Disabled Libraries: An Examination of Physical and Attitudinal Barriers to Handicapped Library Users.

Begg, Robert T.

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Publication Date: 1979

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Disabled Libraries: An Examination of Physical and Attitudinal Barriers to Handicapped Library Users.

Begg, Robert T.

Law Library Journal, v72 n3 p513-21 Sum 1979

Discusses the professional and legal responsibility of librarians to make their collections and services accessible to and usable by handicapped patrons, as well as the physical and attitudinal barriers which may exist; applicable laws, standards, and costs; and some possible methods for eliminating these barriers. (RAA)

Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Costs, Laws, Librarians, Library Collections, Library Facilities, Library Planning, Library Services, Responsibility, Social Bias, Standards

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Language: English

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