§3403 Matter for blind and other handicapped persons

Summary

Certain items for blind or physically impaired people may be mailed without postage, except for items sent under section 3404. To qualify, the item must be for someone who is blind or cannot read normal print and is certified as such under sections 135a and 135b of title 2. It must be free to the recipient (or only charged up to the cost), the Postal Service must be allowed to open it for inspection, and it must contain no advertising. The free postage covers five kinds of things: reading material and musical scores; audio recordings; materials used to make those items; machines or parts for playing recordings; and writing or educational devices (like braille writers or typewriters) or their parts designed for use by a blind or similarly impaired person.