South Carolinian Public Libraries' ADA Accommodations to Persons with Disabilities

Ontario Public Libraries, Accessibility, and Justice: A Capability Approach

“…Additional challenges reside in the areas of collections and services as well as users and policy making. Collections were seen as lacking accessible formats while there were significant concerns that libraries were not identifying persons with disabilities in their communities and were not developing written policies that addressed services to persons with disabilities (Khailova 2005). This research highlights some of the challenges US libraries face more than fifteen years after disabilities legislation has passed and demonstrates a need for research on accessibility issues in libraries as legislation appears and well after it is put in place.…”

“…There are numerous broad-based studies of library accessibility in the UK (Goulding and Heaven 2002;Kinnell and Creaser 2001;Harris and Oppenheim 2003;Ryder 2004) and US (Bonnici, Matta, and Wells 2009;Akin and Ross 2002;Burke 2009;Khailova 2005), but a broad view of accessibility in Canadian public libraries is absent. Part of this absence could be due to the lack of federal legislation, but the recent implementation of the AODA does create a new environment for examining accessibility at the provincial level.…”

Disability and accessibility in the library and information science literature: A content analysis

“…On a smaller scale surveys have been done at the state level (Khailova, 2005). Findings show that while library staffs were supportive of being inclusive of persons with disabilities there were significant impediments and constraints.…”

“…Fear of overwhelming demand caused some libraries to not widely publicize their accessible services (Ryder, 2004). Significant advancements have been made in the physical environment, but other areas such as collections, staff, and policy could use improvement (Khailova, 2005).…”

Academic Libraries and Disabled Students: An Accessible Story?

“…However, there remain significant gaps, such as a dearth of research pertaining to the Canadian context. In the US, much of the literature relates to the Americans with Disabilities Act and often focuses on services provided by public libraries (Lodge 2004;Khailova 2005;Burke 2009). In the UK, there has been a stronger focus on academic libraries (Heaven & Goulding 2002;Harris & Oppenheim 2003;Howe 2011).…”