS Atlanta

One Margaret Mitchell Square, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
phone:  1-800-795-2680

Visit the GLS website at Georgia Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (GLS).

Operating hours:
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

ELIGIBILITY

Georgia Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (GLS) provides resources to those who cannot read traditional books or magazines. Resources include a variety of assistive technologies available for those who qualify.

Who qualifies for the service?
  1. Anyone who is unable to read or handle standard printed materials as a result of temporary or permanent visual or physical disability.
  2. Persons who are legally blind or cannot see well enough or focus long enough to read standard print; even with glasses.
  3. Person who are unable to hold or turn pages of print books.
  4. Person who are certified by a medical doctor as have a reading disability.


Visit the GLS website at Georgia Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (GLS).

RESOURCES

American Council of the Blind
American Foundation for the Blind
Braille Institute
Government Disability Information
Library of Congress Laws and Regulations
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Vendors Specializing in Technology for the Blind