Can individuals who have a print disability reproduce a work in an accessible format?
Individuals may reproduce works in an accessible format for the purposes of research or study under the ‘fair dealing’ exception (for more detail, see Section 2, General information on copyright). The application of the statutory licence is restricted to institutions that assist people with a print disability. For this reason, individuals who wish to obtain a work in an accessible format, who are not accessing the work for any of the fair dealing purposes, should contact one of these institutions rather than reproducing the work themselves. An institution operating under the statutory licence could authorise the individual to reproduce a work on its behalf providing the requirements of the statutory licence are satisfied.
