Biblioscope and the Variety of Disability Media: The Construction and Institutionalisation of a Swedish Reading Device for People with Physical Impairments, 1954–1966
In the mid-1950s, the Gothenburg-based photographer Andrej Gavrjusjov constructed a microfilm reading device called Biblioscope, intended for hospital patients with physical impairments. Throughout the following years, reading devices and microfilmed books were distributed to hospital libraries acro...
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Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis |
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| Online Access: | https://account.tmgonline.nl/index.php/up-j-tmgjmh/article/view/890 |