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Presentation of Checklist Access to libraries for Persons with Disabilities-IFLA Conference 2005 2/2

Gyda Skat Nielsen
and Birgitta Irvall

Department for persons with reading and hearing disabilities

* A centrally located department with talking books and other materials for persons with reading disabilities
* A colored (yellow for visibility) tactile line leading to this special department
* Clear signs
* Comfortable seating area with bright reading light
* A tape recorder, CD player, DAISY player and other equipment to complement the audiovisual collection
* Magnifying glass, illuminated magnifier, electronic reader or closed-circuit television (CCTV)
* Computers with screen adapters and software designed for persons with reading and cognitive disabilities

Picture: Magnifying glass,a tape recorder and other equipments to complement the audiovisual collection

Media formats

* Special media formats for persons with disabilities
* Computers

Special media formats for persons with disabilities

* Talking books, talking newspapers, and talking periodicals
* Large print books
* Easy-to-read books
* Braille books
* Video/DVD books with subtitles and/or sign language
* E-books
* Tactile picture books

Picture: the books, including special media formats for persons with disabilities in the bookshelf

Picture: Talking books Picture: Picture: Video books Picture: Braille books Picture: Tactile picture books

Computers

* Designated computer workstations adapted for patrons in wheelchairs
* Adaptive keyboards or keyboard overlays for users with motor impairments
* Designated computers equipped with screen reading programs, enlargement, and synthetic speech
* Designated computers equippped with spelling, and other instructional software suitable for persons with dyslexia
* Technical support for computers (on-site, if possible)
* Staff capable of instructing customers in the use of computers

Picture: Staff instructing customers in the use of computers

Service and communication

* How to train staff
* Special services to patrons with disabilities
* How to provide information to patrons with disabilities
* How to make information easy to understand
* Website
* How to cooperate with disability organizations and individuals

How to train staff

* Invite persons with disabilities to staff meetings to talk about their needs as library users
* Distribute e-mails and/or other information to staff on a regular basis about library services to specific disability groups
* Include information about services to special user groups in orientation/orientation package for new staff

Special services to patrons with disabilities

* Home delivery service to persons who are not able to come to the library
* Outreach services to persons in institutions and care facilities
* Reading service for patrons with reading difficulties
* Regularly scheduled consultations for persons with reading disabilities

Picture: Home delivery service Picture: The scanner reading the books

How to provide information to patrons with disabilities

* For visually impaired persons
* For deaf or hearing impaired persons
* For persons with reading difficulties
* For persons with physical disabilities
* For cognitively disabled persons
Disability groups Large print Tape/DAISY CD/DVD Braille Website Videos with subtitles and/or sign lang. Text telephone Easy-to-read
Visually impaired × × × ×      
Deaf and Hearing impaired       × × × ×
Reading difficulties × ×   ×     ×
Physical disabilities   ×   ×      
Cognitively disabled   ×   ×     ×

How do you make information easy to understand?

* Write clear and concise short sentences
* Avoid foreign words
* Insert ample white space between paragraphs and text blocks
* Include illustrations on same page as accompanying text
* Use dark text on white or light colored background

Illustration: How to make information easy to understand

Website

* Make the design logical and easy to navigate
* Make the children's webpage accessible
* Provide software to enlarge text, change font and contrast, length of lines, and spaces between lines
* Give alternative formats to -pdf and.doc -preferably unformatted text (.txt)

Website 2

* Separate contents from design - use style sheets to guide presentation and layout
* Include search capability on your website
* Avoid frames and tables
* Avoid moving figures and texts
* Use relative measurements for text
* Accompany audio with text

Picture: Website

Picture: Website2

How to cooperate with disability organizations and individuals

* A formal invitation to cooperate on various projects
* A joint "brain storming"meeting
* Planned activities in the library
* Regular meetings with organizations and/or individual patrons to discuss future initiatives
* Instruction for patrons with disabilities on how to use the library, computers etc
* Discussion groups, joint development projects, joint media contacts

Illustration: A girl with wheelchair reading the talking book beside the cat

E-mail adresses to authors

Gyda Skat Nielsen
E-mail: gskatn@mail.dk

Birgitta Irvall
E-mail: birgitta.irvall@tpb.se