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An ASCLA toolkit designed to increase awareness regarding the purchasing of products that are accessible to people with disabilities. Includes guidelines and checklists to help ensure usability for patrons with disabilities.
Provides examples of people with different disabilities access online content. Includes scenarios, examples of the barriers encountered by web users with specific disabilities, and specific assistive technologies and access strategies.
From the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a page "for sharing information among library employees about accessibility of library databases and other online resources." Includes information about specific vendors and st
Presented by Axel Schmetzke & Suzanne Byerley at the 11th Annual Accessing Higher Ground: Assistive Technology and Accessible Media in Higher Education Conference, Nov. 11-14, 2008.
Axel Schmetzke's "clearinghouse for studies involving the collection of accessibility data pertaining to web sites and online resources in education, particularly in higher education." Includes research studies and vendor-supplied information on the acce
"This paper reports on a collaborative project between a university and technology corporation that explored computer software usability and accessibility with older adults and individuals who have disabilities, some of whom use assistive technology. The
"Conducting usability studies with participants who use assistive technology requires some non-traditional techniques. The
complexities of the systems, and poor accessibility on the Web today make doing these studies imperative but challenging.
Based on m
DO-IT = "Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology." Includes presentation materials for "Universal Access: Electronic Resources in Libraries," a training program to help library staff and volunteers "become more aware of the issues, n
Referenced in the ALA "Purchasing of Accessible Electronic Resources Resolution."
Referenced in the ALA "Purchasing of Accessible Electronic Resources Resolution."
Referenced in the ALA "Purchasing of Accessible Electronic Resources Resolution."
Referenced in the ALA "Purchasing of Accessible Electronic Resources Resolution."
Includes the section referenced in the "Purchasing of Accessible Electronic Resources Resolution," 54.3.2 ("Library Services for People with Disabilities.)
Referenced in the ALA "Purchasing of Accessible Electronic Resources Resolution."
Referenced in the ALA "Purchasing of Accessible Electronic Resources Resolution."
Referenced in the ALA "Purchasing of Accessible Electronic Resources Resolution."
Further information on the section of the ALA Policy Manual referenced in the "Purchasing of Accessible Electronic Resources Resolution," 54.3.2 ("Library Services for People with Disabilities").
Text of resolution passed at the 2009 ALA Conference. The resolution posted here is in .doc format; it is available as a .pdf file via the ACRL website (URL: http://www.acrl.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/referenceab/colresolutions/PDFs/electronicresources.
"This article seeks to determine the extent to which the library profession addresses the need of people with disabilities
for accessibly designed online resources—by reviewing the professional library literature for coverage of this issue, by summarizing
"Special Issue: Accessibility of web-based information resources for people with disabilities."
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