Illinois State Library working to Improve Library Services for People on the Spectrum
By Christina C. Wray The Illinois State Library has been awarded a National Leadership Forum grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to help begin a national conversation on improving library services for patrons with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Their project, called Targeting Autism, is led by a partnership of the State Library,...
Improving Library Services for People with Disabilities: An Interview with Mary Frasier and Chris Jackson
Interviewed by Christina C. Wray What ASCLA programs have you participated in? Mary: I participated in the online workshop called Positive Interactions: Making the library a Welcoming Place for People with Disabilities with Brenda Hough . I also attended ASCLA programing at the Annual ALA conference in Chicago, because I was part of the Services...
The Library-GPII-System: Reinventing accessibility in libraries
Authors Amrish Chourasia, PhD Assistant Scientist, Trace R&D Center University of Wisconsin – Madison Email: amrish@trace.wisc.edu Ph: (608) 263-5485 Jim Tobias Inclusive Technologies Email: tobias@inclusive.com Steve Githens Raising the Floor – US Email: swgithen@mtu.edu Gregg Vanderheiden, PhD Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering University of Wisconsin – Madison Email: gv@trace.wisc.edu Ph: (608) 263-5788...