Copyright © 2023 by ABC-CLIO, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other- wise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Copeland, Clayton A., editor. | Woolls, Blanche, writer of foreword. Title: Disabilities and the library : fostering equity for patrons and staff with differing abilities / Clayton A. Copeland, editor foreword by Blanche Woolls. Description: Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited, [2023] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2022028474 (print) | LCCN 2022028475 (ebook) | ISBN 9781440859076 (paperback) | ISBN 9781440859083 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Libraries and people with disabilities. | Library employees with disabilities. | Universal design. | BISAC: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / Administration & Management Classification: LCC Z711.92.H3 D58 2023 (print) | LCC Z711.92.H3 (ebook) | DDC 027.6/63—dc23/eng/20220707 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022028474 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022028475 ISBN: 978-1-4408-5907-6 (print) 978-1-4408-5908-3 (ebook) 27 26 25 24 23 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available as an eBook. Libraries Unlimited An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 147 Castilian Drive Santa Barbara, California 93117 www.abc-clio.com This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America