Ontario Public Library Websites and the Framing of Disability

An environment may be technically accessible, in that it complies with accessibility legislation or makes space for those with disabilities, but that does not guarantee equality. A space or experience can be technically accessible according to a standard and still be unusable, difficult to use or n...

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Main Author:	Heather Hill
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Partnership 2020-12-01
Series:	Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research
Subjects:	public libraries accessibility disability websites
Online Access:	https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/6213

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spelling	doaj-4086281f89c04907bbcd24e647b2c8ce2021-01-26T10:00:05ZengThe PartnershipPartnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research1911-95932020-12-0115210.21083/partnership.v15i2.6213Ontario Public Library Websites and the Framing of DisabilityHeather Hill0{'en_US': 'Western University'} An environment may be technically accessible, in that it complies with accessibility legislation or makes space for those with disabilities, but that does not guarantee equality. A space or experience can be technically accessible according to a standard and still be unusable, difficult to use or not perceived to be inclusive of those with disabilities. This research takes this understanding of ‘technically accessible’ in order to examine a set of medium-sized Ontario public library websites. Overall, findings are promising as the websites use person-first language and provide a variety of information of value for those with disabilities. At the same time, there are opportunities for improvement. https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/6213public librariesaccessibilitydisabilitywebsites
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title	Ontario Public Library Websites and the Framing of Disability
title_short	Ontario Public Library Websites and the Framing of Disability
title_full	Ontario Public Library Websites and the Framing of Disability
title_fullStr	Ontario Public Library Websites and the Framing of Disability
title_full_unstemmed	Ontario Public Library Websites and the Framing of Disability
title_sort	ontario public library websites and the framing of disability
publisher	The Partnership
series	Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research
issn	1911-9593
publishDate	2020-12-01
description	An environment may be technically accessible, in that it complies with accessibility legislation or makes space for those with disabilities, but that does not guarantee equality. A space or experience can be technically accessible according to a standard and still be unusable, difficult to use or not perceived to be inclusive of those with disabilities. This research takes this understanding of ‘technically accessible’ in order to examine a set of medium-sized Ontario public library websites. Overall, findings are promising as the websites use person-first language and provide a variety of information of value for those with disabilities. At the same time, there are opportunities for improvement.
topic	public libraries accessibility disability websites
url	https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/6213
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Ontario Public Library Websites and the Framing of Disability

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