...Laurie J Bonnici; Stephanie L. Maatta; Jackie Brodsky; Jennifer Elaine Steele Purpose – This study aims to determine the state of library services to people with disabilities in the USA since the last study conducted in 2008. Social capital theory provides a lens to reconceptualize equal access...

...Laurie J. Bonnici; Stephanie L. Maatta; Muriel K. Wells Purpose The paper seeks to determine the state of library services to people with disabilities in the USA. It aims to use social capital theory to provide a lens to reconceptualize equal access in a global context, and to offer insights...

...Sarah McNicol Equality Disabilities Library and information organizations This book has been written to provide a practical introduction to web accessibility and usability specifically for information professionals. A range of experts and practitioners have contributed to the volume...

...Jennifer L. Holmes Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the library usage, attitudes, and needs of an underserved population – persons with developmental disabilities – and to offer insights to librarians as to how to serve this population better. Design/methodology/approach After...

... concluded, these 76 million Americans will go elsewhere. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Disabilities Physically handicapped people Retirement Elderly people Libraries United States of America Baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, have always been a huge population bulge...

... in the provincial system must hold a degree in this area. The very first step of this research project was to learn about people with disabilities. Disability can be defined as a physical or mental condition that prohibits an individual from the use of his or her body (either partially, completely and with ease...