Making the Library Accessible for All
eBook - ePub

Making the Library Accessible for All

A Practical Guide for Librarians

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Making the Library Accessible for All

A Practical Guide for Librarians

About this book

"Libraries hoping to make their services and programs fully accessible will want to check out this useful and thoughtful guide. Highly recommended." -Library Journal
Libraries have an ethical, and usually a legal, obligation to make their services accessible to disabled patrons and employees. Making the Library Accessible for All is a single-source guide that librarians can refer to when planning, remediating, or evaluating accessibility. With a unique holistic approach, it emphasizes the perception of people with disabilities as partners in meeting a common goal rather than as a population to be "served." Topics addressed and updated in this second edition include:
Multiple interviews with librarians and other experts in the field about proven accessibility strategies for libraries, personal experiences, and cutting-edge innovations; Innovations in providing assistive digital technology, many of which are free or built into common programs;An overview of changes coming to accessibility guidelines for digital content;Up-to-date information on legislation that may affect some or all libraries;An evaluation of how the COVID pandemic has changed both library services and patron needs

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Table of contents

  1. List of Illustrations
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
  5. CHAPTER 1 What Is Accessibility?
  6. CHAPTER 2 Communication Accessibility
  7. CHAPTER 3 Materials Accessibility
  8. CHAPTER 4 Architectural and Environmental Accessibility
  9. CHAPTER 5 Event and Exhibit Accessibility
  10. CHAPTER 6 Technology Accessibility
  11. CHAPTER 7 Web Accessibility
  12. CHAPTER 8 The Accessible Library
  13. Appendix A
  14. Appendix B
  15. Appendix C
  16. Glossary
  17. About the Author

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