Creating inclusive library environments a planning guide for serving patrons with disabilities /

• Main Authors: Kowalsky, Michelle., Woodruff, John, (Author)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: [S.l.] : American Library Association, 2017.
• Subjects: Libraries and people with disabilities
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Librarians are continually faced with challenges of how to best meet the needs of patrons with disabilities, whether those patrons have physical or intellectual disabilities, differing learning styles, or even temporary problems which impact their access and may change over time. And because plannin...

Table of Contents:

• Creating inclusive library environments: a planning guide for serving patrons with disabilities
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Introduction to Creating Inclusive Libraries
• Chapter 2. Writing Policies and Procedures
• Chapter 3. Setting Up Facilities
• Chapter 4. Training Library Staff
• Chapter 5. Maintaining Daily Operations
• Chapter 6. Collaboration and Outreach
• Chapter 7. Programming and Workshop Ideas
• Chapter 8. Accessible Resources and Technologies
• Chapter 9. Developing a User-Centered Culture
• Chapter 10. Keeping Up to Date
• About the Authors
• Index.