Providing service to visually impaired persons can provide a special challenge to librarians.
This article provides suggestions on making libraries more accessible. Both technological …

Visually impaired people have the same information needs as sighted people. Just as
sighted people might read a newspaper, listen to a CD or download electronic information …

Provides an example of how libraries can play an instrumental role in breaking the
information barrier by providing good, positive, practical information to help people cope …

This study provides an overview of the various products available for library patrons with
blindness or visual impairments. To provide some insight into the status of library services …

University and public librarians faced with an increasing demand for reading materials in
alternate formats need to develop the skills required in providing adequate library service to …

Most of us who work in academic libraries have frequent contact with students who have
disabilities of various kinds—visual impairments, blindness, physical impairments, learning …

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination with respect to the
disabled in public entities and in “public accommodations and services operated by private …

Describes how a library, with an MCI Corporation grant, approached the process of setting
up computers for the visually impaired. Discusses preparations, which included hiring a …

In many countries all over the world, access for patrons with disabilities to use libraries is not
yet available or even expected. In order to provide equal opportunities for all library users, it …

The Three T ’s for a Talking Online Page 1 193 The Three T ’s for a Talking Online Catalog :
Technology, Teamwork, Teaching Wallace C. Grant and Dorothy E. Jones With the passage of …