ACCESSIBILITY OF HARRY POTTER TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN

That this House welcomes the simultaneous publication of Braille, large print and audio versions of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for children with visual impairments and dyslexia; notes that this is the first time that all accessible format versions of a book have been published at the same time as the standard print work; expresses its concern that each year 96 per cent. of publications, including school text books, will never become available in formats accessible to disabled children; and therefore calls on the Government to support the Right to Read campaign and lead in the creation of an action plan to ensure that more books are made available simultaneously in formats which children with sight loss or dyslexia can read at the same time as their non-disabled peers, whether for leisure reading or in school.