A general purpose copyright notice for accessible books
If you have created an accessible version of a book under copyright, the book should contain a copyright notice. Here’s the one we use;
Copyright Notice.
This book was first published by ………….. in …………. The copyright is held by ………….. …………..
This Large Print Book has been prepared within <name of your authority> Education Dept, under the “Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002 ”
It is for use only by persons defined under that act;
“Visually impaired person” means a person—
(a) who is blind;
(b) who has an impairment of visual function which cannot be improved, by the use of corrective lenses, to a level that would normally be acceptable for reading without a special level or kind of light;
(c) who is unable, through physical disability, to hold or manipulate a book; or
(d) who is unable, through physical disability, to focus or move his eyes to the extent that would normally be acceptable for reading.
The legislation can be found here;
