Making The Library Accessible For All
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Making the Library Accessible for All
Author: Jane Vincent
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date: 2024-03-12
Making the Library Accessible for All is a single-source guide that librarians can refer to when planning, remediating, or evaluating ways to ensure disabled patrons and employees will have successful library experiences.
Making Libraries Accessible
As a provider of public space and digital content, your library is duty-bound to promote equitable access to all users, regardless of whether they use assistive technology. In this issue of Library Technology Reports, editor Booth makes the case that that attention to the core principles of consistency, flexibility, and simplicity go hand in hand with libraries’ commitments to open information and accessibility. Even when staffing levels or resources aren't ideal, libraries can substantially improve the experience of people with disabilities. In this issue, expert contributors address standards, spaces and services, devices, websites, and collections, offering advice on Assistive technology products, including screen readers, literacy software, and speech input E-books and e-readers for users with print disabilities, with charts comparing accessibility features of the most common e-readers The nuts and bolts of using HTML, CSS, Javascript, or JQUERY for accessibility Best practices for evaluating vendor database compliance
Making Library Websites Accessible
Author: Laura Francabandera
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date: 2018-05-25
Every person has the right to access information and the right to succeed, regardless of their capabilities or the challenges they face. These challenges can be even more difficult when accessing information online. Libraries often adopt new web technologies in an effort to quickly and widely promote information access and education, but they must always be aware that not all patrons are able to access those technologies in the same manner and at the same level. Making Library Websites Accessible provides practical information on web accessibility, specific to the processes and concerns of libraries. It includes the basics of web accessibility standards, laws and regulations, as well as accessibility testing templates. Features include: Real-life scenariosChecklists for accessibility testing Accessibility testing formsGuidelines for negotiations with library vendors