Crash Course in Library Services to People with Disabilities

By Roberts, Ann & Smith, Richard J.

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Authors Ann Roberts and Dr. Richard Smith work at the state level with persons with disabilities. They find that very few librarians feel comfortable with providing services addressed to the needs of the disabled, yet those who do offer services and programs other libraries can adopt and adapt. Crash Course in Library Services to People with Disabilities will help librarians get up to speed in understanding disabled persons and what they can do to make library premises and holdings more accessible to them. It provides basic information on the different types of mental and physical disabilities a librarian might encounter, then offers a range of exemplary policies, services, and programs for people with disabilities—efforts that are in place and working across the country.

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978-1-59158-767-5
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Libraries Unlimited: ABC-CLIO


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Reviewed on August 1, 2010

Persons with disabilities make up the largest minority group in the United States, accounting for almost 20 percent of the population. Aging baby boomers will only increase this number. Roberts (adult svcs. consultant, library development, Missouri State Lib.) and Smith (former director, Wolfner Lib. for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Jefferson City, MO) understand many of the issues facing both the disabled an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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