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	Updated 9/15/98; additions 5/15/99
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This section is being developed to help librarians share information about their services, resources, policies and procedures relating to people with disabilities. The links go directly to the specific page or section of the library's web site that deals with disability-related concerns. Please help us expand this page: if your library has a page specifically devoted to access issues, please let us know.

 

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PUBLIC LIBRARIES

• Alfred R. Neumann Library (Houston, TX)
• Anne Arundel County (MD) Public Library
• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Assistive Devices [added 8/21/00]
• De Kalb County (GA) Public Library
• Fairfax County (VA) Public Library System Access Services
• Houston Public Library - Services for Persons with Disabilities
• LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library - Services for People with Disabilities
• New York Public Library (Mid-Manhattan Library) Project Access
• Rochester (MN) Public Library - Equipment for People with Disabilities
• St. Joseph County (IN) Public Library Special Services Department
• Seattle Public Library - Library Equal Access Program (LEAP)
• Seattle Public Library - Services for Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing Users
• Suffolk (NY) Cooperative Library System - Talking Books Plus
• Vancouver (Canada) Public Library - Accessibility Policy
• Wisconsin Public Library Development - Library Services to Users With Special Needs
• Note: Many regional and subregional libraries of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped are based in public libraries, and offer a wide variety of resources and services in additon to braille and talking books. You can link to a list of their home pages from our section on Special Libraries.

 

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

• California State University at Sacramento - Resource Guide for Users with Disabilities - link not working 9/15/98
• Concordia University Library Services for Students with Disabilities (Quebec)
• James Cook University Library (North Queensland) - Breaking Down the Barriers - link not working 9/15/98
• Murdoch University Library (Australia) - link not working 9/15/98
• North Carolina State University Library - Assistive Technology Center
• Northern Territory University Library (Australia) - Services for People with Disabilities
• Northerwestern University Library (IL) - Access (Special Facilities)
• St. Ambrose University Library (IA) - Services for Students with Disabilities - link not working 9/15/98
• Stanford University Libraries - A Guide for Patrons with Disabilities
• University of Arizona Library
• University of California at Berkely - Library Services for Users with Physical and Learning Disabilities
  • University of California at Santa Cruz, Library
• University of Connecticut - Homer Babbidge Library - Library Services for Individuals with Disabilities
• University of Kentucky Libraries - Library Services for Patrons with Disabilities
• University of New Mexico Libraries - Library Services for Patrons with Disabilities
• University of South Flordia Tampa Campus Library - Services for Patrons with Disabilities
• University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) - Disabilities, Facilities and Services for Users with
• University of Texas at Austin Library - Services to Users with Disabilities
• University of Waterloo (Canada) - Breaking the Barriers; UW Library Services

OTHER TYPES OF LIBRARIES

• Is the Library of Congress accessible to people with disabilities? Which entrances are accessible? Are tours given for people with disabilities? Does the library provide interpreters for visitors or researchers who are deaf or hard of hearing? Who should you contact for ADA accommodations other than interpreting? Check the Library of Congress' FAQs on Services for People with Disabilities FAQ for answers to these and other questions. (5/99)

 

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