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Making the library accessible for all : a practical guide for librarians

2014

Format:	Book
Author:	Vincent, Jane.
Title:	Making the library accessible for all : a practical guide for librarians / Jane Vincent.
Publisher, Date:	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014] ©2014
Description:	xxi, 143 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Summary:	Accessibility is becoming an issue that libraries can no longer ignore. Author Jane Vincent provides a guide to accessibility that addresses common issues and gives strategies for responding to unique situations. This book is a single-source guide relevant to all library functions that librarians can easily refer to when planning, remediating, or evaluating for accessibility. It has a unique holistic perspective, as well as an emphasis on perceiving people with disabilities as providing resources to meet a common goal rather than as a population to be served.
Series:	Practical guides for librarians ; no. 5 Practical guides for librarians ; no. 5.
Subjects:	Libraries and people with disabilities. Libraries and people with disabilities -- United States. Libraries -- Barrier-free design. Self-help devices for people with disabilities. Assistive computer technology.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:	What is accessibility? -- Communication accessibility -- Materials accessibility -- Architectural and environmental accessibility -- Training and event accessibility -- Technology accessibility -- Web accessibility -- The accessible library.
LCCN:	2013047558
ISBN:	9780810891463 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0810891468 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0810891476 9780810891470
OCLC:	866614866
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Vincent's (assistive technology manager, Univ. of Michigan; Implementing Cost-Effective Assistive Computer Technology) update to the 2013 edition of this book offers a starting point for library staff and administrators to understand the nuances of accessibility and collaborate with people with disabilities to provide safe, comfortable, and sensitively designed library environments. While Vincent also discusses legal accessibility requirements for libraries in the United States, she stresses that, regardless of regulations, the more important goal is to promote inclusion, combat discrimination, and provide equitable access to all library services for all patrons. The book provides an overview of how accessibility can be realized, like communication, materials (electronic formats, DVDs, audio, multimedia), architecture and environment (ADA standards, noise, chemical sensitivities, physical barriers), events (in-person, virtual), technology (built-in, free/open source, displays, input, new technologies), and web accessibility (standards, library websites, testing). Each chapter features in-depth conversations with librarians and accessibility experts, many of whom identify as disabled. These interviews underline the book's central argument that libraries should collaborate with people with disabilities rather than make assumptions about their needs. The book includes three appendixes (including a handy checklist for presentations) and a glossary of frequently used terms. VERDICT Libraries hoping to make their services and programs fully accessible will want to check out this useful and thoughtful guide. Highly recommended.--Sarah Hashimoto

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