LibGuides: Library Accessibility Services: Online Resources

Google Scholar Search

Google Scholar
A short video demonstration of using Google Scholar for academic research.
Google Scholar Cited By
A short video demonstrating how to use the 'cited by' feature in Google Scholar to find citing publications.

Library Standards

Assistive Technologies in the Library
Book seeks to guide information providers in selecting technologies, designing accessible websites, learning how to purchase accessible electronic resources, establishing access policies, training staff to work with patrons with disabilities, funding accessible technologies, and marketing the services using both traditional methods and new social networking tools.
Library Services for People with Disabilities Policy
This policy was written by the Americans with Disabilities Act Assembly, a representational group administered by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of the American Library Association.
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
Free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical, perceptual, or reading disability that prevents them from using regular print materials.

Selected Websites

ADA.gov
Includes information and technical assistance on the American with Disabilities Act.
ADA National Network
Provides information, guidance and training on how to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in order to support the mission of the ADA to “assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.”
American Association of People with Disabilities
A national cross-disability rights organization that advocates for full civil rights for Americans with disabilities.
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Promotes progressive policies, sound research, effective practices, and universal human rights for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
American Council of the Blind
Strives to increase the independence, security, equality of opportunity, and quality of life for all blind and visually impaired people.
American Foundation for the Blind
Mission of the American Foundation for the Blind is to create a world of no limits for people who are blind or visually impaired. They mobilize leaders, advance understanding, and champion impactful policies and practices using research and data.
Association on Higher Education and Disability
Professional organization supporting disability resource professionals, student affairs personnel, ADA coordinators, diversity officers, AT/IT staff, faculty and other instructional personnel, and colleagues who are invested in creating welcoming higher education experiences for people with disabilities.
Disability History Museum
Library of virtual artifacts, education curricula, and museum exhibits designed to foster research and study about the historical experiences of people with disabilities and their communities.
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities.
Inclusion International
An international network of people with intellectual disabilities and their families advocating for the human rights of people with intellectual disabilities worldwide.
Job Accomodation Network (JAN)
Leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on job accommodations and disability employment issues.
National Arts and Disability Center
Promotes the full inclusion of audiences and artists with disabilities into all facets of the arts community.
National Association of the Deaf
Nation’s premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America.
National Council on Disability
An independent federal agency charged with advising the President, Congress, and other federal agencies regarding policies, programs, practices, and procedures that affect people with disabilities.
National Federation of the Blind
Oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind Americans coordinates many programs, services, and resources to defend the rights of blind Americans, provides information and support to blind children and adults, and builds a community that creates a future full of opportunities.
National Organization on Disability
A private, non-profit organization that promotes the full participation and contributions of America’s 57 million people with disabilities in all aspects of life. Focused on increasing employment opportunities for the 80-percent of working-age Americans with disabilities who are not employed.
Section508.gov
Provides guidance to Federal agency staff who play a role in IT accessibility.
Society for Disability Studies
An international non-profit organization that promotes the study of disability in social, cultural, and political contexts.
United Nations - Disability
Resources by the United Nations Programme on Disability to promote the rights and advancement of persons with disabilities.
United States Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) is the only non-regulatory federal agency that promotes policies and coordinates with employers and all levels of government to increase workplace success for people with disabilities.
United States Department of Labor Disability Resources
Access to various resources through the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy. Information regarding benefits, housing, technology, education and employment among others is included.
Web Accessibility Initiative
Provides strategies, standards, and supporting resources to help make the Web more accessible to people with disabilities.
World Health Organization - Disabilities
Overview of disabilities and related resources by the World Health Organization.
World Institute of Disability
A nonprofit that works to fully integrate people with disabilities into the communities around them via research, policy, and consulting efforts.

Statistics

American Fact Finder
Conduct a search on disability by using the topic or table name search.
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium is a web-based tool that pools disability statistics published by various federal agencies together in one place.
Disability Statistics: Online Resource for U.S. Disability Statistics from Cornell University
Includes reports covering demographic and economic statistics on disability.
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Includes data on the employment status of people with a disability.