Disability and accessibility in the library and information science literature: A content analysis

H Hill - Library & Information Science Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The library profession is a strong and vocal proponent of increased information access for
people with disabilities. With the discipline's longstanding interest in the subject of services …

Library and information center accessibility: The differently-able patron's perspective

CA Copeland - Technical Services Quarterly, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This article explores library services and accessibility in public, school, and academic
libraries from the perspective (s) of patrons who are differently-able. For this study, five …

Ensuring accessibility of electronic information resources for visually impaired people: The need to clarify concepts such as visually impaired

S Andreas Kleynhans, I Fourie - Library Hi Tech, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose–The paper addresses the importance of clarifying terminology such as visually
impaired and related terms before embarking on accessibility studies of electronic …

Library employee views of disability and accessibility

JJ Pionke - Journal of Library Administration, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study sought to explore library employee attitudes toward people with disabilities and
accessibility. It also aimed to determine the training needs of current library employees. A …

Accessibility and usability of online library databases

R Stewart, V Narendra, A Schmetzke - Library Hi Tech, 2005 - emerald.com
Purpose–The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that all library services,
programs and activities be accessible to people with disabilities. Web‐based indexes and …

Defining, evaluating, and achieving accessible library resources: A review of theories and methods

A Kazuye Kimura - Reference Services Review, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the library and information science literature
related to the accessibility of digital resources by individuals with mental, physical or other …

Toward holistic accessibility: Narratives from functionally diverse patrons

JJ Pionke - Reference and User Services Quarterly, 2017 - JSTOR
This study sought to get a more holistic view of how the functionally diverse, people with
disabilities, view the library's accessibility at a large academic institution by utilizing …

Best practices for serving students with disabilities

S Samson - Reference Services Review, 2011 - emerald.com
Purpose–This study aims to establish a set of best practices that reflect the spirit of the 1990
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and comply with the new 2010 Department of Justice …

Web accessibility at university libraries and library schools

A Schmetzke - Library hi tech, 2001 - emerald.com
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that library programs and services must
be accessible to people with disabilities. In an era in which much information resides in …

[PDF][PDF] Library services to disabled students in the digital era: challenges for outcome assessment

VO Ekwelem - Library Philosophy and Practice, 2013 - core.ac.uk
The purpose of this study was to explore the use of electronic resources by disabled library
users in south-east Nigeria. A survey method using interview style data collection method …