The Accessible Format Books service provides books and/or articles in accessible formats to students with dyslexia, visual impairments, or physical-motor disabilities.
The service is managed by the University Library System in collaboration with the University Disability and Specific Learning Disorders Service (SDDA).
Copyright law (Law no. 633/1941, as amended by Law no. 37/2019 and DPCM of 6 July 2020) allows authorised entities to create, on a non-profit basis, accessible format copies of works or materials to which they have lawful access (art. 71-bis, para. 2-quinquies), for specific categories of beneficiaries, including persons who are blind, visually impaired, have perceptual or reading disabilities, or certain physical disabilities (art. 71-bis, para. 2-bis).
The Università per Stranieri di Perugia, as an authorised entity, offers a service for sourcing and providing exam texts in accessible formats.
This service includes:
sourcing and providing materials already available in digital format;
the digitisation of printed texts held by the library;
sourcing and providing bibliographic materials not available in the University library.
In accordance with legal provisions, this service is intended for students with dyslexia, visual impairments, or physical-motor disabilities that make it difficult to use printed books. Individuals with any of these conditions must submit the relevant documentation to the Degree Programs Office before requesting books in accessible formats.
For further information, please contact the University Service for Learning Disabilities and Disabilities.
Access is restricted to users authorized by the University's DSA and Disability Service.
The material is provided exclusively for study and personal use; any other use is prohibited.
The end user is solely responsible for any copyright violations.
The University for Foreigners of Perugia is not responsible for any improper or unlawful use of the service.
To use this service, it is necessary to have submitted appropriate certification of disability status and/or a clinical report to the Degree Programmes Office. The DSSA service will verify that the student has provided the correct documentation required to access the service.
Students may request accessible format texts by filling in the dedicated online form
Completion of this form requires signing a release declaring your commitment to:
not share the digital material with third parties;
not make copies of the material;
use the material exclusively for personal study purposes.
For further information, please contact the Library Service (prestito.biblioteca@unistrapg.it)