... perspective influenced the authors to conduct their own test using students with print disabilities. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Academic libraries Databases Disabilities Blind people Dyslexia Canada The twenty‐first century higher education institution reflects...

... of LHT, for permitting two issues on this special theme as well as for his responsiveness and constructive guidance throughout the guest‐editing process. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Disabled people Blind people Information technology The previous special‐theme issue of Library Hi...

... may thus face considerable hurdles in supporting accessible design, and can need assistance in voicing their concerns. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Internet Disabled people Blind people Empowerment Web sites The Internet presents new opportunities for those with disabilities, linking...

..., the editor of LHT, for the enthusiasm with which he has supported my idea for this themed issue as well as for his responsiveness and constructive guidance throughout the guest‐editing process. Disabled people Blind people Information technology To a large extent, disability is a social...

... my professional experiences and those of library users who are blind or visually impaired, so that librarians can better understand the impact of inaccessible Web design. Internet Blind people Information technology Computer software When I tell people that I am a librarian, they often...

... – Search Guide. The information that the WindowEyes user needed was obscured and the search process was halted. Blind people Information technology Databases In the 1960s, educator, communication theorist and philosopher, Marshall McLuhan, described how new technologies in the late...

... databases. Specific functionality examined included the ease in navigating from record to record and the relative ease of reading, navigating, marking and accessing the full‐text articles. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Blind people Information technology Databases The library profession has...

... the rating of the tasks. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Blind people Information technology Databases The Internet offers exciting opportunities for information access to those unable to read print. Proprietary online databases in particular offer promise, as they provide access to magazines...

.... © MCB UP Limited 2002 Blind people Information technology Internet Well‐designed tables allow sighted users to visually associate data in rows with those in columns. Tables make relationships more readily visible and make it easy to find specific values or associations. Simple table...

... testing of commercial databases with people who rely on screen readers for access to the Web. Librarians must be cognizant of accessibility issues and demand assurance from database vendors that their products are accessible. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Blind people Internet Databases Libraries...

..., they are unreadable using JAWS, which vocalizes the word “blank” when attempting to read the screen. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Blind people Information technology Databases Databases delivered via the Internet are designed to be accessible to a wide array of users. Images, tables, frames, forms...

... journal services for basic accessibility. Findings reflect that awareness of accessibility issues is low among electronic research journal service providers, with some notable exceptions. A strategy for increasing awareness of accessibility issues among e‐journal providers is offered. Blind people...

... Blind people Disabled people Information technology Traditionally, it has been the role of the librarian to locate, select, organize and disseminate information resources. Prior to online catalogs, library users who were blind were unable to access such tools as a card or microfiche catalog...

... evaluated are: © MCB UP Limited 2002 Blind people Information technology Cataloguing Customer evaluation of iPac 2.0 in summer 2001 was achieved with the assistance of development programmers at epixtech, inc., in Provo, Utah. The evaluation occurred during the alpha, or pre...

..., NJ 08618, USA. Tel: 609 984 8044; Fax: 609 984 8048; E‐mail: info@prodworks.com Download from their Web site at www.prodworks.com Current price from both sources to register LpPlayer is $45. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Disabled people Information technology Computer software Blind people...

... technology Blind people Information services The increasing prevalence, popularity, and economy of digital electronics motivates the National Library Service (NLS) to work rapidly toward a completely digital audio service. This means using digital methods throughout the production and distribution...

... talking books (DTBs) in an educational setting, while focusing particular attention on the ability to provide DTBs over computer networks. The first in‐class testing cycle began with the Fall 1999 semester. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Disabled people Information technology Schools Blind people...

... Standards Blind people Libraries serving the blind have been around for many generations. Braille is the oldest format, but “talking books” started to evolve 50 years ago. In the 1970s, the analog cassette began to dominate the talking book service industry, upsetting the older “Clark & Smith...

... of five components. Because it is the most comprehensive type we choose an example from class no. 4, audio with full text. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Disabled people Information technology Standards Blind people Books Under the auspices of the National Information Standards...

... be convenient. As a screen‐reader user, I prefer software that is consistent and standard rather than making a special set of keystrokes for software designed for users with disabilities. 1 http://www.rit.edu/∼nrcgsh 2 http://www.time.com 3 http://www.ibm.com/sns Blind people...