The Canadian Federation of the Blind has endorsed the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS).

The CFB favours a publicly funded, publicly directed, and publicly accountable library service, in which blind patrons will increasingly be able to access the same books, at the same time, from the same libraries as their sighted neighbours. We are extremely pleased that the National Network for Equitable Library Service is listening and working toward an integrated solution for our library needs.

NNELS is networking with provinces, territories and public libraries across the country to pool resources and greatly expand the type and amount of material available in alternate formats, including access to Braille material. We strongly support the NNELS initiative creativity of leveraging existing mainstream library resources to make accessibility to reading material for blind and print-disabled Canadians an integral part of the public library system.