Enhancing Information Accessibility for Visually Impaired Users: Implications of the “Reading in the Dark” Project at Shanghai Pudong Library

Abstract

Abstract:

Taking the “Reading in the Dark” project at Shanghai Pudong Library as an example, thispaper explores the practice and implications of public libraries in promoting information accessibility forvisually impaired users. Through case analysis, a practical framework for public libraries is constructed,clarifying the interrelationships and focusing on analyzing Pudong’s innovative experience. The projectframework is clear, easy to operate, and replicable, providing a reference for public libraries to carry outinformation accessibility services for digitally disadvantaged groups. It represents the current informationaccessibility projects for visually impaired users in public libraries in China.

Feng Na (Shanghai Pudong Library). Enhancing Information Accessibility for Visually Impaired Users: Implications of the “Reading in the Dark” Project at Shanghai Pudong Library[J]. Libraly Journal, 2025, 44(409): 64-70.

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