Americans with Disabilities Act: Implications for Academic Libraries.

Autor/inn/en	McBrayer, Philip; Poon-McBrayer, Kim Fong
Titel	Americans with Disabilities Act: Implications for Academic Libraries.
Quelle	(1996), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Academic Libraries; Accessibility (for Disabled); Compliance (Legal); Disabilities; Employment Qualifications; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Higher Education; Librarians; Occupational Information + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Handicap; Behinderung; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Berufsinformation
Abstract	This paper examines how key provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act affect the operations of academic libraries. First, the paper summarizes the provisions of the ADA's five titles that deal with: (1) employment of people with disabilities; (2) accessibility of public buildings; (3) modifications to existing and new construction; (4) telecommunications; and (5) miscellaneous provisions. Next, the paper examines implications for academic libraries. A section on accommodations for patrons with disabilities stresses the tension between "reasonable accommodation" and "undue hardship" and identifies technological and structural solutions to accessibility problems. Discussion of the ADA and employment of librarians with disabilities focuses on changes in statements of job requirements. Cost issues of implementing the ADA are briefly considered. (Contains 20 references.) (DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC