This paper introduces the differences of name,definition,law protections,organization form,special literatures and capital guarantee on sight handicapped readers in China,America,Japan,Korea,Sweden and Denmark.

• 论文介绍了中美日韩丹麦瑞典等国的图书馆在视障读者的称呼、定义、法律保护、组织形式、专门文献和资金保障等方面的区别,分析了各国关于视障读者的观念特征。