THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY FOR BLIND AND PRINT DISABLED CANADIAN STUDENTS

Authors

  • Rosemary Kavanagh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26443/el.v23i1.138

Abstract

As the Information Age progresses in technological and electronic areas, so must
librarians re-define traditional services for those both with. and without sight. Libraries are expected to participate in setting new and better service standards for those with visual disabi lities and/or learning disorders. The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Library's national network (VISUNET: CANADA) supports the premise of a virtual library for print disabled C an adians. Information resources, services, and international collaborations such as the Digital Audio Based Information System (DAISY) are producing accessible materials for those who cannot read print. By interconnecting world information resources in any format of choice, and providing the best in content that is both digital and virtual with no limitations, libraries will assist print disabled Canadians to better compete for jobs in a rapidly changing working and learning environment. 

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Published

2017-09-05