Accessibility policies in libary and information science

Abstract

Services to persons with disabilities is a topic of interest across library and information science (LIS). The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) had had a policy in place since 1998. The American Library Association (ALA) has provided a guidance policy since 2001. The Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) released their guidance policy in 2016. This paper presents a thematic analysis of these three policies to better understand how services to persons with disabilities is conceptualized.

Andrea Kampen

School of Information, University of British Columbia

Andrea Kampen works as a doctoral candidate at the University of British Columbia School of Information under the supervision of Dr. Heather O’Brien. Andrea’s research explores research-creation (RC), an approach that brings together creative and academic research practices to conduct and share research. This Social Science and Humanities Research Council funded project focuses on information-sharing..