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Originally Posted by MikeB1972
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111112694
31B) 1) is the relevant clause
31B Making and supply of accessible copies by authorised bodies
(1) If an authorised body has lawful possession of a copy of the whole or part of a published work, the body may, without infringing copyright, make and supply accessible copies of the work for the personal use of disabled persons.
31F) 6) covers a library as an authorised body (Educational or not for profit)
Non legalese version
https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...led_people.pdf
It mostly depends on whether you can make a case that as no signed version is available then the person signing is acting on behalf of the disables person.
I have a feeling that the main stumbling block will be convincing the judge that the person managed to learn to sign but not read 
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Thank you very much indeed for posting that - I wasn't aware of that at all. I guess, though, that since Murg was talking about the situation in Australia, the question is whether a similar exception exists there and (as you rightly say) whether it would apply in this situation (which seems rather unlikely).