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Establishing Accessibility for E-Journals: A Suggested Approach

dc.contributor.authorCoonin, Brynaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-09T19:11:05Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-16T19:02:09Z
dc.date.available2010-04-09T19:11:05Zen_US
dc.date.available2011-05-16T19:02:09Z
dc.date.issued2002en_US
dc.description.abstractLibraries in the United States are required by law to make library programs and services accessible to people with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (1998) mandate that the responsibility for accessibility extends to the electronic environment. Increasingly, librarians who purchase electronic journals are becoming aware of the urgent need to consider accessibility issues, but many are uncertain about how to actually determine whether a product is accessible, and what to do if it is not. This study examines eleven major electronic research journal services for basic accessibility. Findings reflect that awareness of accessibility issues is low among electronic research journal service providers, with some notable exceptions. A strategy for increasing awareness of accessibility issues among e-journal providers is offered.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLibrary Hi-Tech; 20:2 p. 207-220en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/07378830210432570
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/2252en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherEast Carolina Universityen_US
dc.subjectPeople with disabilitiesen_US
dc.subjectInformation technologyen_US
dc.subjectWeb designen_US
dc.titleEstablishing Accessibility for E-Journals: A Suggested Approachen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
ecu.journal.issue2
ecu.journal.nameLibrary Hi-Tech
ecu.journal.pages207-220
ecu.journal.volume20

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