Chapter 1: Information Power to <i>All</i> Patrons
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5860/ltr.48n7Abstract
Prior to the digital age, people with disabilities that prevented them from using traditional print resources had little choice when it came to accessing information. If they had a visual impairment or learning disability, they could contact their local National Library Service for books on tape or in braille, contact Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, or find a sighted reader to record or read the information aloud.
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The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) is part of the Library of Congress and is mandated by law to provide books in alternate formats to US citizens who meet the requirements. For more information about the service see the NLS page on the Library of Congress website: www.loc.gov/nlsnThe ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) is civil rights legislation extending the protection of law and guaranteeing equal access to employment, public services, and accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications to people with disabilities. For more information, visit the Americans with Disabilities Act website at www.ada.govn'“1 Mission, Priority Areas, Goals, ”' ALA Policy Manual: Section One: Organization and Operational Policies (): (Chicago: ALA, 2008), 2; Library Bill of Rights, as quoted in American Library Association, “Access to Library Resources and Services Regardless of Sex, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, or Sexual Orientation: An Interpretation of the American Library Association Library Bill of Rights, ” June 30, 1993, amended July 2, 2008, www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/accesslibraryn'“Services to Persons with Disabilities: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights, ”' (January 28, 2009): .www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/servicespeopledisabilitiesn '“20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act: July 26”' () (news release), May 26, 2010, nIbid.nn
