activity support programs
activities to support barrier-free services
volunteers are mainly helping visually-impaired persons with access to information.
face-to-face readings
members of Sendai Reading Service Club and mediatheque volunteers read requested materials face-to-face with visually-impaired persons.
production of recorded tapes and transcription of data into Braille
mediatheque volunteers record materials on tapes or transcribe them into Braille on request. they also tape-record or transcribe into Braille an informational magazine published by the library.
assistance in operating speech-based computers
mediatheque volunteers are helping visually-impaired persons operate a computer with special screen-reading software.