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With contributions from researchers, educators, and practitioners from across a range of fields, this volume will be an important resource for library professionals in all types of libraries as well as a reference for researchers and educators about the efforts, challenges and opportunities related to the inclusive future of libraries.
Review Quotes: Researchers in library science and disability studies review the long history of libraries serving people with disabilities equally and treating them humanely, describe what is being done now, and project efforts at full access in the future. Their topics include improving services for patrons with print disabilities at public libraries, developing accessible libraries and inclusive librarians in the 21st century: examples from practice, providing accessibility for people with disabilities at the College of Staten Island Library, the digital inclusiveness of state library websites, and libraries and the future of equal access for people with disabilities.--Annotation (c)2016 "(protoview.com)"