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KEEP IT SIMPLE KEEP IT SIMPLE A Guide to Assistive Technologies Ravonne A. Green and Vera Blair Copyright2011byABC-CLIO,LLC Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrieval system,ortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical, photocopying,recording,orotherwise,exceptfortheinclusionofbriefquotationsina review,orreproducibles,whichmaybecopiedforclassroomandeducationalprograms only,withoutpriorpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Green,RavonneA. KeepItSimple:AGuidetoAssistiveTechnologies/RavonneA.GreenandVeraBlair. p.cm Summary:“Thisbookofferssimple,straightforwardguidanceforthepractitionerwho wantstouseassistivetechnologiestoextendlibraryaccess”—Providedbypublisher. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978–1–59158–866–5(pbk.:acid-freepaper)ISBN978–1–59158–867–2(e-book) 1. Librariesandpeoplewithdisabilities.2. Self-helpdevicesforpeoplewithdisabilities 3. Librariesandpeoplewithvisualdisabilities.4. Librariesandthehearingimpaired. I.Blair,Vera.II.Title. Z711.92.H3G74 2011 027.6063—dc22 2010051785 ISBN:978–1–59158–866–5 EISBN:978–1–59158–867–2 15 14 13 12 11 1 2 3 4 5 ThisbookisalsoavailableontheWorldWideWebasaneBook. Visitwww.abc-clio.comfordetails. LibrariesUnlimited AnImprintofABC-CLIO,LLC ABC-CLIO,LLC 130CremonaDrive,P.O.Box1911 SantaBarbara,California93116-1911 Thisbookisprintedonacid-freepaper ManufacturedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica Iwouldliketodedicatethisbooktomymother,YvonneGreen.Mymother readmanybookstomeandinstilledinmealoveforreading.Iwouldliketo dedicatethisbooktomyaunt,MargaretRogerswhotaughtmetooperate audiovisualequipmentasatoddler.NowmymotherandmyAuntMargaret sufferwithmaculardegenerationandaredependentonassistivetechnolo- gies and large print. They are both determined to conquer this disability and continue to enjoy reading and listening to books. This book is for all of those we love that can live more productive, useful lives with the help of assistive technology and understanding family members, friends, and colleagues. RavonneA.Green I would like to dedicate this book first to my husband Dr. Wally Koehler who encouraged me to apply to graduate school and get an MLIS degree. SpecialthankstoDr.RavonneGreenwhosuggestedcollaboratingonthis book and who did all the footwork of finding a publisher. Thanks to my mother Dorothee, who was nearly blind and deaf at her death and who wasalargepartofthereasonformyearlyinterestinassistivetechnology. ThankstomysonHeathwhowasalwaystheretohelpwhentheWordProc- essortriedtogetthebetterofme;andthankstomychildrenStephanieand Ericwhoarealwaysinmyheart. VeraBlair CONTENTS Preface ix SectionI:Background 1 1. AssistiveTechnologyBackground 3 SectionII:Equipment 17 2. PrintDisabilities 19 3. MobilityDisabilities 41 4. HearingImpairments 59 5. SpeechDisabilities 75 SectionIII:AccessibilityIssues 91 6. ProvidingAccessibleBuildingsandLearningSpaces 93 SectionIV:UniversalAccess 105 7. UniversalAccess:PromotingBetterLibraryServicesforAll 107 SectionV:StaffTraining 119 8. LibraryDisabilityTraining 121 SectionVI:AssistiveTechnologyandDisabilityServicesMarketing 129 9. MarketingTipsforServingIndividualswithDisabilities 131 Index 145 PREFACE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ISSUES AND GUIDELINES Green(1999)conductedanationalDelphiprofessionalpanelconsistingof 12 librarians,assistivetechnology,anddisabilityservicesexpertstodeter- mineappropriateguidelinesforimplementingATservicesinacademiclibra- ries.1Thisstudy predictedthatiflibrariansplanATservicesandtraining, andmarketATservicesusingacollaborativeapproachthatwouldinclude librarians,faculty,staff,andstudentswithdisabilitiesthatATservicescould bebetterprovidedforstudentswithprintdisabilities.Thepanelsuggested that funding issues should be resolved in some cases by working co- operatively with other departments and community agencies. The panel madethefollowingspecificrecommendations. Equipment The main problems indicated from the above study were: identifying appropriateequipment;incompatibilitybetweenATandlibraryelectronic systemssuchasonlinepublicaccesscatalogs(OPAC);screenreadingnavi- gation tools for the OPAC; and real time print captioning. Making the OPACaccessible to all users shouldbea priority itembecause thiswould beconsideredareasonableaccommodationundertheADA. Funding AdequatefundingforAT,ATpersonnel,ATtraining,andfundingforAT upgradesweretheprimaryissuesinthefundingcategory.Thepanelistsrec- ommended incorporating AT training into other staff trainings and
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