Training the Library Staff about Disabilities: A Model for Investigating Staff Education Tested in Seven Public Libraries.

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Main Author:	Theiss, Sally A.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1993
Subjects:	Access to Information Accessibility (for Disabled) Attitudes Content Analysis Continuing Education Disabilities Federal Legislation Interviews Library Directors Library Personnel Library Planning Library Services Physical Disabilities Public Libraries Staff Development Training
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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// Anecdotal testing Today and Yesterday seems to indicate destroy() // is called by the garbage collector and everything is good. // Something to keep in mind though. return 0; } /** * Write function that is called when session data is to be saved. * * @param string $sessId The current session ID * @param string $data The session data to write * * @return bool */ public function write($sessId, $data): bool { if ($this->writesDisabled) { return true; } return $this->saveSession($sessId, $data); } /** * A function that is called internally when session data is to be saved. * * @param string $sessId The current session ID * @param string $data The session data to write * * @return bool */ abstract protected function saveSession($sessId, $data): bool; }

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