摘要
the origin, historical course and current state of library services for the visually handicap in cuba and other countries is discussed. the placed ocuppied by ifla, as leading organization in the development of libraries for the blind and cuba∩s work in the development of information services for the handicap, specially in the national system of public libraries is pointed out. in many developing countries the visual impaired undergo a twice informational disadvantage, as it was confirm in the first summit of information society.