Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and the Inclusive Future of Libraries
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Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and the Inclusive Future of Libraries

  1. 280 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and the Inclusive Future of Libraries

About this book

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 provide opportunities to embrace the concept of accessible library services and create innovative new services for patrons with disabilities. Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and the Inclusive Future of Libraries, edited by Brian Wentz, Paul T. Jaeger, and John Carlo Bertot, focuses on the issues at the intersection of disability, accessibility, inclusion and libraries. The chapters in this volume provide best practices and innovative ideas to share amongst libraries, explore the roles that internet and communication technologies play in the context of inclusive libraries, illuminate the important contributions of libraries in promoting social inclusion of and social justice for people with disabilities, and help libraries to better articulate their contributions in these areas as they engage with disability groups, funders, policymakers, and other parts of their communities.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Advances in Librarianship
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Editors’ Preface to the Advances in Librarianship Series
  6. Accessibility, Inclusion, and the Roles of Libraries
  7. Libraries and Patrons with Disabilities
  8. Improving Services for Patrons with Print Disabilities at Public Libraries: Moving Forward to Become More Inclusive.
  9. Universally Accessible Makerspace Recommendation to the District of Columbia Public Library
  10. Accessibility and the Maker Movement: A Case Study of the Adaptive Technology Program at District of Columbia Public Library
  11. Creating a Community-Centered Library for Individuals with Print Disabilities: A Blueprint and a Challenge
  12. Developing Accessible Libraries and Inclusive Librarians in the 21st Century: Examples from Practice
  13. A Case Study in Practice: Providing Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities at the College of Staten Island Library
  14. Libraries and Digital Resource Accessibility
  15. Collection Development, E-Resources, and Barrier-Free Access
  16. Supporting Web Accessibility with HTML5 and Accessible Rich Internet Applications: Insights for Libraries
  17. Managing Accessible Library Web Content
  18. Digital Library Accessibility—Laws, Policies, and Compliance
  19. The Digital Inclusiveness of State Library Websites
  20. Digital Inclusion, Disability, and Public Libraries: A Summary Australian Perspective
  21. Libraries and the Future of Equal Access for People with Disabilities: Legal Frameworks, Human Rights, and Social Justice
  22. About the Contributors