Meaning of print-disabled | Babel Free

Definitions

Disabled in such a way as to be effectively unable to read print material, whether due to blindness, dyslexia, or another disability.

Examples

“Recording for the Blind’s Texas Unit has been helping blind, dyslexic, and otherwise print-disabled Texans since 1973.”

“What emerged in March of 1993 was a report of “The Print Access Project,” which discussed the recent history and future technological options for providing access to print materials, newspapers in particular, for what has now become an accepted terminology: print-disabled people. The implication of this language is that not only do people with visual impairments have difficulty gaining access to print materials, but so do people with dyslexia and other learning disabilities and people with certain mobility and physical impairments. […] However, the Times, like so many other information-bearing Web sites, errs in a few small but critical ways in how they design their Web site, resulting in a frustrating experience for print-disabled people who use personal computers.”

“In traditional paper format, these forms may pose a problem for users that are print-disabled (blind or with low vision or dyslexia) or that can read but may have problems handling forms (such as users with spinal cord injuries).”

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