There are approximately 36 million people in the US with a disability. A lot of them are less likely to find employment than able bodied people. The library offers the ability to level out the playing field by providing resources they may not find anywhere else. Libraries all around the world have, for decades now, made the accessibility of the library and resources a reality for people with disabilities. However, the question being studied is “how is library and information science (LIS), as a discipline, conceptualizing disability and accessibility” (Hill, 137). There are programs and resources available to disabled people “but an understanding of the discipline focus beyond these programs is largely absent” (Hill, 138). There is not much research available out there to gain a good grasp on disabilities and how they affect people. If we are to better serve these folks, we have to have a good idea of what their daily struggle is. We have to understand the problem, if we are ...
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