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Maryland Accessible Textbook Program

Information about the Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped's Accessible Textbook program, providing services to colleges and universities throughout Maryland.
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Welcome

Welcome to the Maryland Accessible Textbook Program homepage.

The Maryland Accessible Textbook Program (MAT) was created by the Maryland General Assembly to offer additional choices to all Maryland college students who are blind or visually impaired or who have other disabilities that make it difficult to read print. It is a program housed in the Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH) in Baltimore. Colleges, universities, and community colleges, whether they are public or private, generally have a person or office to aid individuals with disabilities to address a variety of disability-related issues. Services available from Disability Student Services (DSS) staff include test accommodations and locating accessible books among many others. 

The MAT program offers you an additional choice for getting accessible textbooks for your own use if you want to have another entity aid inaccessible book procurement. The DSS office in the school you attend may also choose MAT as the means of procuring electronic texts for you. MAT is committed to providing a seamless book acquisition process for everyone who chooses its services. 

Use the menu on the left to find more information about eligibility, available formats, and forms for requesting items.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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