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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1980
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED313051 |
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- The Current State of Public Library Service to Physically Handicapped Persons. Final Report. Jahoda, Gerald Needham, William L. Hearing Impairments Library Networks Library Planning Library Services Library Surveys Physical Disabilities Public Libraries Questionnaires State Libraries User Needs (Information) Visual Impairments A survey was conducted in 1979 to determine the state of public library service to physically handicapped persons (persons with visual, hearing, or mobility impairments). Usable returns were received from: (1) 398 public libraries that serve populations of more than 25,000 and are not network libraries of the Library of Congress National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; (2) 84 NLS network libraries that are also part of public libraries; (3) 44 state libraries; and (4) members of the American Council of the Blind. Analyses of the responses indicated that, while public library service to hearing impaired persons appeared to be in greatest need of improvement, public library resources, services, and facilities for visually and mobility impaired persons should also be improved. Specific recommendations include greater involvement of handicapped persons--the actual potential users of the service--in the planning and evaluation of the library service, training of the library staff in special resources and services available to handicapped persons, and having a staff member be responsible for coordinating library services to this group at the building and system levels. Six appendixes, which make up more than half of the report, contain sample letters and questionnaires sent to libraries, statistical data, and a background paper on library and information services. (18 references) (Author/SD)