(a) Information Reading Services for the Blind is created within the Division of State Services for the Blind.(b) The Information Reading Services for the Blind shall be: (1) An integral part of the rehabilitation state plan of the division;(2) A network to:(A) Provide audible access to statewide public notices, newspaper articles of interest, and other information, particularly at the local level, to individuals who are blind or have visual impairments; and(B) Translate existing local, state, and national information into an audible format to make it available for access by individuals who are blind or have visual impairments; and(3) Available to all state agencies as a means of making public notices audibly accessible to individuals who are blind or have visual impairments who cannot read print.(c) This section does not limit the eligibility of the Information Reading Services for the Blind to receive line-item state or federal grant funding targeted solely for support of its programming.(d) The Director of the Division of State Services for the Blind shall consult at least annually with active consumers of the Information Reading Services for the Blind, including participating mming.(d) The Director of the Division of State Services for the Blind shall consult at least annually with active consumers of the Information Reading Services for the Blind, including participating state agencies, in the design, improvement, and delivery of the services.Amended by Act 2023, No. 503,§ 13, eff. 8/1/2023.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 618, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 617, eff. 7/1/2019.Acts 2007, No. 74, § 2.
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