39 U.S.C. § 3403
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- (a)The matter described in subsection (b) of this section (other than matter mailed under section 3404 of this title) may be mailed free of postage, if—
- (1)the matter is for the use of the blind or other persons who cannot use or read conventionally printed material because of a physical impairment and who are certified by competent authority as unable to read normal reading material in accordance with the provisions of sections 135a and 135b of title 2;
- (2)no charge, or rental, subscription, or other fee, is required for such matter or a charge, or rental, subscription, or other fee is required for such matter not in excess of the cost thereof;
- (3)the matter may be opened by the Postal Service for inspection; and
- (4)the matter contains no advertising.
- (b)The free mailing privilege provided by subsection (a) of this section is extended to—
- (1)reading matter and musical scores;
- (2)sound reproductions;
- (3)paper, records, tapes, and other material for the production of reading matter, musical scores, or sound reproductions;
- (4)reproducers or parts thereof, for sound reproductions; and
- (5)braille writers, typewriters, educational or other materials or devices, or parts thereof, used for writing by, or specifically designed or adapted for use of, a blind person or a person having a physical impairment as described in subsection (a)(1) of this section.