[State of Iowa] IDB Institution Application

Application for Free Library Service for Institutions

Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled

Application for Free Library Service: Institutions Institutions—such as assisted living communities, hospitals, public libraries, schools for students who are blind or have a visual impairment, public and private schools, and college or university disability centers—may borrow equipment and reading materials for use by eligible readers to use individually or in a group setting. The institution is responsible for keeping a record of the serial numbers of all machines assigned to the institution. If residents or students choose to apply using the Individual Application, they are responsible for the equipment they borrow, not the institution.

Name of Institution

County

Phone Number

Number of persons unable to read or use standard printed materials who will be served (Note: a patron can be both talking-book reader and a Braille reader):

Talking-book readers:

Braille readers:

Type of Institution:

School - Primary/Secondary

Hospital

Nursing/Convalescent Home

Public Library (only eligible for BARD demonstration account)

Other Organization

Demonstration Account:

Check if your organization is exclusively demonstrating NLS library services to eligible individuals, who will submit their own applications for service.

Eligibility of blind and other print-disabled persons for loan of library materials

The following people are eligible for service: residents of the United States, including territories, insular possessions, and the District of Columbia, and American citizens living abroad, provided they meet one of the following criteria:

1. An individual who is blind or has a visual impairment that makes them unable to comfortably read print books.

2. An individual who has a perceptual or reading disability.

3. An individual who has a physical disability that makes it hard to hold or manipulate a book or to focus or move the eyes as needed to read a print book. Please see www.loc.gov/nls/eligibility for the full eligibility terminology.