Accessibility for persons with disabilities and the inclusive future of libraries
All libraries have patrons and staff members with disabilities, making equitable service a priority for these organizations as they provide diverse services to their entire communities. Although rapid technological changes in recent years have offered challenges to libraries, these same technologies...
| Other Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Bingley, U.K. :
Emerald,
2015.
|
| Series: | Advances in librarianship,
v. 40 |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/S0065-2830201540 |
Table of Contents:
- Improving services for patrons with print disabilities at public libraries : moving forward to become more inclusive / Jonathan Lazar, Irene Briggs
- Universally accessible makerspace recommendation to the District of Columbia public library / Rhett Moeller ... [et al.]
- Accessibility and the maker movement : a case study of the adaptive technology program at District of Columbia public library / Patrick Timony
- Creating a community-centered library for individuals with print disabilities : a blueprint and a challenge / Jill Lewis
- Developing accessible libraries and inclusive librarians in the 21st century: examples from practice / Ruth V. Small, William N. Myhill, Lydia Herring-Harrington
- A case study in practice : providing accessibility for persons with disabilities at the College of Staten Island library / Kerry Falloon
- Collection development, e-resources, and barrier-free access / Axel Schmetzke
- Supporting web accessibility with HTML5 and accessible rich internet applications : insights for libraries / Debra A. Riley-Huff
- Managing accessible library web content / Binky Lush
- The digital inclusiveness of state library websites / Norman E. Youngblood
- Digital inclusion, disability, and public libraries : a summary Australian perspective / Brendan Fitzgerald ... [et al.]
- Libraries and the future of equal access for people with disabilities : legal frameworks, human rights, and social justice / Paul T. Jaeger, Brian Wentz, John Carlo Bertot.