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. It also aimed to determine the training needs of current library employees. A …
Library staff's understanding of attitudinal barriers experienced by individuals with disabilities in libraries
L Ferrara - Reference Services Review, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate how library staff understand disability
and attitudinal barriers and how they use their knowledge of attitudinal barriers when …
and attitudinal barriers and how they use their knowledge of attitudinal barriers when …
US national accessibility survey: librarians serving patrons with disabilities
LJ Bonnici, SL Maatta, MK Wells - New Library World, 2009 - emerald.com
Purpose–The paper seeks to determine the state of library services to people with
disabilities in the USA. It aims to use social capital theory to provide a lens to …
disabilities in the USA. It aims to use social capital theory to provide a lens to …
Evaluating the user experience of patrons with disabilities at a community college library
C Pontoriero, G Zippo-Mazur - Library Trends, 2019 - muse.jhu.edu
Community college libraries provide many different types of supports on their campuses. Are
patrons with disabilities aware of the kinds of support and services a library provides? To …
patrons with disabilities aware of the kinds of support and services a library provides? To …
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 …
libraries from the perspective (s) of patrons who are differently-able. For this study, five …
Students with disabilities perceptions on the library and college: Systematic review and case study
LKC Hunt, JC Cromwell, S Creel - The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2024 - Elsevier
This research provides a case study of students registered with disabilities at one academic
institution in Mississippi with three different libraries across all campuses and evaluates the …
institution in Mississippi with three different libraries across all campuses and evaluates the …
Second national accessibility survey: librarians, patrons, and disabilities
LJ Bonnici, SL Maatta, J Brodsky, JE Steele - New Library World, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–This study aims to determine the state of library services to people with disabilities
in the USA since the last study conducted in 2008. Social capital theory provides a lens to …
in the USA since the last study conducted in 2008. Social capital theory provides a lens to …
Disability-and accessibility-related library graduate-school education from the student perspective
JJ Pionke - Journal of Education for Library and Information …, 2020 - utpjournals.press
This study explored library graduate student perceptions of their readiness for and comfort
levels in doing activities related to accessibility and disability. The study also aimed to …
levels in doing activities related to accessibility and disability. The study also aimed to …
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 …
people with disabilities. With the discipline's longstanding interest in the subject of services …
Perceptions of public library accessibility for people with disabilities
SK Burke - The reference librarian, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
More than 5,000 households with a person identified as having a physical, mental, or
emotional condition that impairs participation in activities were surveyed about their opinions …
emotional condition that impairs participation in activities were surveyed about their opinions …