612:15-1-3. Library functions and legal basis (a) The Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (OLBPH), operated by the Department of Rehabilitation Services, is the regional library for Oklahoma and a part of the national network of libraries of the Library of Congress National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. (b) On March 3, 1931, the Pratt-Smoot bill authorized the Library of Congress to arrange with other libraries to serve as local or regional centers to circulate books to blind or visually-impaired users. By the end of fiscal 1966, Congress passed Public Law 89-522 extending the service to library users who could not read standard print because of physical disability, which can include certain reading disabilities.
(c) Upon request, the Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped produces reading materials in alternative formats on a limited basis. Available alternative formats include cassette recording and braille. Production is done on a fee-for-service basis. Services provided by OLBPH as part of the National Library Service will be given priority over requests for production of reading materials in alternative formats.
[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 4635, eff 9-1-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 2451, eff 7-1-94; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 3079, eff 8-1-96]