Crash Course in Library Services to People with Disabilities [Paperback]

This book helps libraries identify and implement new ways to serve their physically or mentally disabled patients.

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 Disabilitieswill 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 disabilitiesefforts that are in place and working across the country.

Ann Robertsis adult services consultant for Missouri State Library, Jefferson City, MO.

Richard J. Smith, MLS, PhD, is the chief of the Network Division at the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) in the Library of Congress.

Librarians who are striving to fill the information needs of people with different mental and physical challenges will find that this title answers many of their questions. Booklist

Recommended for all libraries exploring their service to the disabled. Library Journal

A Note from the Editor
Introduction
Chapter 1: Taking Stock
American Library Association: Library Services for People with Disabilities Policy
Policy Statements and the Request for Accommodation
Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Policy
Statement of Policy
Amesbury Public Library
Requests for Accommodations for Library Programs
Reasonable Accommodation Request Form
Where to Begin
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