Services For The Blind
- Guide dogs being admitted to buildings, buses, trains and other locations that pets are not allowed.
- Reserving the use of a white cane to blind individuals only.
- Using mobile phone cameras to take pictures of change after a transaction, so that it can be counted by a sighted person who verifies by tone or voice that the change is correct.
- Translation of new works into braille or talking books, or the use of text-to-speech translators.
- Availability of these in a public library and other public institutions, and in a boot image configured for use for a disabled person.
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