Yokohama-shi reading barrier-free information site

Do you have any problems with reading like this?

• Due to visual impairment, print cannot be seen or difficult to see.
• It is difficult to hold a book or turn the page due to obstacles in the arms or hands.
• It is difficult to read a sentence

In this site, "Change the size and color of characters" and "Speak out the contents of the book by voice" etc.

Introducing barrier-free books and various services that can be read in a way that suits you.

• We will hold a reading barrier-free exhibition on September 21, 2023 (period: September 21, 2023 to October 2, 2023)
• September 21, 2023 A message from the Akutagawa Prize writer, Sao Ichikawa, was posted.
• Press release on September 19, 2023 "There are various ways to read" See, Touch, Kiku "-We will work to promote understanding of barrier-free reading-"

[Menu 1]　Do you have any problems with reading?
[Menu 2]　Use barrier-free books
[Menu 3]　Use reading support equipment
[Menu 4]　Use library services
[Menu 5]　Related Organizations
[Menu 6]　Related information
[Menu 7]　Reading barrier-free enlightenment videos, reading barrier-free enlightenment leaflets, etc.
　

Mr. Sao Ichikawa, a writer who received the 169th Akutagawa Prize for "Hantzsch Back", sent a message about barrier-free reading to citizens.

Aiming at a society where everyone can read, the Reading Barrier-Free Law was enacted in June 2019.
It is a law that allows everyone, with or without disabilities, to benefit from the text and print culture of reading.
We aim to ensure that people with various disabilities can access the contents of the book in an easy-to-use format.