W3C.
(2013). Web Accessibility Initiative
This site is the place to go for tools and detailed explanations of how to improve websites for people with disabilities, how to make mobile applications friendly to disabled users, and how to best serve aging populations through easy-to-use internet technology.
This site is the place to go for tools and detailed explanations of how to improve websites for people with disabilities, how to make mobile applications friendly to disabled users, and how to best serve aging populations through easy-to-use internet technology.
Institute
on Disabilities at Temple University. (2013).Pennsylvania's Assistive Technology Lending Library
The website for Pennsylvania’s Assistive Technology Lending Library, which lends assistive technology to any Pennsylvanian resident free of charge. This unique program lends over 3700 devices a year, which enables many people to access AT who would not be able to afford the cost on their own. It is not specifically designed for libraries, but could be a good resource, especially in Pennsylvania, for library patrons to be able to test out a product before requesting its addition it to the collection. It is also an unusual and inspiring kind of library.
The website for Pennsylvania’s Assistive Technology Lending Library, which lends assistive technology to any Pennsylvanian resident free of charge. This unique program lends over 3700 devices a year, which enables many people to access AT who would not be able to afford the cost on their own. It is not specifically designed for libraries, but could be a good resource, especially in Pennsylvania, for library patrons to be able to test out a product before requesting its addition it to the collection. It is also an unusual and inspiring kind of library.
DoIT
Helpdesk. Division of Information Technology at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison
https://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/page.php?id=13611
This quick resource guide presents a comprehensive list of AT available to aid patrons with disabilities. It provides links to all types of AT-joysticks to special keyboards to accessibility Wizard for Windows XP. There are links to videos on Mac accessibility and a handy free site for open source apps. Many types of AT listed and linked that libraries might not consider at first glance, yet could prove extremely helpful to patrons with little monetary investment.
Think Accessible Before You Buy: Questions to Ask to Ensure that the Electronic Resources Your Library
Plans to Purchase are Accessible. An ASCLA Toolkit
The ASCLA is a division of the ALA charged with assisting libraries to serve diverse populations. This toolkit is a series of checklists to help libraries analyze if products they are purchasing will be accessible to people with disabilities. The lists guide decision makers through questions to ask of vendors providing both computer software and internet applications. There is also a very helpful glossary of accessibility terms on the home page.
http://www.ala.org/ascla/asclaprotools/thinkaccessible/default.These 15 Tip Sheets, produced by the ASCLA (the division of the ALA charged with assisting libraries to serve diverse populations) provide guidelines for library staff when serving patrons with disabilities. Included are such topics as: Mental Illness, Vision Impairments, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Volunteers with Disabilities, and Patrons with Service Animals.
http://www.ala.org/ascla/asclaprotools/accessibilitytipsheets/
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