One of world's oldest braille library shuts in Australia

6 December 2012 Last updated at 00:16 ET Help

One of the world's oldest braille libraries is closing its doors.

The library, in the Australian city of Hobart, was opened at the end of the 19th Century but advances in technology mean visually impaired people are now turning to electronic reading devices instead.

Duncan Kennedy reports.

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