Funding for assistive technology — Where should libraries look? In our last post, we explored how libraries can improve accessibility for blind and visually impaired patrons. Today, we’re going to address one of the biggest so-called barriers to...
A step-by-step guide to accessibility There are many factors to consider when it comes to ensuring equal access for library patrons with disabilities. We have gathered advice on improving library accessibility for the blind and visually impaired from the experts at...
Access is vital Today we would like to tell you a bit about a library on Cape Cod that has made a difference in the lives of the visually impaired. Over the past two decades, the Brooks Free Library in Harwich has launched an impressive accessibility program for...
The CARES Act What’s the link between the CARES Act and adaptive technology? To understand the implications, let’s first take a look at the numbers. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which passed in late March, earmarks...
The “Nightmare” of Social Distancing for the Visually Impaired Forbes magazine recently published an article describing social distancing as a “nightmare” for blind people. In this unprecedented era of COVID-19, most people depend on their...
