Libraries, Archives, Museums: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: resources for public libraries serving diverse populations: Accessibility

Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology Toolkit (ASGCLA)
Recommended hardware and software solutions that enable people with disabilities to live independently.
Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
American with Disabilities Act law and regulations, design standards, technical assistance materials, and enforcement.
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
"The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues."
Library Staff with Disabilities
An overview of reasonable accommodations, tips and resources for employees with disabilities.

Assisting Library, Archive and Museums (LAM) users with disabilities
Alaska State Library staff have created an online guide with recommendations on how libraries, archives and museums may assist visitors with disabilities. The guide includes notice requirements, video captioning and instructions for creating accessible websites, presentations and PDFs.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
"The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 covers a wide range of recommendations for making Web content more accessible."

Communicating in the Library with People Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing
Gallaudet University has created a guide that includes information for librarians who work with deaf or hard of hearing patrons or with deaf-related collections.
Deaf Cultural Resource Center
The Deaf Cultural Resource Center provides public information about the deaf communities and the library communities of America and globally.
National Association of the Deaf
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the nation’s premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America.

Blindness and Low Vision (ASGCLA)
Talking Book Center
The Alaska State Library Talking Book Center is a cooperative effort between the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the Alaska State Library, and the Utah State Library to provide Alaskans who cannot read standard print with talking books and Braille service.