Print Disability
Also known as: Print Impairment, Print-related Disability, Print-related Disabilities
A condition that prevents a person from effectively reading conventional printed material due to visual, physical, perceptual, developmental, cognitive, or learning disabilities. Print disabilities include blindness, low vision, dyslexia, and physical conditions that prevent holding books or turning pages. The concept of print disability is important in copyright law, where many jurisdictions provide exceptions allowing the creation of accessible format copies for people with print disabilities, such as under the Marrakesh Treaty.
Category: Reading Accessibility · Accessibility Rights
Related: Reading Disability · Braille Literacy · Non-Visual Reading · Dyslexia