Yokohama City Reading Barrier-Free Information Site

Do you have any problems with reading this?

• Due to visual impairment, etc., the type cannot be seen or difficult to see
• It is difficult to hold a book or turn over pages due to obstacles to arms and hands.
• It's hard to read sentences

On this site, you can use "change the size and color of characters" and "read the contents of the book by voice."

Introducing barrier-free books and various services that can be read in a way that suits you.

• September 21, 2023　We hold reading barrier-free exhibition (period: from September 21, 2023 to October 2, 2023)
• September 21, 2023　A message from Akutagawa Prize author Sao Ichikawa has been posted.
• September 19, 2023　Press release "There are various forms of reading methods" See, touch, listen, and listen "-We will work to promote understanding of reading barrier-free-"

[Menu 1]　Do you have any problems with reading?
[Menu 2]　Use barrier-free books
[Menu 3]　Use reading support equipment
[Menu 4]　Use library services
[Menu 5]　Related Organizations
[Menu 6]　Related information
[Menu 7]　Reading barrier-free enlightenment videos, reading barrier-free enlightenment leaflets, etc.
　

Sao Ichikawa, a writer who received the 169th Akutagawa Prize for Hantzsch Back, sent a message on reading barrier-free to citizens.

Aiming at a society where everyone can read, the Reading Barrier-Free Law was enacted in June 2019.
It is a law to ensure that everyone, with or without disabilities, can benefit from reading and writing.
The aim is to make it possible for people with various disabilities to access the contents of the book in an easy-to-use format.