Setting Up a Library Accessible Area for the Blind or Visually Impaired: Considerations.

Henson, Dawn

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Publication Date: 1997

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Setting Up a Library Accessible Area for the Blind or Visually Impaired: Considerations.

Henson, Dawn

College & Undergraduate Libraries, v4 n1 p41-52 1997

Discusses library planning for services for blind and visually impaired users, including access needs of patrons, available library space, appropriate adaptive technology, equipment costs and budget resources, Internet access, and staff training. A list of pertinent resources is appended. (LRW)

Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Costs, Internet, Library Expenditures, Library Personnel, Library Planning, Library Services, Resource Materials, Space Utilization, Staff Development, User Needs (Information), Visual Impairments

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reference Materials - Directories/Catalogs; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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