Free Matter For The Blind Or Handicapped

Persons who are not considered to be blind or unable to read or use conventionally printed material who want to use the free matter privilege for mailing must provide evidence of eligibility or verify by other means that the intended.

Free matter for the blind or handicapped.

This piece of legislation was the first such postal law benefiting blind persons in the united states. Domestic free matter for the blind or handicapped must be mailed by or for blind or other persons who cannot read or use conventionally printed materials due to a physical handicap. Subject to the standards below matter may be entered free of postage if mailed by or for the use of blind or other persons who cannot read or use conventionally printed materials due to a physical handicap. 3 0 matter sent by blind or other physically handicapped persons 3 1 acceptable letters.

It allowed blind persons to mail unsealed letters in raised characters at third class rates rather than first class rates that all may read 1983 p. Free matter for the blind and other physically handicapped persons mailing. The free matter privilege to you based on his or her personal knowledge of your eligibility. The provisions of free matter for the blind and other physically handicapped persons apply to domestic mail only.

Letters prepared in any form by sighted individuals to be sent to a blind or other physically handicapped person or empty shipping materials for mailing matter described in this section may not be sent free and must bear the full applicable postage.