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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>75329</law_id><section_number>51.5-74</section_number><catch_line>Operation of library service for persons with disabilities; agreement with The Library of Virginia</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="51.5">Persons With Disabilities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="12">Persons Who Are Blind and Vision Impaired</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> is hereby authorized to maintain and operate a library service for persons who are blind, vision impaired, and disabled who are eligible for such services pursuant to the Pratt-Smoot Act (P.L. 89-522). Special <span class="dictionary">materials</span> that are provided through this program may include but are not limited to sound reproduction machines such as tape players and record players; talking book records; magnetic tapes; large print books; Braille books; book holders; page turners; captioned films for the deaf; and special electronic devices used as reading aids. The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> may enter into an agreement or agreements with The Library of Virginia for the purpose of receiving federal funds for the operation of this program.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 63-167.2; 1968, c. 19, &#xA7; 63.1-74.1; 1980, c. 4; 1992, c. 755; 1994, c. 64; 2002, c. 747.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
