Where the Interactions Take Place

• Facility (Accessibility) : 

  • Building Services - SCLS resources compiled by Deb Haeffner

  • Library Accessibility Toolkits: What You Need To Know [located at the bottom] Guidance for Trustees to help libraries serve patrons with disabilities from ALA-Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)

  • Guide to ADA Accessibility Standards - U.S. Access Board

  • ADA National Network - Find resources to help comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

    • Great Lakes ADA Center - The regional ADA information center for Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

  • Outdoor Spaces

    • The Critical Role of Outdoor Spaces for the 21st Century Library - IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Blog

    • Public Buildings: From Forbidding Monoliths to Centers for Public Life - Project for Public Spaces 

  • Indoor Space (General): Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Libraries: Accessibility - South Carolina State Library

    • A Guide to Planning Accessible Meetings -  Hospitality & Disability: An ADA National Network Initiative

    • Computers and Technology: Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI)

  • Collection Spaces (see also indoor spaces)

  • Gender-Inclusive Restrooms: Inclusive Restroom Design - Library Journal Article (2018)

  • Staff Areas (see also indoor spaces): Job Accommodation Network (JAN) 

• Access (Information):

  • Location, Hours, and Services

    • Turning Outward Resources (Strategic Planning) - American Library Association

  • Library Card Registration

    • Transgender-inclusive Library Card Applications: Issues and Recommendations - Jane Sanford (Approved by the ALA Rainbow Roundtable Resource Committee)

    • Translations of Library Card Applications (Common library card fields translated into 15 languages) - CT State Library

  • Online Access (Website and Catalog)

    • Accessibility Fundamentals Overview - W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

    • Multilingual Glossary | State Library of New South Wales (Library Signage Translations)

    • i2Type - International On-screen Keyboard - Sciweavers

  • Access to Library Resources - ALA Statements and Policy

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