Biblioteca Complutense

     1.    Abascal, J., Gardezabal, L., and Garay, N.,  "Entornos inteligentes para personas con necesidades especiales".  COLINE'02 : Investigación En Entornos De Interacción Colectiva, 2002. http://giig.ugr.es/~mgea/coline02/Articulos/abascal.pdf

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Ciegos/Web semántica

Resumen: Los avances recientemente experimentados por diversas tecnologías posibilitan el diseño de hogares inteligentes, particularmente adecuados para personas con necesidades especiales (principalmente personas con discapacidad y ancianas) [Abascal-01]. Concretamente, la combinación de redes inalámbricas de área personal con las redes cableadas, interactuando con sistemas de localización y buses de sillas de ruedas de tracción eléctrica, permiten el desarrollo de entornos inteligentes que se encuadran dentro del concepto de inteligencia ambiental adoptado por la Comunidad Europea como objetivo de investigación [Ducatel-01]. Sin embargo, estos avances son sólo posibles si las barreras de accesibilidad que incluyen actualmente estas tecnologías son detectadas y evitadas tempranamente1, según evidencian los trabajos del programa de colaboración COST 219.


     2.    Avery, D. M.,  "Electronic Parenting or, It Takes A (Listserv) Village to Raise Families with Disabilities".  Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1999. http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1998/jan/avery.html

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Tecnologías de la información

Resumen: The difference between solidarity and separatism can be demonstrated in the online culture of disability support groups, which contain both benefits and dangers for  participants of the group. Dona Avery illustrates the potential of parents of children with disabilities to self-exile from the larger society through the formation of symbiotic relationships and group thought online.


     3.    Axel Schmetzke, A.,  "Accessibility of Web-based information resources for people with disabilities ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2002. http://mustafa.emeraldinsight.com/vl=2465444/cl=85/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n2/s1/p135

Descriptores: Recursos electrónicos/Discapacitados/Acceso a la información/Internet

Resumen: To a large extent, disability is a social construct. Whether individuals with 'disabilities' can pursue independent and fulfilling lives is not so much a matter of their particular internal conditions as a question of enabling or disabling external factors put in place by society. This special theme issue aims to bridge the current information gap concerning the accessibility of the various electronic resources that make up today's online library environment.


     4.    Axtell, R. and Dixon, J. J.,  "Voyager 2000: a review of accessibility for persons with visual disabilities".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2002. http://mustafa.emeraldinsight.com/vl=2465444/cl=85/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n2/s3/p141

Descriptores: Ciegos/Discapacitados/Acceso a la información/Internet

Resumen: The authors evaluate the accessibility for persons with visual disabilities of WebVoyage 2000, the online public access catalog from Endeavor. They briefly review the assistive technologies used by persons with visual disabilities and the major Web accessibility guidelines and requirements; then, using specific provisions from Federal Web accessibility regulations, they examine several Voyager implementations, reviewing introductory pages, search pages, limit pages, list and record displays, and help pages noting areas where particular elements of page design or construction cause the content to be confusing or unusable to a person using a screen reader. The evaluation is concluded with specific recommendations for Endeavor and the implementing libraries for necessary modifications to make WebVoyage usable by persons with visual disabilities.


     5.    Bac, N. T.,  "Services for the blind in the public libraries of Vietnam: making Vietnamese public libraries more accessible to visually impaired people".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 71, 2005. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/084e-Nguyen.pdf

Descriptores: Ciegos/Bibliotecas públicas /Vietnam/Asia

Resumen: This paper reviews the current state of information services made available to visually impaired people through the public libraries of Vietnam. Through the support of the Vietnamese government Ministry of Culture and Information, and the active assistance of organizations such as the Force Foundation, the General Sciences Library of Ho Chi
Minh City has taken a leadership role in the provision of services to the visually impaired. Although for some time limited to Ha noi and Ho Chi Minh City, these services are now being expanded and delivered throughout the public library system of Vietnam. The paper discusses the practical implementation of these through collaboration with philanthropic organizations and other organizations providing support to the visually impaired in Vietnam.


     6.    Banks, R. and Coomb, N.,  "World Wide Web: The Spider and the Fly ".  Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine , Vol. 5, No. 2, 1998. http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1998/feb/bankcoom.html

Descriptores: Acceso a la información/Internet/Discapacitados/Tecnologías de la información

Resumen:  Richard Banks and Norman Coombs suggest that the World Wide Web can be viewed in two ways: (1) as a tool connecting individuals and information or (2) as a  fly trap for users with disabilities when inadequately designed. The article illustrates both kinds of Web pages and provides beginning guidelines for applying universal design principles to Web page development. It also provides links to relevant sources of information, including EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) and the Web Accessibility Initiative.


     7.    Barbero, M.,  "Inútiles, impedidos, especiales y diferentes Reflexiones sobre el ficticio valor social de los eufemismos en el entorno de las discapacidades ".  Panacea : boletín de medicina y traducción, Vol. 5, No. 16, 2004. http://www.medtrad.org/panacea/PanaceaAnteriores.htm

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Traducción médica/Eufemismos

Resumen: El presente comentario fue escrito antes de leer el artículo de Pedro J. Chamizo Domínguez sobre eufemismos y disfemismos aparecido en el número 15 de Panace@ (págs. 45-51). Tras leer a Chamizo, me permito felicitarlo por su trabajo y aportar a continuación, como punto adicional de reflexión para los lectores, el testimonio de mi guerra particular a los eufemismos en los ámbitos de proyección social de las enfermedades.


     8.    Beverley, C. A., Bath, P. A., and Barber, R.,  "Can two established information models explain the information behaviour of visually impaired people seeking health and social care information?".  Journal of Documentation, Vol. 63, No. 1, 2007, pp. 9-32. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/00220410710723867

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Ciegos/Información a la comunidad

Resumen: The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which two existing models of information behaviour could explain the information behaviour of visually impaired people seeking health and social care information. Design/methodology/approach – The research was conducted within a constructivist paradigm. A total of 28 semi-structured interviews (face-to-face or telephone) with 31 visually impaired people were conducted. Framework analysis was used to analyse the results. Findings – This study identified several factors that may affect a visually impaired person's information behaviour. These related to the presence of other health conditions or disabilities, participants' understanding of the word “information”, their interactions with information providers, their degree of independence, the support they received from friends and family, their acceptance of their own visual impairment, as well as their awareness of other visual impairments, their registration status and their willingness and ability to pay for aids, adaptations and equipment. Originality/ value – This study provides a new and valuable insight into the information behaviour of visually impaired people, as well as testing the applicability of a specific and generic information model to the information behaviour of visually impaired people seeking health and social care information.


     9.    Blanco Egido, E.,  "Las políticas para la promoción y protección de los derechos de las personas con discapacidad".  Revista General de Información y Documentación, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2006. http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=Revistas2_Historico&id=RGID&num=RGID919112

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Promoción

Resumen: Las políticas para la promoción y protección de los derechos de las personas con discapacidad


   10.    Bodengraven, M. v.,  "Making Websites and OPACS accessible".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 69, 2003. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla69/papers/077e-Bodengraven_Pollitt.pdf

Descriptores: OPAC/World wide web/Accesibilidad/Discapacitados

Resumen: Many people with a print-handicap prefer to get their reading matter through a regular instead of via a specialised service organisation like the libraries for the blind. Just making the materials in an alternative format available in the library is not sufficient. An on-line public catalogue (OPAC) is a must. The best strategy to guarantee accessibility of an on-line public catalogue (OPAC) is to make sure there is an accessible Web OPAC. Many OPAC's today have a web interface. However in most cases these interfaces are not accessible for people with a print-handicap. The conclusion is that if a library wants to serve all people who want to read it should make sure that the OPAC is accessible through a web-interface. The main issue is then the accessibility of the web. The benefits of an accessible web go far beyond having an accessible OPAC. A library OPAC that can be reached through the Internet with an accessible interface offers everybody, anywhere, anytime access to the information needed. FNB started a project with three public libraries in the Netherlands. The main objective of the project is to create access to the Internet in public libraries for people with a printhandicap.


   11.    Bowman, V.,  "Reading between the lines: an evaluation of WindowEyes screen reader as a reference tool for teaching and learning ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2002. http://mustafa.emeraldinsight.com/vl=2465444/cl=85/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n2/s5/p162

Descriptores: Ciegos/Discapacitados/Acceso a la información/Bases de datos

Resumen:  WindowEyes Version 4.1 for Microsoft Windows 95, 98 and ME, was used in conjunction with three full-text databases frequently accessed by undergraduate students at academic libraries: EBSCO Academic Search Premier, ProQuest Research Library and Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accessibility of three widely used academic databases in conjunction with a screen reader, WindowEyes. In addition, this article also discusses general considerations for evaluating and selecting accessibility hardware and software.


   12.    Brazier, H.,  "Charity, charges and chaos: the story of library services for visually impaired people in the UK".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 71, 2005. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/082e-Brazier.pdf

Descriptores: Ciegos/Bibliotecas públicas /Inglaterra

Resumen: Examines strengths and weaknesses of public libraries and specialist voluntary sector libraries for blind and partially sighted people in the UK. Describes various types and examples of partnership work that have taken place in recent years between the two sectors, but recognises that inherent weaknesses are still present due to lack of integrated management and funding. Technological changes will create opportunities to meet needs in different ways. Calls upon UK government to learn from best practice elsewhere in the world and take responsibility for library services to visually impaired people.


   13.    Brazier, H.,  "Marketing reading: a touching experience".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 69, 2003. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla69/papers/076e-Brazier.pdf

Descriptores: Ciegos/Discapacitados/Lectura/Marketing

Resumen: This paper examines the ways that sighted people choose fiction and other imaginative reading, and summarises the growth of the reader development movement in the UK. A comparison is drawn with the ways that visually impaired people are able to choose their reading, and the strategies adopted by the National Library for the Blind (NLB) in the UK to address the consequent issues. A summary is given of NLB’s two recent and highly innovative reader development projects, A Touch Of… and A Touch More, along with some conclusions about future directions.


   14.    Burgos Bordonau, E.,  "Políticas de información y discapacidad: Nuevos retos para la integración".  Revista General de Información y Documentación, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2006. http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=Revistas2_Historico&id=RGID&num=RGID919112

Descriptores: Política de información/Integración social/Discapacitados

Resumen:  Balance y análisis de las Jornadas Académicas que bajo el título: «Políticas de Información y Discapacidad: nuevos retos para la integración», se celebraron en la sede de la Escuela Universitaria de Biblioteconomía y Documentación de la UCM durante los días 9 y 10 de marzo de 2006. En este artículo se analizan las distintas intervenciones de los profesionales asistentes a las Jornadas y se da noticia de los datos más relevantes extraídos de las mesas redondas y coloquios. Por último se hace un balance de los dos días de trabajo y se invita a los lectores a reflexionar sobre este particular en la universidad española y en la vida cotidiana.


   15.    Burgstahler, S.,  "Distance learning: the library's role in ensuring access to everyone ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2002. http://fiordiliji.emeraldinsight.com/vl=406798/cl=32/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n4/s4/p420

Descriptores: Recursos electrónicos/Bibliotecas/Enseñanza a distancia/Discapacitados/Internet

Resumen: Federal legislation and increasing support for the full inclusion of all students in precollege education have resulted in higher expectations and increased participation of students with disabilities in academic programs that have prepared them for college studies. As a result, greater numbers of people with disabilities are attending postsecondary academic institutions and participating in distance learning offerings. This article focuses on the role that libraries can play in assuring that all distance learning students and instructors have access to the electronic resources they offer. It can be used to help libraries develop policies, guidelines, and procedures for making their electronic resources accessible to people with disabilities.


   16.    Burgstahler, S.,  "Making Web Pages Universally Accessible ".  Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1999. http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1998/jan/burg.html

Descriptores: Acceso a la información/Internet/Discapacitados

Resumen: Virtually everyone who has access to the Internet, a few tools, and a bit of training can create Web pages. But how many of these people are knowledgeable, informed, or think about the ways in which people with disabilties might be accessing their sites? Sheryl Burgstahler discusses access issues and provides guidelines for creating Web pages that are accessible to a broad range of visitors.


   17.    Butdisuwan, S.,  "Information Services to the Disadvantaged Person :A Challenge for Information Professionals in Thailand".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 65, 1999. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/papers/022-132e.htm

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Servicios bibliotecarios/Aspecto social

Resumen: This paper considers the provision of library and information services to disadvantaged persons in Thailand and focuses on the need to provide appropriate staff training both formally and informally, to library staff working with these groups. The results of a number of specific projects are used as illustrative examples.


   18.    Butdisuwan, S.,  "Servicios de información para personas en situación de desventaja: Un desafío para los profesionales de la información de Tailandia".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 65, 1999. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/papers/022-132s.htm

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Servicios bibliotecarios/Aspecto social

Resumen: Este artículo trata de la implantación de servicios bibliotecarios y de información para personas en situación de desventaja de Tailandia, prestándole una atención especial a la necesidad de desarrollar cursos de formación para los bibliotecarios que trabajan con estas personas. Como ejemplos, se presentan los resultados de varios proyectos específicos.


   19.    Byerley, S. L. and Chambers, M. B.,  "Accessibility and usability of Web-based library databases for non-visual users ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2002. http://mustafa.emeraldinsight.com/vl=2465444/cl=85/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n2/s6/p169

Descriptores: Ciegos/Discapacitados/Acceso a la información/Bases de datos /Internet/Usabilidad

Resumen: The ADA mandates that library programs and services be accessible to people with disabilities. With the advent of the WWW, the popularity of commercial Web-based resources in academic libraries has soared, but are these resources accessible to people with visual disabilities? This study examines the accessibility of two popular Web-based abstracting and indexing services, Periodical Abstracts, offered by OCLC FirstSearch, and Gale Group's Expanded Academic ASAP, when accessed by blind users using screen-reading programs. The study measured accessibility based on guidelines from the amended Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines issued by the WWW Consortium. The findings indicate that, while each database has a high degree of accessibility, there is a need for Web developers to conduct usability testing of commercial databases with people who rely on screen readers for access to the Web. Librarians must be cognizant of accessibility issues and demand assurance from database vendors that their products are accessible.


   20.    Byrne, A.,  "Advancing library services for the blind in the global information society".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 71, 2005. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/178e-Byrne.pdf

Descriptores: Bibliotecas públicas /Discapacitados/Minorías/Australia

Resumen: As you are aware, IFLA has devoted considerable energy and resources to the World Summit on the Information Society. We have done so because it is of extraordinary importance to libraries and information services. For the first time, the governments of the world and international organisations – especially those in the United Nations system – have been discussing our issues in a concerted fashion. They have realised that the emerging global information society is important for all peoples whether they live in a rich, developed nation like Norway or my own country, Australia, in a vast but underdeveloped state such as China or in a tiny Pacific island nation like Niue. The information society has the potential to improve the lives of all, wherever they may live, or to further disadvantage those who have been marginalised in the past. We must hold fast to the vision of an equitable information society which will deliver benefits to all and both promote and work towards strategies which will deliver those benefits to all.


   21.    Carpenter, S. A.,  "Accommodation to Persons with Disabilities: A Census of Ohio College and University Libraries ".  Katharine Sharp Review, No. 3, 1996. http://mirrored.ukoln.ac.uk/lis-journals/review/review/

Descriptores: Bibliotecas universitarias/Discapacitados/Acceso a la información/Estados Unidos

Resumen: The Americans with Disabilities Act (Public Law 101-336) was signed into law on July 26, 1990 and took effect on January 26, 1992. This law, the most sweeping civil rights legislation since the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 973 Rehabilitation Act, has far-reaching ramifications for libraries. In a census of Ohio's 134 college and university libraries, data was gathered on the types of accommodations which have been made in Title II (Public), Title III (Private) and Title IV (Communication services and auxiliary aids) with respect to access, auxiliary aids and services, restroom facilities, signage, and staff and policymaking. Hypotheses regarding the effects of library characteristics such as type of school, new/old building, single/multi-storied building, and staff with disabilities were tested. Whether the institution was private or public was by far the most differentiating factor in the institutions' levels of accommodation. Whatever the cause may be behind this difference (funding, demand, etc.), these findings should be a vital consideration to policymakers.


   22.    Cebrián de Miguel, M. D.,  "Terminología de la discapacidad visual ".  The Translation Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2004. http://accurapid.com/journal/27discapac.htm

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Traducción/Terminología/Ciegos

Resumen: Se revisan los antecedentes y la trayectoria histórica de la labor de traducción científico-técnica realizada en la Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles, y se analizan las estrategias desarrolladas para llevar a cabo el trabajo terminológico efectuado desde 1987 en el Servicio de Documentación y Traducción sobre ceguera y deficiencia visual. Se propone una reflexión sobre la importancia de la investigación terminológica en la transferencia e intercambio de conocimientos sobre discapacidad visual, y se plantean futuras líneas de actuación en este campo.


   23.    Centrum för Lättläst ,  "Els representants de la lectura: un model que dóna oportunitats a persones amb limitacions per a la lectura ".  BiD : Biblioteconomía y Documentació, No. 4, 2000. http://www.ub.es/biblio/bid/04centru.htm

Descriptores: Bibliotecas públicas/Lectura /Alfabetización/Suecia/Servicios bibliotecarios/Discapacitados

Resumen: El 10% de la población adulta en Suècia tiene dificultades para leer y entender un texto escrito. El artículo describe un modelo de trabajo para servir de apoyo a grupos de lectura de manera individual y colectiva para personas que tienen dificultades de lectura y comprensión. El modelo fue probado con éxito en Suecia con personas que padecían demencia y discapacidad psíquica. Se presenta la experiencia sueca, referida a la necesidad de bibliografía «de lectura fàcil» i de un soporte personalizado que permita inculcar a estos grupos hábitos de lectura permanente


   24.    Charoenpaed, M.,  "Travelling books and the spirit of Tam Boon ".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 66, 2000. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla66/papers/088-175e.htm

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Servicios bibliotecarios/Bibliobuses/Bibliotecas móviles

Resumen: The spirit of TAM BOON is the meaning of joining from ones who has better opportunity to disadvantaged ones. Travelling exhibition for the Young Readers at Petchaboon Province, the northern province in Thailand on December 9, 1999 is the project which till now, the library staff can remember. We hope those books will help students meet the new world and new idea to be the good man in the future.


   25.    Christensen, S.,  "How We Work to Make the Web Speak ".  Computers in libraries, Vol.  21, No. 9, 2001. http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/oct01/christensen.htm

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Tecnologías de la información/Acceso a la información

Resumen: There's a group in Denmark that focuses specifically on teaching electronic content providers how to make their Web sites accessible to people who have impairments of their sight, hearing, or motor skills. This author gives specific tips about what to do to your Web site, along with examples of the success she's had so far.


   26.    Church, J., Vaughan, J., Starkweather, W., and Rankin, K.,  "The Information Commons at Lied Library ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2002. http://ramiro.emeraldinsight.com/vl=27019390/cl=38/nw=1/fm=html/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n1/s7/p58

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Accesibilidad/Edificios/Planificación/Bibliotecas

Resumen:  Presents the development of the Information Commons in the new Lied Library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, from conceptualization to realization. Discusses the goals of the facility, including the need to create a space that simultaneously supports access, collaboration, and production in scholarly endeavors. Also addresses the impact of the Information Commons concept on patterns of service, and illustrates the challenges in designing Information Commons workstations, including such considerations as user authentication and resources for those with disabilities.


   27.    Cohen, U.,  "Telebook".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 66 , 2000. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla66/papers/024-158e.htm

Descriptores: Ciegos/Discapacitados/Bibliotecas

Resumen: The Central Library for the Blind in Israel recognised the limitations of existing catalogue systems used by libraries for the blind. Neither Braille nor recorded catalogues can provide a fully satisfactory system for the blind user.The 'Telebook' was implemented by the Central Library for the Blind in Israel in 1994. Using modern mobile communication technology, 'Telebook' allows the user ready access to the library catalogue through the telephone. Operation is quick, easy, and requires only an ordinary telephone.


   28.    Coombs, N.,  "New patrons : new changes".  Library hi tech, Vol. 17, No. 2, 1999. http://www-sp.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?ArticleID=MDWMX5FKTB10UVQDUT2F

Descriptores: Bibliotecas especiales/Discapacitados/Tecnologías de la información/Ciegos

Resumen: La era de la información ha introducido nuevos patrones en las bibliotecas, también para las personas con minusvalías. En algunas parece ya familiar el hardware y software especial para este tipo de usuarios. Se discuten que herramientas y  productos se pueden adaptar a los usuarios con discapacidad.


   29.    Coonin, B.,  "Enabling Scientists: Serving Sci-Tech Library Users with Disabilities".  Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, No. 32, 2001. http://www.istl.org/istl/01-fall/article1.html

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Bibliotecas/Aspecto social

Resumen: Service to library users with disabilities has been the subject of numerous books, articles, and presentations, but it is useful to consider this issue specifically in the context of science libraries for several reasons. In the United States we acknowledge an established need for scientists, but have long overlooked the pool of scientific interest and talent among individuals with disabilities. Sci-tech librarians can play a significant role in the encouragement of scientific talent among library users with disabilities by making the library environment accessible and ensuring as much as possible the independent access to information that is so critical to scientific endeavor. Some of the specific ways librarians in sci-tech libraries can contribute to an accessible electronic library environment include developing basic familiarity with relevant assistive technologies, creating accessible web pages, monitoring accessibility of electronic databases purchased for the library, and by preparing accessible bibliographic instructional activities.


   30.    Coonin, B.,  "Establishing accessibility for e-journals: a suggested approach ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2002. http://mustafa.emeraldinsight.com/vl=2465444/cl=85/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n2/s10/p207

Descriptores: Ciegos/Discapacitados/Acceso a la información/Revistas electrónicas /Edición electrónica

Resumen: Libraries in the USA 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 11 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.


   31.    Desbuquois, C.,  "L’accès à la lecture et à l’information des personnes handicapées visuelles: Réalités et perspectives".  Bulletin des bibliothèques de France, Vol. 47, No. 6, 2002. http://bbf.enssib.fr/bbf/html/2002_47_6/2002-6-p78-desbuquois.xml.asp

Descriptores: Bibliotecas especiales/Discapacitados/Ciegos/Acceso a la información

Resumen: En cinq points, l'article expose la situation de la lecture adaptée en France : une population vieillissante en augmentation, un contexte juridique défavorable, une production associative qui ne repose pas sur un véritable marché commercial ; mais aussi une innovation technique en constant progrès qui dynamise le secteur, et des bibliothèques qui s'ouvrent aux lecteurs handicapés pour offrir des services très spécifiques. Progrès ? Ou stagnation ? En tout cas, on note un intérêt accru en faveur des lecteurs handicapés visuels, et beaucoup d'attentes et d'espoirs.


   32.    Dougnac, M.-H.,  "The reading experience of print-handicapped people : from Braille to new technologies".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 69, 2003. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla69/papers/075e-Dougnac.pdf

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Libros hablados/Bibliotecas/Ciegos/AACR2/Braille

Resumen:  How can print-handicapped people overcome their handicap and integrate in society in the 21st century? What are the main questions raised by this problem statement ? Several elements of answers come from the first results of an academic research on the impact of new technologies on the reading of visually impaired people. Libraries have a determining role to play in ensuring that everyone will be able to benefit from the new technologies.


   33.    Draffan, E. A. B. and Corbett, R.,  "Implementing a Web-accessible database ".  Electronic library, Vol. 19, No. 5, 2001. http://pinkerton.emeraldinsight.com/vl=21324886/cl=25/nw=1/fm=html/rpsv/cw/mcb/02640473/v19n5/s6/p342

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Tecnologías de la información/Bases de datos /World Wide Web/Internet

Resumen: This paper discusses the development and implementation of the National Internet Accessibility Database (NIAD), how the design of the database was based on ease of use by both its target audience and those working on the database, and also the approaches taken to ensure the successful implementation and launch of the NIAD.


   34.    Epp, M. A.,  "Library services to canadian college students with print disabilities".  Library hi tech, Vol. 17, No. 2, 1999. http://www-sp.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?ArticleID=R3HTGLL3MB1G3M061NXV

Descriptores: Bibliotecas especiales/Discapacitados/Ciegos

Resumen: Los estudiantes de secundaria con discapacidad necesitan acceso a la información en formatos alternativos como el Braile, textos electrónicos, impresos de gran tamaño, libros hablados y gráficos táctiles. British Columbia College and Institute Library Services es un centro de recursos para estudiantes con impedimentos, además mantiene un servicio de préstamo interbibliotecario y la producción de materiales alternativos. El artículo describe la organización del servicio y las palicaciones tecnológicas para producir los recursos que se adecuan a este tipo de estudiantes.


   35.    Evans, M. K.,  "Serving the needs of visually impaired information seekers in UK public libraries".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 66, 2000. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla66/papers/111-158e.htm

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Ciegos/Bibliotecas

Resumen: Meeting the needs the most disadvantaged in the population has always been a key part of the  mission of UK public libraries. It has been estimated that there are around 1.7 million visually  impaired people in the UK. (Bruce, McKennell and Walker, 1991). Many are elderly: all face the  difficulty of accessing information and enjoying print in a text-dominated world. Of the 354,153 who  had actually registered as blind or partially sighted in 1996, from the one million or so entitled to do  so, 90% were aged 65 or over. (Brophy, P. and Craven, J., 1999). Many specialist organisations
 offer library services, including The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB), Calibre Library,  Talking Newspapers Association (TNAUK) and ClearVision, but public library services have a  statutory duty to provide comprehensive and efficient library services to everyone in the community.  Public libraries therefore have a primary responsibility to ensure that they meet the library and  information needs of all visually impaired people.


   36.    Forrest, M. E. S.,  "Towards an accessible academic library: using the IFLA checklist".  IFLA Council and General ConferenceIFLA Council and General Conference, No. 71, 2005. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/095e-Forrest.pdf

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Servicios bibliotecarios/Aspecto social/Bibliotecas/Minorías

Resumen: This paper describes and analyses the experience of applying the IFLA checklist, “Access to libraries for persons with disabilities” to an academic library, Fife Campus Library at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee, Scotland. An introduction to disability legislation in the United Kingdom provides the legal framework for this paper and is recognised as an important incentive for libraries to improve their services to disabled people. A number of physical and attitudinal barriers to good practice are considered and the value of using the IFLA Checklist in overcoming some of
these barriers and working towards an accessible academic library is promoted.


   37.    Fox, S.,  " Issues Related to Negative Communication on Disability-Related Listservs ".  Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1998. http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1998/feb/fox.html

Descriptores: Acceso a la información/Internet/Discapacitados

Resumen: Individuals with disabilities often lack the physical means to interact with others, especially individuals with disabilities. One way individuals with disabilities can interact with others who share similar concerns is through Listservs or computer-mediated social support groups. Although CMC can greatly contribute to the psychological and physical well-being of many individuals, Susan Fox points out the negative consequences.


   38.    Gale, G., Morley, J., and Wallis, L.,  "RVIB library & information services - services to children".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 65, 1999. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/papers/028-121e.htm

Descriptores: Bibliotecas infantiles/Ciegos/Aspecto social/Discapacitados

Resumen: RVIB Library & Information Services is one of five business units of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB), a specialist blindness agency which has been providing services to people in Victoria who are blind and vision impaired since 1866. The library service has operated since 1934 and today provides services to people with print disabilities, including blindness and vision impairment, in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Queensland.


   39.    Gallo León, J. P. and García Sáenz de Tejada, C.,  "Biblioteca Regional de Murcia; BiblioActiva: Bibliotecas y discapacitados: la experiencia de la Biblioteca Regional de Murcia".  Foro Biblioteca y Sociedad, 2004. http://www.anabad.org/admin/archivo/docdow.php?id=144

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Bibliotecas regionales/Integración

Resumen: Aunque resulta evidente que aún queda mucho trabajo por hacer y mucha educación que dar, también es cierto que, con el paso de los años, la integración de las personas con discapacidades, al igual que la integración de toda persona que no se acomoda a un estándar tipo, va mejorando poco a poco. En esta labor, el papel de la Biblioteca Pública es y ha de ser determinante, dada su vocación abierta y universal, que busca la atención a la comunidad sin distinción ni exclusión de aquellos que, por cualquier causa física, cultural o intelectual no puedan hacer uso de los servicios bibliotecarios tradicionales. De igual forma, la convivencia dentro de un espacio común, como es la biblioteca, de personas de muy diferente origen y capacidades compartiendo unos mismos servicios y un mismo ocio, ha de colaborar a que la experiencia de la integración sea comprendida como algo normal; sobre todo en lo que se refiere a las actividades destinadas a los niños, pues colaborará en su completa formación y en la creación del hábito de la integración, junto con el también fundamental hábito lector. En este sentido, se aporta la experiencia de la Biblioteca Regional de Murcia, que ha diseñado junto a la empresa Biblioactiva un plan de actuación para la integración de personas con discapacidades, mediante actividades concertadas con distintas asociaciones e instituciones de la Región. Este programa, llamado Biblioteca abierta, comenzó durante el curso 2003/04 y forma parte de las actividades fijas que se llevan a cabo en este centro..


   40.    Gallo León, J. P. and García Sáenz de Tejada, C.,  "Biblioteca Regional de Murcia; BiblioActiva: Bibliotecas y discapacitados: la experiencia de la Biblioteca Regional de Murcia".  Boletín de la ANABAD, Vol. 54, No. 1-2, 2004. http://www.anabad.org/encuentros/foroexperiencias/index@b=3&c=19.html

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Bibliotecas regionales/Integración

Resumen: Aunque resulta evidente que aún queda mucho trabajo por hacer y mucha educación que dar, también es cierto que, con el paso de los años, la integración de las personas con discapacidades, al igual que la integración de toda persona que no se acomoda a un estándar tipo, va mejorando poco a poco. En esta labor, el papel de la Biblioteca Pública es y ha de ser determinante, dada su vocación abierta y universal, que busca la atención a la comunidad sin distinción ni exclusión de aquellos que, por cualquier causa física, cultural o intelectual no puedan hacer uso de los servicios bibliotecarios tradicionales. De igual forma, la convivencia dentro de un espacio común, como es la biblioteca, de personas de muy diferente origen y capacidades compartiendo unos mismos servicios y un mismo ocio, ha de colaborar a que la experiencia de la integración sea comprendida como algo normal; sobre todo en lo que se refiere a las actividades destinadas a los niños, pues colaborará en su completa formación y en la creación del hábito de la integración, junto con el también fundamental hábito lector. En este sentido, se aporta la experiencia de la Biblioteca Regional de Murcia, que ha diseñado junto a la empresa Biblioactiva un plan de actuación para la integración de personas con discapacidades, mediante actividades concertadas con distintas asociaciones e instituciones de la Región. Este programa, llamado Biblioteca abierta, comenzó durante el curso 2003/04 y forma parte de las actividades fijas que se llevan a cabo en este centro..


   41.    Gardner, J.,  "The Quest for Access to Science by People with Print Impairments ".  Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1998. http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1998/feb/gardner.html

Descriptores: Ciegos/Acceso a la información/Internet/Discapacitados/Tecnologías de la información

Resumen: John Gardner describes a number of new technologies that provide alternatives to visual display of non-textual information that are useful for individuals with visual impairments and/or dyslexia. Founded by the author at Oregon State University after losing his sight ten years ago, these technologies were developed within the Science Access Project through a grant by the National Science Foundation.


   42.    Getz, I.,  "What do Blind People Want from Talking Books?".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 69, 2003. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla69/papers/074e-Getz.pdf

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Libros hablados/Bibliotecas/Ciegos

Resumen: There are two tracks of recorded books: one for the blind (talking books) and one for the general population (audiobooks). There are differences relating to the reading style between these two groups of books. These differences raised questions such as: 1. Why are there differences between recorded books for the blind and for the general population? 2. What are the differences between the two tracks of recorded books? In this presentation there will be an attempt to answer these questions based on the literature and on a study of 409 adult’s patrons, 369 of whom were readers of talking books in The Central Library for the Blind in Israel. The data were collected by means of telephone interviews. The study focused on the visually impaired preferences regarding talking books. The aspects covered were dramatization, interpretation, changing of voices for representing various characters of the book, narrator’s gender, reading speed and the narrator’s age of voice. These results raised some thoughts as to policies regarding the recording style of talking books for blind people and led us to the third question: Is there any justification for having two book recording tracks?


   43.    Griebel, R.,  "Partnering Services between Public Libraries and Library Services for the Blind: A Canadian Experience".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 66, 2000. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla66/papers/025-158e.htm

Descriptores: Bibliotecas públicas/Servicios bibliotecarios/Ciegos/Discapacitados

Resumen: This paper discusses the development and implementation of an innovative, cooperative model of library service for blind and print disabled Canadians. The ultimate purpose of the model is to advance information equity for blind and print disabled individuals, wherever they live, by positioning the local library as the primary service point for access to information. It is a model based on cooperation, and more importantly, the integration of service to blind and print disabled individuals into the mainstream of library service 


   44.    Gutiérrez, I.,  "Evaluación de los servicios del centro bibliográfico y cultural de la ONCE: propuestas y alternativas".  Revista general de información y documentación, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2001. http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=Revistas2_Historico&id=RGID&num=RGID919112

Descriptores: Servicios bibliotecarios/Calidad /Evaluación/Ciegos/Discapacitados

Resumen: El artículo analiza la estructura organizacional y los servicios ofrec dos por el Centro Bibliográfico y Cultural (CBC) de la Organización Nacional de Ciegos de España (ONCE) para evaluar la calidad de los servicios y el grado de satisfación de los clientes. El método seguido es el estudio de cada uno de los servicio insertos en su departamento y el análisis de procesos y la relación entre los procesos y los servicios. Las conclusiones son que hay un grado de satisfacción de los clientes, pero existen puntos donde mejorar los servicios y procesos, ofreciéndose alternativas para el incremento de la calidad.


   45.    Gutiérrez, I.,  "Evaluación de los servicios del Centro Bibliográfico y Cultural de la ONCE: propuestas y alternativas".  Revista general de información y documentación, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2002. http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=Revistas2_Historico&id=RGID&num=RGID919112

Descriptores: Evaluación/Ciegos/Discapacitados/Servicios bibliotecarios/Bibliotecas especiales

Resumen: El Artículo analiza la estructura organizacional y los servicios ofrecidos por el Centro Bibliográfico y Cultural (CBC) de la Organización Nacional de Ciegos de España (ONCE) para evaluar la calidad de los servicios y el grado de satisfacción de los clientes. El método seguido es el estudio de cada uno de los servicios insertos en su departamento y el análisis de procesos y la relación entre los procesos y los servicios. Las conclusiones son que hay un grado de satisfacción de los clientes, pero existen puntos donde mejorar los servicios y procesos, ofreciéndose alternativas para el incremento de la calidad.


   46.    Harrison, L.,  "Access to online learning: the role of the courseware authoring tool developer ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2002. http://fiordiliji.emeraldinsight.com/vl=406798/cl=32/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n4/s5/p433

Descriptores: Bibliotecas/Enseñanza a distancia/Discapacitados/Internet

Resumen: Implementation of recommended design strategies can potentially allow any Web-based learning program to be made accessible to learners who use adaptive technologies. However, one of the greatest barriers to achieving this goal is the lack of authoring tools that support course content developers in adhering to existing accessibility guidelines. In order to ensure universal access, attention must be given to Web pages generated automatically by courseware programs, as well as those uploaded from an external source. Courseware authoring environments could easily include utilities to support developers in making their online resources accessible. This paper will review products recently available on the market using the guidelines published by the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Initiative as a framework for analysis.


   47.    Hassan Montero, Y. and Martín Fernández, F. J.,  "Qué es la Accesibilidad Web".  No Solo Usabilidad, Vol. 2, 2003. http://www.nosolousabilidad.com/articulos/accesibilidad.htm

Descriptores: World Wide Web/Accesibilidad/Discapacitados

Resumen: A pesar de que el surgimiento de la World Wide Web, y su posterior crecimiento exponencial, han supuesto un cambio radical en cuanto a la facilidad de difusión y disponibilidad de la información, las limitaciones y el mal uso por parte de los diseñadores de las tecnologías imperantes de publicación web están dando lugar a situaciones de imposibilidad de acceso a la información por parte de aquellos usuarios con discapacidad. Este fenómeno, que viene a agravar la denominada infoexclusión o brecha digital, supone la discriminación de, pese a que pudiera parecer lo contrario, una gran parte del total de usuarios: según (INE; 2002) el porcentaje de ciudadanos en España con algún tipo de discapacidad se estima en el 9%; aunque estudios llevados a cabo sobre la población de Estados Unidos (US Census; 1997) duplican este porcentaje (20%). Estos porcentajes se mantienen entre los usuarios de la Web (9.2%), como se muestra en (GVU; 1998). No debemos olvidar que los usuarios discapacitados pueden tener motivaciones adicionales para usar Internet, ya que la Web puede servir de medio facilitador para tareas que les resultarían más costosas de llevar a cabo en el mundo real (Henry; 2002). A estos datos hay que sumar que es predecible que el porcentaje de la población con discapacidades se incremente a lo largo de los próximos años, debido al progresivo aumento de la longevidad entre la población.


   48.    Hirschfeldt, I. B.,  "Libraries for all - the Swedish way".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 71, 2005. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/085e-Beckman-Hirschfeldt.pdf

Descriptores: Bibliotecas públicas /Discapacitados/Suecia

Resumen: The result is that people with disabilities in need of Talking Books go to their local library where they find Talking Books in the shelves. They can also search for Talking books in an online catalogue where there are records of all Talking Books produced in accordance with the exception in the Swedish Copyright Law


   49.    Horwath, J.,  "Evaluating opportunities for expanded information access: a study of the accessibility of four online databases ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2002. http://mustafa.emeraldinsight.com/vl=2465444/cl=85/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n2/s9/p199

Descriptores: Ciegos/Discapacitados/Acceso a la información/Bases de datos

Resumen:  The author presents the results of a survey conducted for the purpose of evaluating the accessibility of four proprietary Web-based online resources: EBSCOhost MasterFile Elite, Electric Library Plus, Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, and The Oxford English Dictionary Online. The survey respondents were computer users who are blind or visually impaired and were already comfortable with using the World Wide Web. The survey was conducted entirely via e-mail. The survey responses reveal which online resources are accessible but also the elements that comprise an accessible online resource are described. This information can be used as a guide when evaluating other online resources.


   50.    Jackson-Sanborn, E., Odess-Harnish, K., and Warren, N.,  "Web site accessibility: a study of six genres ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2002. http://taddeo.emeraldinsight.com/vl=4715800/cl=12/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n3/s6/p308

Descriptores: Accesibilidad/Acceso a la información/World Wide Web/Diseño/Igualdad/Discapacitados

Resumen: There is much confusion over how the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 will apply to the Internet. Based on current trends, it seems likely that they will soon be applicable to the commercial sector, as well as the government and education domains. Given this state of affairs, how much of the Internet is already accessible to those with disabilities? This study looks at the accessibility of six genres, or categories, of sites spread over three domains. Utilizing the evaluation software Bobby, this study finds that government sites are currently the most accessible, and popular commercial sites are the least. Educational possibilities are discussed to broaden the consideration of these issues during Web site design.


   51.    Jacobsson, E.,  "IT-café for people with disabilities ".  Scandinavian Public Library Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 2, 2002. http://www.splq.info/issues/vol36_2/10.htm

Descriptores: Tecnologías de la información/Discapacitados/Accesibilidad/Internet

Resumen: Sweden is considered to be one of the world’s leading IT-nations. The Swedes’ intense use of the Internet and the high density of computers among the populace speak in its favour. Nevertheless, there are groups whose computer and Internet access is well beneath the national average. Among these are persons with disabilities and the elderly. To many of them, the purchase of a computer is seen as a costly expenditure and they lack the basic necessary skills.


   52.    Johns, S. M.,  "Viewing the sunrise: iPac 2.0 accessibility ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2002. http://mustafa.emeraldinsight.com/vl=2465444/cl=85/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n2/s4/p148

Descriptores: Ciegos/Discapacitados/Acceso a la información/Catalogación/Tecnologías de la información

Resumen: iPac 2.0, the Web-based online catalog of epixtech, inc., was scheduled to go into general release for Dynix and Horizon Sunrise customers in the fourth quarter 2001. Previous epixtech Web-based online catalogs (Java- and HTML-based) presented difficulties for accessibility. This article evaluates the third in a series of iPac products, 2.0, using the following accessibility tools: Bobby, JAWS for Windows, Vischeck Color Blindness Simulator, W3C Validator, and ZoomText. This article attempts to evaluate the accessibility of iPac 2.0 against these five tools, tools that are more traditionally used with standard HTML Web pages than Web-based online catalogs.


   53.    Johnson, A. and Ruppert, S.,  "An evaluation of accessibility in online learning management systems ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2002. http://fiordiliji.emeraldinsight.com/vl=406798/cl=32/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n4/s6/p441

Descriptores: Evaluación/Bibliotecas/Enseñanza a distancia/Discapacitados/Internet

Resumen: Millions of computer users in the USA have a disability making it difficult to use the Web. The University of Wisconsin System recently required that all System Web pages meet Priority 1 accessibility guidelines as set by the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Initiative (W3C/WAI). Class materials available in online learning management systems should also be accessible to students with disabilities. Four systems, Blackboard 4 and 5, Prometheus 3, and WebCT 3, were assessed against theW3C/WAI guidelines for a numerical statistic of accessibility. Practical accessibility was tested with Lynx, IBM Homepage Reader, and JAWS. Validation was performed with A-Prompt and the W3C/WAI checklist..


   54.    Kedem, K.,  "The “Disadvantaged” or “Special” Legislator Client: The Parliamentary Research Service’s Challenge".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 67, 2001. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla67/papers/067-103e.pdf

Descriptores: Bibliotecas parlamentarias/Discapacitados

Resumen: I think the greatest challenge facing a Parliamentary Research Service today is not so much how to cope with the rapid changes brought about by modern information technology. Rather, it is the challenge of how to handle or deal with the problems posed by what I have chosen to call, for want of a better term, the disadvantaged or special legislator. This client, in my opinion, constitutes about 20% of the legislator population in the case of Ghana and that proportion is probably similar elsewhere.


   55.    Keun Hae Youk,  "Public library as an agent of a Braille library".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 71, 2005. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/083e-Keun.pdf

Descriptores: Ciegos/Bibliotecas públicas

Resumen: A desirable cooperative relationship between Braille and public libraries in Korea shall be presented as two types: public library as an agent of a Braille library, and symbiosis of public and Braille libraries. Besides, the national library is promoting the project of constructing text databases for the blind (included visually impaired person). In Korea, the cooperation between Braille and public libraries is activating and expanding library services for print-disabled people as well as blind, and, thus, largely contributing to the fulfill of national right to know.


   56.    King:, S. and Mann, D.,  "Copyright: How can barriers to access be removed? An action plan for the removal of some copyright barriers that prevent
equitable access to information by people with print disabilities".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 70, 2004. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla70/papers/173e-King_Mann.pdf

Descriptores: Acceso a la información/Derechos de autor/Discapacitados

Resumen: This paper sets out an action plan for the removal of some copyright barriers that prevent people with print disabilities getting access to information, and in particular to the world library of accessible format materials. It updates on progress since the last report at IFLA Boston 2001. It reports on a proposed draft for country legislation developed by WIPO in response to our requests. It proposes a world wide action plan to have legislation based on this model implemented in all countries in the next four years. This requires co-ordinated action by IFLA and WBU


   57.    Kishore, R.,  "Los discapacitados en la India: la demanda de igualdad en los servicios bibliotecarios".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 65, 1999. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/papers/044-132s.htm

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Servicios bibliotecarios/Aspecto social/India/Países en desarrollo

Resumen: Un amplio estudio nacional sobre las personas discapacitadas reveló que aproximadamente más de 90 millones de personas sufren algún tipo de minusvalía; de ellos, unos 12 millones son ciegos, 28,5 presentan alguna deficiencia de tipo visual, 12 millones tienen problemas auditivos y del habla, 6 millones presentan disminuciones físicas y necesitan de ayuda ortopédida, 24 millones sufren retrasos mentales, 7,5 sufren enfermedades mentales y 1,1 han padecido la lepra. La National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO, 1991) [Organización Nacional de Recogida de Muestras) reveló que el 1,9% del total de la población del país padece de discapacidades físicas y sensoriales y los estudios realizados por distintos organismos de investigación indican que aproximadamente el 3% son discapacitados mentales. Durante siglos las personas con discapacidades de la India han sufrido discriminación directa e indirecta.


   58.    Kishore, R.,  "Voice of India's Disabled: Demanding Equality in Library Services".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 65, 1999. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/papers/044-132e.htm

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Servicios bibliotecarios/Aspecto social/India/Países en desarrollo

Resumen: Individuals with disabilities have varying degrees of need. Their needs are just like those of the people who are not disabled. This paper describes the nature of various types of disability that may affect the normal lives of persons, such as physical and mental disabilities. Since libraries are a common platform , one of the ways and means of bridging the gap of ability and disability is by ensuring an effective library service for the disadvantaged. There is therefore an urgent need for training 'Library Managers' and 'Library workers' to understand the nature of disability and help such users according to the severity of their disability. This paper also thus enumerates a training plan which broadly encompasses the needs of the disabled that can help librarians to become agents of social change.


   59.    Kuniansky, N.,  "eBraille - Making braille easy around the world".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 66, 2000. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla66/papers/027-158e.htm

Descriptores: Bibliotecas/Ciegos/Discapacitados/Braille

Resumen: This paper will highlight a new proposal for a web based braille creation. It will be accessed from all over the world. It will revolutionize the ability for librarians to deliver alternative format media on request! Moreover, it will do it in multiple languages.And best of all it is actually under development with collaboration among Duxbury Systems Inc., the Canadian National Institute of the Blind, and the American Printing House for the Blind.


   60.    Lewis, V. and Klauber, J.,  " Image] [Image] [Image] [Link] [Link] [Link]: inaccessible Web design from the perspective of a blind librarian ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2002. http://mustafa.emeraldinsight.com/vl=2465444/cl=85/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n2/s2/p137

Descriptores: Ciegos/Discapacitados/Acceso a la información/Internet

Resumen: This article looks at Web design accessibility from the perspective of a librarian who is legally blind. It describes her experiences using computers and the Internet with screen-reading and screen-enlarging software, and explains the impact of constantly changing Internet technology and inaccessible Web design on the efficiency with which she assists patrons. The article presents real-life examples of the obstacles that inaccessible Web design has presented to her and to her patrons who are blind or visually impaired, and offers suggestions to help librarians make their own libraries' Web sites accessible.


   61.    Lieb, T.,  "Q.A.: Access Code Redux".  Journal of Electronic Publishing, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2000. http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/06-02/lieb0602.html

Descriptores: Acceso a la información/Internet/Discapacitados/Ciegos

Resumen: After you put your next issue to bed, before you sit back and bask in that fleeting sense of accomplishment, take another look at your publication -- with your monitor turned off.   That's the experience of millions of Web surfers with visual disabilities. If you've done your job well, they should be able to access your content using screen-reading software (software that reads the words on the page aloud). But chances are that lurking within your journal are  tables, image maps, Flash animations, and Acrobat files that present the equivalent of a black screen. Now let's say you've thought ahead, maybe spurred into action by my earlier column 'Access Code,' and put some work into making your journal accessible to the visually impaired. Congratulations. Unless, that is, your journal also includes audio or video content that's not accessible to those with hearing impairments


   62.    Lieth, M. v. d. and Clausen, A. O.,  "Current trends in developing a contemporary public library service to deaf and hard of hearing persons in Denmark".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 66, 2000. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla66/papers/010-143e.htm

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Ciegos/Bibliotecas públicas/Dinamarca

Resumen: The Purpose of the public libraries in Denmark is to increase information, education and cultural experiences by making books and other suitable materials available without charge. This should be valid for all groups in society. For instance, in Denmark we have a rather long tradition of services for blind people. For hearing impaired people there have not been any special services until our library started to look in to the matter back in 1990.


   63.    Llera Cermeño, B.,  "Los retos de la Biblioteca ante el usuario discapacitado".  Revista General de Información y Documentación, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2006. http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=Revistas2_Historico&id=RGID&num=RGID919112

Descriptores: Bibliotecas/Discapacitados

Resumen: Los retos de la Biblioteca ante el usuario discapacitado


   64.    Loo, A., Lu, M., and Bloor, C.,  "Internet surfing for the blind: a prototype  ".  Electronic library, Vol. 21, No. 6, 2003. http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=BLRHQ9FVY9UFABFFRCTM

Descriptores: Internet/Discapacitados/Ciegos

Resumen: The right of blind people to access the Internet is simply ignored in many countries because Web pages have been designed for normal people. As a result, many blind people are not enjoying the benefits of the Internet and the improvement in the quality of life that Internet use can bring. In order for visually impaired persons to surf the Internet, it is necessary to develop a special human-computer interface (HCI) system. This paper presents the design of a Web project for the blind. The aim of this research is to develop a new HCI model and an associated computer system for visually impaired people so that they can browse the World Wide Web via Internet. An assessment of the potential of a wide range of applications and their impact are also presented.


   65.    López Marín, L., Méndez Rodríguez, E. M., and Sorli Rojo, A.,  "Avaluació de l'accessibilitat i usabilitat dels llocs web de les biblioteques públiques catalanes ".  ITEM : Revista de Biblioteconomía i Documentació, Vol. 31, 2002. http://www.cobdc.org/publica/item/item31.html

Descriptores: Bibliotecas públicas/Cataluña/Accesibilidad/Usabilidad/World Wide Web/Evaluación/Catálogos colectivos/Indicadores/Bibliotecarios/Discapacitados

Resumen: Anàlisi de l'accessibilitat i usabilitat dels llocs web de 60 biblioteques públiques catalanes, la Biblioteca de Catalunya i el Catàleg Col·lectiu de la Xarxa de Biblioteques de Barcelona. L'accessibilitat s'avalua a partir d'indicadors basats en les recomanacions de la Iniciativa per a l'Accessibilitat al Web (WAI). La usabilitat s'avalua en funció del contingut, els usuaris i altres factors. Es té en compte l'URL, claredat, navegabilitat, lluminositat, disseny. La conclusió és que el 90% de les biblioteques incompleixen alguna de les recomanacions i són inaccessibles. La majoria dels llocs avaluats necessitarien petites adaptacions per a ser accessibles. La usabilitat també és, en general, deficient. Cal que els bibliotecaris s'impliquin en el disseny accessible de recursos web, aconseguint d'eliminar les barreres per als discapacitats i potenciant la usabilitat per a la resta dels usuaris.


   66.    Lorente Barajas, J. L.,  "Recursos tecnológicos y acceso a la información para usuarios con discapacidad visual".  Revista General de Información y Documentación, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2006. http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=Revistas2_Historico&id=RGID&num=RGID919112

Descriptores: Acceso a la Información/Discapacitados

Resumen: Recursos tecnológicos y acceso a la información para usuarios con discapacidad visual


   67.    Lung, G.,  "Excepciones de derecho de autor para los discapacitados visuales Perspectiva Internacional".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 70, 2004. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla70/papers/177s_trans-Lung.pdf

Descriptores: Acceso a la información/Discapacitados/Bibliotecas especiales/Ciegos/Derechos de autor

Resumen: 1. El propósito de esta nota es proveer de una visión informal de las excepciones de derecho de autor1 en beneficio de los discapacitados visuales y de las bibliotecas para ciegos en el ámbito internacional. Importancia de las limitaciones de derecho de autor 2. El derecho de autor, como otros tipos de derechos de propiedad intelectual, se encuentra básicamente limitado en su duración, en su alcance y en su ejercicio. Desde los primeros tiempos en la historia del derecho de autor se ha reconocido que el derecho de autor no dura de manera indefinida, no se aplica a ciertas categorías de obras y, en ciertos casos, se limita también en su ejercicio. La razón fundamental detrás de tales limitaciones es la necesidad de proteger el interés público de los ciudadanos en dotarse de información y conocimiento, y de esa manera fomentar tanto el aprendizaje como el progreso de la ciencia. Esta necesidad debe ser cuidadosamente equilibrada con la necesidad de remunerar a los creadores por sus obras, y de estimularles para la continuación en la producción de material creativo.


   68.    Macías, M.,  "Accesibilidad de discapacitados a la Web. Desarrollo eficaz. ".  Jotri: Jornadas de Ingeniería Web, Vol. 1, 2001. http://www.informandote.com/jornadasIngWEB/articulos/jiw03.pdf

Descriptores: Discapacitados/World wide web/Accesibilidad

Resumen: El desarrollo del servicio World Wide Web ha favorecido en gran medida la integración social, educativa y laboral de muchas personas que presentan algún tipo de discapacidad. Sin embargo, toda la información y servicios administrativos que cada vez más están disponibles a través de la Web, pueden presentar barreras de accesibilidad a estas personas, similares a las barreras arquitectónicas en las ciudades, que podrían evitarse con suma facilidad. Un buen diseño Web, además de ofrecer la información que pretende, debe potenciar al máximo la accesibilidad de sus contenidos, independientemente de los medios que utilizan los usuarios para obtenerlos y de las necesidades de presentación requeridas. Esto no supone un trabajo adicional para el diseñador, sino un trabajo más cuidadoso, teniendo en cuenta más factores de los que habitualmente se vienen considerando. En la Universidad de Extremadura se está trabajando en un proyecto que ayuda a los diseñadores y a los usuarios con discapacidad visual a obtener páginas Web más accesibles, complementando así a diversas herramientas existentes que están en la misma línea.


   69.    Mann, D.,  "WIPO – Advancing Access to Information for Print Disabled People".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 67, 2001. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla67/papers/078-144e.pdf

Descriptores: Acceso a la información/Discapacitados

Resumen: This paper examines the role of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) as it relates to copyright and to visually impaired people’s right to read. It starts by summarising the barriers that can arise both from refusal to grant permission for alternative formats and from the use of rights management schemes incompatible with screen reading technology. It refers to the need for international agreements as well as an accumulation of national legislation. It examines in some detail the workings of WIPO and highlights the criteria of the three-step test. It details contacts within the past year between WIPO, the World Blind Union and the IFLA Section of Libraries for the Blind. It then refers to the related roles of the World Trade Organisation and of UNESCO. It lists what ideally we would like to be able to obtain
from WIPO in terms of national and international legislation, and asks what steps must be taken to achieve this. It is hoped that the paper will motivate people to contact their national governments and ask them to raise these issues within WIPO.


   70.    Martín García, E.,  "El servicio bibliográfico de la ONCE. Organización y prestaciones".  Revista General de Información y Documentación, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2006. http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=Revistas2_Historico&id=RGID&num=RGID919112

Descriptores: Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles/Servicios de información bibliográfica

Resumen: El servicio bibliográfico de la ONCE. Organización y prestaciones


   71.    Masamitsu Negishi,  "Mobile access to libraries: librarians and users experience for 'i-mode' applications in libraries".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 68, 2003. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla68/papers/105-095e.pdf

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Bibliotecas/Accesibilidad

Resumen: Recent penetration of the internet to every aspect of the society is remarkable. Along with various types of
access methods being developed, information contents and services provided through them have also become to have a broad variety. The mobile phone systems capable of accessing the internet have got a high popularity in Japan in these three years, and the services dedicated to mobile internet accesses show a rapid increase. Now library services appear to be within the scope of the mobile internet. The paper summarizes the development of mobile internet represented by 'i-mode' in Japan, making it the number one country in the world in this scene, and introduces the typical library applications. Statistics are shown to indicate the trend of usage for 'i-mode OPACs' or mobile access services to library catalogs. The expectation for the future expansion of library applications it the area is considered to formulate the innovative library services in the new century.


   72.    McCord, S. K., Frederiksen, L., and Campbell, N.,  "An accessibility assessment of selected Web-based health information resources ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2002. http://mustafa.emeraldinsight.com/vl=2465444/cl=85/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n2/s8/p188

Descriptores: Ciegos/Discapacitados/Acceso a la información/Bases de datos/Ciencias de la salud

Resumen: The Internet has created new opportunities to make quality health information more widely available to both researchers and the general public. However, not all that information has been presented in a format accessible to people with disabilities. This accessibility assessment of eight selected Web-based health information resources (PubMed, OVID MEDLINE, MEDLINEplus, CANCERLIT, the Hazardous Substance Data Bank, TOXLINE, and two databases of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)) evaluates the ease with which these resources can be navigated using adaptive technologies, and provides suggestions for improvement where necessary.


   73.    Molino, L.,  "Disability information: from knowledge to power".  Australian Library Journal, Vol. 50, No. 3, 2001. http://www.alia.org.au/alj/50.3/full.text/disability.information.html

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Bibliotecas/Bibliotecarios/Formación profesional

Resumen:  What obstacles are faced by people looking for information? Why is access to information important? What is the difference between advocacy and information? How is the provision of disability information being handled in NSW currently?.


   74.    Moreno Franco, M. J.,  "El acceso de los usuarios discapacitados a las páginas Web: análisis comparativo delestado de la cuestión en América del Norte y Europa".  Jornadas Españolas de Documentación, Vol. 6,  1998. http://fesabid98.florida-uni.es/Comunicaciones/mj_moreno/mj_moreno.htm

Descriptores: Bibliotecas especiales/Discapacitados/Acceso a la información/Internet/World Wide Web/Estados Unidos/Europa

Resumen: La ingente cantidad de información disponible en Internet a través de las páginas web raramente resulta accesible a los usuarios con discapacidades que encuentran en el diseño de tales páginas un obstáculo insalvable. Para paliar estos problemas existen  tanto en América como en Europa una serie de consorcios, organizaciones y proyectos, que se encuentran trabajando tanto en el desarrollo tecnológico como en las recomendaciones y pautas para la elaboración de páginas. En lo referido a las páginas web de bibliotecas en EEUU y Canadá se encuentran numerosos ejemplosde diseños accesibles, mientras que en Europa aunque la cuestión es tratada por algunos proyectos, el diseño para todos está menos desarrollado. En nuestro país tan sólo organizaciones vínculadas con la discapacidad han tenido en cuenta estas recomendaciones, por lo tanto es mucho lo que aún queda por hacer para que las webs de nuestras bibliotecas resulten accesibles a todos los usuarios


   75.    Morgan, G.,  "A word in your ear: library services for print disabled readers in the digital age".  Electronic library, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2003. http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=H2WNG6WEPLHU9WMHYT4P

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Servicios bibliotecarios/Sordos/Ciegos

Resumen: The Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind (RNZFB) currently lends talking books on audio cassette to blind and vision impaired New Zealanders. RNZFB belongs to the international consortium which has developed the DAISY digital talking book standard. Whereas analogue talking books are linear, DAISY books are structured so that the reader can navigate around the text with the facility of a sighted person looking through a printed document. DAISY books can also be multimedia productions that support more than one format. In progressing its use of digital reading technology, RNZFB will enhance the reading experience, decide how best to deliver book files, and form local and international partnerships to increase the range of reading material available to its members. The reading solutions adopted by RNZFB could become a model for the wider community of print disabled people.


   76.    Murray, J.,  "Enhancing the skills of school library staff to cater for individual student needs".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 65, 1999. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/papers/047-132e.htm

Descriptores: Bibliotecas escolares/Bibliotecarios/Formación profesional/Discapacitados

Resumen: The author has recently completed a four year study which evaluated school library services offered to students with disabilities in two Australian states. Findings regarding staff development activities for school library staff that would assist them in teaching, communicating and providing for the information needs of students with disabilities are discussed. Results showed that there are currently limited opportunities for school librarians to participate in such programmes, beyond those offered in individual schools to the teaching staff as a whole. There is a need for library-specific staff development programmes that cover policy formulation, collection development and adaptive technology aspects of library services for students with disabilities.


   77.    Murray, J.,  "An inclusive school library for the 21st century : fostering independence".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 65, 1999. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/papers/076-119e.htm

Descriptores: Bibliotecas escolares/Discapacitados/Integración

Resumen: There are many ways in which the school library can contribute to the personal growth of students with disabilities enrolled in mainstream schools, and in fostering acceptance and understanding of these students by their non-disabled peers. A four year study of school library provision for students with disabilities showed that provision of effective information literacy programmes, a welcoming and physically accessible library environment, and access to information technology and electronic information sources can have a significant effect on the development of confidence, independence and self-esteem in these students. Engaging these students as library monitors or offering the library as a work experience placement further assists independence and self-esteem, and promotes a positive image of these students to their student colleagues. The provision of a good collection of disability information and sensitive fiction titles also promotes value and acceptance of disability by other students.


   78.    Murray, J.,  "Mejora de las técnicas del personal de las bibliotecas escolares para atender las necesidades de ciertos estudiantes ".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 65, 1999. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/papers/047-132s.htm

Descriptores: Bibliotecas escolares/Bibliotecarios/Formación profesional/Discapacitados

Resumen: El autor ha finalizado recientemente un estudio de cuatro años en el que se evalúan los servicios de las bibliotecas escolares dirigidos a los estudiantes discapacitados en dos estados australianos. Se analizan los resultados de las actividades de formación del personal de las bibliotecas escolares con objeto de ayudarles a enseñar a los estudiantes discapacitados, a comunicarse con ellos y a atender sus necesidades de formación. Los resultados demostraron que actualmente este tipo de bibliotecarios tienen pocas oportunidades de participar en este tipo de programas, aparte de las que ofrecen las facultades al profesorado en general. Se necesitan cursos de formación dirigidos al personal específico de las bibliotecas que cubran aspectos relacionados con la política bibliotecaria, el desarrollo de la colección y la adaptación de la tecnología a los estudiantes discapacitados.


   79.    Newell, A.,  "DISinHE: How Can Technology Help People with Disabilities?".  Ariadne, No.  20, 1999. http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue20/disinhe/

Descriptores: Estudiantes/Discapacitados/Tecnología

Resumen: Over four percent of students in Higher Education have registered as having one or more disabilities, but the actual number of students may be closer to ten percent. Communications and Information Technology (C & IT) has an important part to play in supporting both staff and students with disabilities, and staff in Institutions clearly need to be aware of their moral and legal obligations, and know how to set up processes and practices to provide such support effectively and efficiently. One important side-effect of this approach is that, learning support methods and materials which are accessible to students with disabilities, are likely to be significantly better for all students. {The most ubiquitous general example of this effect is the cassette tape recorder, which was originally invented by the company marketing talking books for blind people.} Thus providing accessible systems and materials is a situation where everyone can win.


   80.    Nielsen, G. S.,  "Access to Libraries for Disabled Persons Checklist: a practical tool".  IFLA Council and General ConferenceIFLA Council and General Conference, No. 71, 2005. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/113e-Nielsen_Irval.pdf

Descriptores: Discapacitados

Resumen: In many countries all over the world, disabled persons are not able to use libraries because the library authorities are not aware of the need for disabled persons to use the library on equal terms with all other citizens. In other countries it is a natural thing that everybody should be able to use the libraries. This Checklist – developed by the IFLA Standing Committee of Libraries Serving Disadvantaged Persons (LSDP) – is designed as a practical tool for all types of libraries to assess existing levels of accessibility to buildings, services, materials and programs and to
enhance accessibility when needed. Information from Denmark, Sweden, USA and Great Britain has been used in the process of writing the list.The Checklist has three main parts Physical access, Media formats and Service and
communication. For each part there are subheadings with short descriptive texts and lists of bullet points.The parking area, the surroundings, the entrance and the whole library should be accessible for persons using wheelchairs, walkers or other mobility aids. Visually impaired persons walking with canes or guide dogs should be able to move around in the library. Deaf persons should be able to communicate with the librarian. The bullet points show some of the most important issues for an accessible library.This part of the Checklist presents special formats that can be used for reading impaired users of the library. One part focuses on computers. If the library provides computers for itsusers some of the computers should be accessible for reading impaired persons. A variety of equipment is recommended but as the technological development is very fast the library is strongly recommended to check with other authorities in the country before investing in electronic equipment.


   81.    Noble, S.,  "Web access and the law: a public policy framework ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2002. http://fernando.emeraldinsight.com/vl=919074/cl=24/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n4/s2/p399

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Accesibilidad/Legislación/Bibliotecas

Resumen: This article details the public policy framework that establishes the legal foundation for requiring access to Web-based information resources for people with disabilities. Particular areas of focus include: the application of the fair use doctrine to an understanding of disability access to digital information; the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to Web-based services; and the application of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act to Federal Web-based resources and the extent to which Section 508 may be applicable to states through linkage under the Assistive Technology Act.


   82.    Oravec, J. A.,  "Virtually accessible: empowering students to advocate for accessibility and support universal design ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2002. http://fiordiliji.emeraldinsight.com/vl=406798/cl=32/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n4/s7/p452

Descriptores: Evaluación/Bibliotecas/Enseñanza a distancia/Discapacitados/Ciegos

Resumen: Students' professional training often focuses on narrow technical considerations that exclude accessibility concerns and universal design perspectives. This can make them ill-equipped to understand the importance of accessibility approaches let alone become advocates for them. This article explores how students who design Web sites and work with computer end users in support capacities can be introduced to accessibility approaches and empowered to promote them in organizational contexts. The issues involved can also be used as springboards for examination of larger matters concerning universal design perspectives and humanistic approaches to management.


   83.    Owen, V.,  "Hacia un Ideal: Pasos para mejorar el acceso".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 70, 2004. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla70/papers/121s_trans-Owen.pdf

Descriptores: Acceso a la información/Discapacitados/Bibliotecas especiales/Ciegos/Canadá

Resumen: La Biblioteca del Instituto Nacional Canadiense para Ciegos (CNIB), líder en el desarrollo de servicios de biblioteca para personas ciegas y personas que no pueden leer texto impreso, ha emprendido dos planes innovadores para adquirir contenido digital de las editoriales, con el objetivo de facilitar la producción de materials en formato alterno, como braille, texto electrónico y audio. La Biblioteca del CNIB ha adquirido los derechos de acceso a los archivos de cinco editoriales canadienses. La Biblioteca también está participando en un proyecto piloto de cubrimiento nacional para establecer una Central de Información (Clearinghouse) que permita el accesso de los productores de materiales en formato alternativo a los archivos de las casas editoriales. Estas dos soluciones creativas presentan un potencial que puede ser ser usado como modelo por otras bibliotecas para ciegos en el mundo


   84.    Owen, V.,  "Towards the Ideal: Steps to Improved Access".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 70, 2004. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla70/papers/121e-Owen.pdf

Descriptores: Acceso a la información/Discapacitados/Bibliotecas especiales/Ciegos/Canadá

Resumen: The Library of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), a leader in library service development for people blind and print disabled, has embarked on two innovative plans to acquire digital content from publishers, in order to facilitate alternate format production of braille, e-text and audio materials. CNIB Library has contracted for licensed access to the files of five Canadian publishers. The Library is also participating in a nationwide pilot project to establish a clearinghouse, to make publishers’ files available to alternate format producers. These two creative solutions have a potential to be used as a model for resource sharing among libraries for the blind worldwide.


   85.    Perry, C. A. and Rice, R. E.,   "Scholarly Communication in Developmental Dyslexia: Influence of Network Structure on Change in a Hybrid Problem Area.".  Journal of the American Society for Information Science, Vol. 49, No. 2, 1998. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jtoc/27981/

Descriptores: Redes de información/Metodología/Investigadores/Comunicación científica/Modelos organizativos/Investigadores/Discapacitados

Resumen: Based on Mulkay's and Kuhn's models of change in scientific structure, a scientific communication model of the emergence of a hybrid research area was developed and tested in the field of developmental dyslexia; 74 researchers were partitioned into 'blocks' of similar scientists. Results show support for Mulkay's model of branching instead of Kuhn's model of scientific revolution.


   86.    Porras Navalón, M. d. P., Simón Conde, R., and Verdugo Alonso, M. Á.,  "Tratamiento integral de la información sobre discapacidad".  Foro Biblioteca y Sociedad, 2004. http://www.anabad.org/archivo/docdow.php?id=139

Descriptores: Internet/Discapacitados/Fuentes de información

Resumen: La multiplicidad de formas en que se encuentra la información sobre discapacidad y la falta de organización de toda esta información es el origen del Servicio de Información sobre Discapacidad, SID, un servicio documental sobre la discapacidad en Internet (http://sid.usal.es). Esta iniciativa comenzó en junio de 1999 impulsado por el INICO (Instituto Universitario de Integración en la Comunidad), perteneciente a la Universidad de Salamanca, y el IMSERSO del Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales. El sistema de clasificación de la información estructurado en diferentes bases de datos y un sistema con múltiples vías de acceso,  facilita el encontrar la información incluida en las bases de datos. Estos son los puntos clave que han convertido a este servicio en uno de las principales referencias en el mundo de la discapacidad. En la actualidad, la recogida y sistematización de los datos que se realiza y las diferentes posibilidades de búsqueda que ofrece, colocan al Servicio en uno de los primeros portales en lengua castellana a consultar por todos los usuarios que deseen obtener información sobre la discapacidad. El SID ha modificado recientemente su página web, se han introducido mejoras en los servicios y en el acceso a la información que ofrece, lo que se ha visto claramente reflejado en el número de visitantes y en la cantidad de información servida.


   87.    Porras Navalón, M. d. P., Simón Conde, R., and Verdugo Alonso, M. Á.,  "Tratamiento integral de la información sobre discapacidad".  Boletín de la ANABAD, Vol. 54, No. 1-2, 2004. http://www.anabad.org/encuentros/foroexperiencias/index@b=3&c=19.html

Descriptores: Internet/Discapacitados/Fuentes de información

Resumen: La multiplicidad de formas en que se encuentra la información sobre discapacidad y la falta de organización de toda esta información es el origen del Servicio de Información sobre Discapacidad, SID, un servicio documental sobre la discapacidad en Internet (http://sid.usal.es). Esta iniciativa comenzó en junio de 1999 impulsado por el INICO (Instituto Universitario de Integración en la Comunidad), perteneciente a la Universidad de Salamanca, y el IMSERSO del Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales. El sistema de clasificación de la información estructurado en diferentes bases de datos y un sistema con múltiples vías de acceso,  facilita el encontrar la información incluida en las bases de datos. Estos son los puntos clave que han convertido a este servicio en uno de las principales referencias en el mundo de la discapacidad. En la actualidad, la recogida y sistematización de los datos que se realiza y las diferentes posibilidades de búsqueda que ofrece, colocan al Servicio en uno de los primeros portales en lengua castellana a consultar por todos los usuarios que deseen obtener información sobre la discapacidad. El SID ha modificado recientemente su página web, se han introducido mejoras en los servicios y en el acceso a la información que ofrece, lo que se ha visto claramente reflejado en el número de visitantes y en la cantidad de información servida.


   88.    Porras Navalon, P., Sancho, I., Verdugo, M. A., Martín, R., Vicent, C., and Díez, E.,  "Los recursos documentales del servicio de información sobre discapaidad".  Revista general de información y documentación, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2003. http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=Revistas2_Historico&id=RGID&num=RGID919112

Descriptores: Fuentes de información/Discapacitados

Resumen: En este artículo mostramos el contenido de una de las secciones que conforman el Servicio de Información sobre Discapacidad (SID), la de Fuentes Documentales, centrándonos en las tesis y artículos de revistas por considerarlas de mayor interés por su profundidad de análisis, investigación y actualidad. Como ayuda en la búsqueda de información se realizan una serie de productos, como son dossieres documentales, que van a agrupar la información temáticamente, vaciados de diferentes revistas, que nos ofrecen el contenido de las revistas científicas españolas sobre discapacidad más destacables y un boletín de sumarios trimestral en el que se presentan los índices de las principales revistas científicas, divulgativas y boletines a nivel nacional e internacional. La agrupación temática de los dossieres se realiza en función de las demandas realizadas por los usuarios. Igualmente se elaboran periódicamente informes centrados en materias sugeridas por los mismos.


   89.    Porrás Navalón, P., Simón Conde, R., and Verdugo Alonso, M. A.,  "Tratamiento integral de la información sobre discapacidad".  Foro Biblioteca y Sociedad, 2004. http://www.anabad.org/foro/index.php?b=3&c=19

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Fuentes de información/Internet/Universidad de Salamanca/Información a la comunidad

Resumen: La multiplicidad de formas en que se encuentra la información sobre discapacidad y la falta de organización de toda esta información es el origen del Servicio de Información sobre Discapacidad, SID, un servicio documental sobre la discapacidad en Internet (http://sid.usal.es). Esta iniciativa comenzó en junio de 1999 impulsado por el INICO (Instituto Universitario de Integración en la Comunidad), perteneciente a la Universidad de Salamanca, y el IMSERSO del Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales. El sistema de clasificación de la información estructurado en diferentes bases de datos y un sistema con múltiples vías de acceso, facilita el encontrar la información incluida en las bases de datos. Estos son los puntos clave que han convertido a este servicio en uno de las principales referencias en el mundo de la discapacidad. En la actualidad, la recogida y sistematización de los datos que se realiza y las diferentes posibilidades de búsqueda que ofrece, colocan al Servicio en uno de los primeros portales en lengua castellana a consultar por todos los usuarios que deseen obtener información sobre la discapacidad. El SID ha modificado recientemente su página web, se han introducido mejoras en los servicios y en  el acceso a la información que ofrece, lo que se ha visto claramente reflejado en el número de visitantes y en la cantidad de información servida.


   90.    Porrás Navalón, P., Simón Conde, R., and Verdugo Alonso, M. A.,  "Tratamiento integral de la información sobre discapacidad".  Boletín de la ANABAD, Vol. 54, No. 1-2, 2004. http://www.anabad.org/encuentros/foroexperiencias/index@b=3&c=19.html

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Fuentes de información/Internet/Universidad de Salamanca/Información a la comunidad

Resumen: La multiplicidad de formas en que se encuentra la información sobre discapacidad y la falta de organización de toda esta información es el origen del Servicio de Información sobre Discapacidad, SID, un servicio documental sobre la discapacidad en Internet (http://sid.usal.es). Esta iniciativa comenzó en junio de 1999 impulsado por el INICO (Instituto Universitario de Integración en la Comunidad), perteneciente a la Universidad de Salamanca, y el IMSERSO del Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales. El sistema de clasificación de la información estructurado en diferentes bases de datos y un sistema con múltiples vías de acceso, facilita el encontrar la información incluida en las bases de datos. Estos son los puntos clave que han convertido a este servicio en uno de las principales referencias en el mundo de la discapacidad. En la actualidad, la recogida y sistematización de los datos que se realiza y las diferentes posibilidades de búsqueda que ofrece, colocan al Servicio en uno de los primeros portales en lengua castellana a consultar por todos los usuarios que deseen obtener información sobre la discapacidad. El SID ha modificado recientemente su página web, se han introducido mejoras en los servicios y en  el acceso a la información que ofrece, lo que se ha visto claramente reflejado en el número de visitantes y en la cantidad de información servida.


   91.    Porras, P. and Verdugo, M. A.,  "La normalización documental en las revistas científicas españolas sobre discapacidad".  Revista general de información y documentación, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2004. http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=Revistas2_Historico&id=RGID&num=RGID919112

Descriptores: Normalización/Publicaciones periódicas/Discapacitados

Resumen: Se realiza en este trabajo una evaluación de las revistas científicas en lengua castellana que hacen referencia a la discapacidad. Debido a la gran cantidad de revistas en unos campos temáticos y al vacío existente en otros, como a las tiradas limitadas que suelen hacerse o a las escasas ayudas que se dan a las revistas se encuentra un heterogéneo panorama. Se pretende, por tanto, dar información sobre la calidad y la presentación de los artículos que hay en las revistas científicas, así como de la publicación en sí. Para ello se realiza un cuestionario basado en la normativa UNE en el que se analizarán los aspectos comentados anteriormente. Los  resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto que las revistas científicas españolas tienen una buena normalización.


   92.    Portales Tamayo, I.,  "Apuntes sobre la evolución histórica de las bibliotecas para personas con discapacidad visual en Cuba".  ACIMED, Vol. 12 , No. 4, 2004. http://www.bvs.sld.cu/revistas/aci/vol12_4_04/aci06404.htm

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Ciegos/Cuba/Historia de las bibliotecas/Bibliotecas especiales

Resumen: Se trata el origen, evolución histórica y estado actual de los servicios bibliotecarios para personas con discapacidad visual en Cuba y otras regiones del mundo. Se destaca el lugar de IFLA, como organización líder en el desarrollo de las bibliotecas para ciegos; así como la labor realizada por Cuba en el desarrollo de los servicios de información para los discapacitados, especialmente en el Sistema Nacional de Bibliotecas Públicas. En muchos países del tercer mundo, los discapacitados visuales sufren una doble desventaja informacional, un hecho que se pudo constatar en la recién terminada Primera Cumbre de la Sociedad de la Información.


   93.    Revelli, C.,  "Elderly and handicapped people in the library".  Biblioteche Oggi, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2006. http://www.bibliotecheoggi.it

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Bibliotecas públicas/Europa

Resumen: Presents a digest of about 30 international articles on providing library services to the elderly, the visually impaired and those with physical handicaps such as deafness or restricted mobility. The following is a sample of titles: Creative writing and the elderly; Lay information provision in community settings --- how community health nurses disseminate human services information to the elderly; A new outlook? Services to visually impaired people in UK libraries; Le livre dans tous les sens --- l'acceuil des personnes sourdes en bibliotheque (The book in all senses --- how deaf people are received in the library); Provision of electronic information services for the visually impaired: an overview with case studies from three institutions within the University of Wales; and, Acces refuse: pouvons-nous surmonter nos attitudes handicapantes? (Access refused: can we overcome the handicap of our attitudes?). Source references from German and Italian journals are included. Original article in Italian. (Quotes from original text)


   94.    Ribera Turró, M. and Térmens Graells, M.,  "Accessibilitat al web: panoràmica general ".  ITEM : Revista de Biblioteconomía i Documentació, Vol. 31, 2002. http://www.cobdc.org/publica/item/item31.html

Descriptores: World Wide Web/Acceso a la información/Discapacitados/Visibilidad de la Información/Accesibilidad

Resumen: Es presenta el concepte d'accessibilitat al web com a sistema per a facilitar el treball a la xarxa per part de les persones discapacitades i millorar la usabilitat dels continguts. A partir de la Iniciativa per a l'Accessibilitat al Web (WAI) del World-Wide Web Consortium (W3C), aquest ha elaborat unes directrius que actualment estan en procés d'adopció pels diferents governs i empreses. Finalment es presenten diverses eines informàtiques i entitats de contacte que donen suport a aquestes actuacions.


   95.    Riley, C. A.,  "Libraries, aggregator databases, screen readers and clients with disabilities ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2002. http://mustafa.emeraldinsight.com/vl=2465444/cl=85/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n2/s7/p179

Descriptores: Ciegos/Discapacitados/Acceso a la información/Bases de datos

Resumen:  Three aggregator databases, EBSCOhost, InfoTrac, and First Search Electronic Collections Online (ECO), were analyzed for compliance with the Web accessibility guidelines published by the Web Access Initiative section of the World Wide Web Consortium. A sighted librarian then used each database with JAWS for Windows 3.7, OpenBook 5.0, ZoomText 7.0, and the L&H Kurzweil 1000 and 3000. Results indicate that JAWS for Windows 3.7 works best for the blind, and that ZoomText 7.0 is acceptable for those needing screen magnification. None of the databases tested offers a perfect accessibility option for clients with visual impairment. Conclusions suggest that aggregator databases do not follow the accessibility guidelines and consequently are not supplying accessible products.


   96.    Roos, J. W.,  "Copyright protection as access barrier for people who read differently:1 the case for an international approach".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 70, 2004. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla70/papers/147e-Roos.pdf

Descriptores: Derechos de autor/Discapacitados

Resumen: People with print disabilities have an interest in the contemporary debates concerning copyright. For them, copyright protection poses an access barrier. An accommodation that would balance access needs with protection needs is therefore of great potential importance. Although people with print-disabilities have traditionally used Braille and audio materials to satisfy their reading needs, one should not, when considering access issues, confine the analysis to those media only. In a rapidly changing technological environment, accommodations are needed that will not become obsolete due to  technological change that opens up new access opportunities.


   97.    S. K. Ng’Ang’A,  "Why deliver services to print handicapped people through public libraries: the Kenyan experience".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 69, 2003. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla69/papers/073e-Nganga.pdf

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Bibliotecas públicas/Africa/Países en desarrollo/Servicios bibliotecarios

Resumen: Worldwide, it is estimated that the Visually Impaired Persons (VIPs) comprise 10% of the six billion plus world population. In Kenya estimates indicate that there are about 860,000 Visually Impaired Persons out of which 210,000 are totally blind while 650,000 have low vision. KNLS, the largest public library network in Kenya established library and information services for the Visually Impaired Persons in 1996, to enhance Visually Impaired Persons access to information in conformity with the UNESCO public Library Manifesto.


   98.    Sánchez Montoya, R.,  "Diálogo con el ordenador".  Quaderns Digitals, No. 16, 1999. http://www.quadernsdigitals.net/index.php?accionMenu=hemeroteca.VisualizaArticuloIU.visualiza&articulo_id=66

Descriptores: Ordenadores/Discapacitados/Interfaces

Resumen: A veces sentimos ansiedad cuando no encontramos en el ordenador una solución tecnológica rápida y sencilla. Observamos, por ejemplo, a Marta, una joven con parálisis cerebral, con la inteligencia no afectada por su disfunción neurológica, con disartria grave, que al no interactuar con el medio, va quedándose rezagada lentamente, en cuanto a capacidad congnitiva y desarrollo afectivo-emocional, con respecto a sus compañeros de edad cronológica. Sabemos que hay recursos informáticos que pueden ayudarle, pero la solución no es tarea fácil. La comunicación es un acto complejo en el que ningún elemento carece de importancia, y los ordenadores a veces son todo menos personales.La interfaz. El concepto de interfaz es clave pues nos muestra el  grado de accesibilidad del software y hardware que pueden utilizar los estudiantes con necesidades especiales. Diseñarla  es una tarea difícil y compleja en la que intervienen distintas áreas de conocimiento (Booth,1994): ergonomía, ingeniería del software, psicología cognitiva, inteligencia artificial, etc. Podemos ser optimistas y pensar que si ahora es habitual que al configurar un programa pregunten por el tipo de impresora o tarjeta gráfica , en un futuro cercano podremos llegar más lejos y personalizar parámetros de acuerdo con las condiciones intelectuales, sensoriales o motóricas del individuo: ¿utilizará conmutadores?, ¿uno o dos?, ¿qué velocidad de barrido?, ¿con sintetizador de voz?, ¿las ayudas las desea visual o sonora?, ¿incluimos vídeo zoom?,.. y todo esto con cualquier programa de los que podemos encontrar en el mercado: procesador de textos, dibujo asistido, educativos ,etc.


   99.    Schmetzke, A.,  "Accessibility of Web-based information resources for people with disabilities (part two): introduction ".  Library hi tech, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2002. http://fernando.emeraldinsight.com/vl=919074/cl=24/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v20n4/s1/p397

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Accesibilidad/Ciegos/Tecnologías de la información

Resumen: The previous special-theme issue of Library Hi Tech (Vol. 20 No. 2) focused mainly on a variety of specific information resources commonly provided by libraries: online catalogs, electronic indexes and databases, e-journals and online references works. This issue deals with accessibility issues, as they emerge in the library and education environment, which are not specifically tied to particular vendor-supplied information products.


100.    Skat Nielsen, G.,  "Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 67, 2001. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla67/papers/162-150e.pdf

Descriptores: Servicios bibliotecarios/Acceso a la información/Discapacitados

Resumen:  Within the last ten years there has in many countries been an increasing interest in dyslexia – of specific learning difficulties – not only among scientists and other professionals, but also in the general society. Dedicated persons both here in the United States and in Europe have done a wonderful work to inform about dyslexia and how to help persons with dyslexia in different ways. Much has been achieved - but we still have a long way to go. I think I can say without exaggerating that a good deal of the positive results obtained happened thanks to the NGO organizations: the American International Dyslexia Association and the European Dyslexia Association of which I am one of the founders and which by now includes about 30 countries and territories in and outside Europe. Thanks to national and international campaigns both associations have done a great work to focus on this invisible disability. Let me just mention one campaign run by the European Dyslexia Association during 1993: “The Year of Early Recognition”. The slogan of this campaign was “Early Help – Better Future” and the aim of the campaign was to raise awareness of the need to help children showing signs of dyslexia as early as possible, which means before school age. The campaign raised the awareness not only of pre-school teachers and teachers but also of persons working in the medical field. As the chair of the campaign, I was especially pleased to see that children’s librarians also showed great interest in improving their services to children with reading problems.


101.    Sköld, B. C.,  "National Policies for Library Services to Visually Impaired and other Print Handicapped Children".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 65, 1999. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/papers/003-121e.htm

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Servicios bibliotecarios/Bibliotecas /Ciegos/Niños/Bibliotecas infantiles

Resumen: In this paper the author s gives an account of the result of a survey trying to investigate which countries follow the United Nations recommendations by having a national policy for library services to visually impaired and other print handicapped children. The paper ends with conclusions and recommendations of what a national policy could contain


102.    Skrzeszewski, S.,  "Building smart communities: what they are and how they can benefit blind and visually impaired persons".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 66, 2000. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla66/papers/169-158e.htm

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Bibliotecas/Ciegos

Resumen: Smart community initiatives offer the potential to enhance social, cultural and economic development for blind and visually impaired people that no one could have imagined as recently as a few years ago. For the first time in history blind and visually impaired people can hope to receive the level of information services that the general population takes for granted. However, this potential can only be realized by creating smart communities by and for blind and visually impaired people. This can be done in two ways. One way involves creating a public policy framework that supports the appropriate technology requirements and is based on a service base provided through charitable institutions. The second way is to tie the needs of blind and visually impaired people to the commercial, infotainment sector and take advantage of the power of commodification. The first way represents the status quo. The second way requires a radical break in established norms. Both ways are based on the development of smart communities for blind and visually impaired people.


103.    Thompson, D., Williams, P., Nicholas, D., and Huntington, P.,  "Accessibility and usability of a digital TV health information database ".  Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 54, No. 5, 2002. http://ernesto.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1333474/cl=34/nw=1/fm=pagepdf/rpsv/cw/mcb/0001253x/v54n5/s3/p294

Descriptores: Ciencias de la salud/Televisión/Accesibilidad/Bases de datos/Discapacitados/Adultos/Usabilidad

Resumen: City University and the University of Sheffield have been commissioned by the Department of Health to evaluate the use of digital interactive television as a source of health information. The aim of this study was to evaluate access issues related to one of these pilot projects, the Living Health database. Nine older people and four deaf people tested the accessibility and usability of the database by attempting to find answers to their health questions. Their opinions were obtained using a combination of questionnaires, interviews and observations. Readability tests were also carried out to assess the reading level of the information content. The results gave an insight into the issues of accessibility and usability, and attempted to describe the individual experiences, difficulties, opinions and perceptions of the study participants. Recommendations were subsequently made for improving the accessibility and usability of the Living Health database to deaf and older people.


104.    Velasco, C. A.,  " The uptake of CMC in the European Union among People with Disabilities ".  Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1998. http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1998/feb/velasco.html

Descriptores: Acceso a la información/Internet/Discapacitados/Comunidades Europeas

Resumen: Carlos A. Velasco presents his view on the current uptake of new technologies in relation to individuals with disabilities and the Information Society in the European Union. He identifies various technologies' barriers to success through a brief analysis of the roles of each of the key players: individuals with disabilities, their immediate environment, their authorities, and the commercial side. In addition, he writes about the Information Society disAbilities Challenge (ISdAC), a newly initiative launch in Europe


105.    Viciedo Valdés, M.,  "Campañas de alfabetización: la experiencia de cuba en el contexto de las bibliotecas públicas".  ACIMED, Vol. 13 , No. 2, 2005. http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/aci/vol13_2_05/aci12_05.htm

Descriptores: Alfabetización/Cuba/Bibliotecas públicas/Braille/Ciegos/Tecnologías de la información/Bibliotecarios /Usuarios

Resumen: Se aborda la alfabetización como parte de la gran obra cultural del gobierno revolucionario cubano y la contribución de las bibliotecas públicas al logro de esta humana tarea. Se exponen las experiencias de la labor desarrollada por estas unidades de información en tres momentos significativos de su historia después del año 1959: la campaña nacional de alfabetización que hizo posible enseñar a leer y escribir a una gran masa de analfabetos y declarar a Cuba territorio libre de analfabetismo; el inicio de la alfabetización en lenguaje Braille a ciegos y débiles visuales en los años 70 del pasado siglo y la alfabetización digital en el uso de las nuevas tecnologías de la información en una etapa más reciente, a bibliotecarios y a usuarios a partir de los escasos recursos tecnológicos disponibles en esas instituciones.


106.    Webb, I.,  "Introducing DISinHE".  Ariadne, No. 19, 1999. http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue19/disinhe/

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Tecnologías de la información

Resumen: There is a growing need for teaching and learning technology to be more accessible to students and staff with disabilities. The changes in the DSA (Disability Discrimination Act) which will come into force in October this year and the new European Human Rights Legislation which will be with us by the year 2000 all makes it imperative that designers of educational web sites, CD ROM software and all other technological developments take note of this new (at least to the UK) wave of legislation. Not forgetting that there is the possible removal of educational exclusion from the DDA in the year 2004. The current situation is that of rapidly changing technology. There is a great deal of significant development buts its of a variable quality and its not co-ordinated. There are few standards or guidelines and for many institutions it is seen as an add on extra or even worse as a charitable activity.


107.    Wiederholt, M. and Clyde, L. A.,  "National accessibility strategies for persons with disabilitiesThe basis for evidence-based practice: evaluating the research evidence".  IFLA Council and General ConferenceIFLA Council and General Conference, No. 71, 2005. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/182e-Wiederholt.pdf

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Bibliotecas

Resumen: The idea of a National Accessibility Strategy for Persons with Disabilities was developed by a small self-appointed group of persons related to either the library-world or the disability-world. And the occasion was, that my organisation had made a study showing, that Danish libraries in general were fare from accessible for persons with a disability.Therefore we created this idea of a National Strategy as a tactical element in a lobby campaign for better accessibility to information in general and libraries in specific. Some of the elements from the plan have been adopted, but fare from all the elements. The concept of a National Accessibility Strategy contains of a plurality of elements, were the development of exact action plan for each library is the main element, but also other elements must be included as well.


108.    Williams, P., Jamali, H. R., and Nicholas, D.,  "Using Ict With People With Special Education Needs: What the Literature Tells Us".  Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 58, No. 4, 2006. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=JOURNAL&containerId=11387

Descriptores: Tecnologías de la información/Educación/Discapacitados

Resumen:  Purpose - To provide a review of the past studies on use of information and communications technology (ICT) for people with special education needs (SEN) to inform a major research project on using ICT to facilitate self-advocacy and learning for SEN learners. Design/methodology/approach - Literature review, encompassing academic journals indexed in education, information science and social sciences databases, books, grey literature (including much internet-based material), and government reports. Information was gathered on the perceived benefits of ICT in SEN, and the use of some specific applications with people having various conditions. A number of usability studies, mainly Internet and web technologies, are also outlined. Findings - Although the literature shows a great number of ICT initiatives for people with all kinds of disabilities, there has been a surprising lack of research into the usability of the various applications developed, and even less concerning those with learning difficulties. The review of existing literature indicates a lack of attention to the application of ICT for people with SEN, compared to the other groups of disabled people such as visually impaired. Originality/value - Findings highlight the need for more research on usability aspects of current and potential applications of ICT for people with SEN.


109.    Williams, P., Bunning, K., and Kennedy, H.,  "ICTs and learning disability: multidisciplinary perspectives on Project @pple".  Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 59, No. 1, 2007. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/00012530710725232

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Tecnologías de la información/Accesibilidad

Resumen:  This paper aims to present a critical discussion of theoretical concepts that drive the main contributions of the academic partners, by highlighting the contrasting perspectives and identifying areas of commonality.  Design/methodology/approach – The paper follows a contextualised approach to debating the issues of access and participation for people with ID in learning environments. Each discipline considers the user of ICT within a social context but draws on the theoretical domains and published literature associated with its own area.  Findings – Resonances are to be found across the academic disciplines in terms of an ecological or holistic view of the person with ID as a user of a learning environment. This is what binds the multi-disciplinary perspective together. Originality/value – This paper is a rare attempt to integrate three distinct academic disciplines to provide a coherent picture of the theoretical perspectives underpinning research by the authors into the development and use of an ICT system for people with learning difficulties.


110.    Williams, P., Jamali, H. R., and Nicholas, H. R.,  "Using ICT with people with special education needs: what the literature tells us".  Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 58, No. 4, 2006. http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=4FFEAFB6524E01AAB74B

Descriptores: Necesidades de información/Enseñanza/Tecnologías de la información/Discapacitados

Resumen: Purpose ? To provide a review of the past studies on use of information and communications technology (ICT) for people with special education needs (SEN) to inform a major research project on using ICT to facilitate self-advocacy and learning for SEN learners. Design/methodology/approach ? Literature review, encompassing academic journals indexed in education, information science and social sciences databases, books, grey literature (including much internet-based material), and government reports. Information was gathered on the perceived benefits of ICT in SEN, and the use of some specific applications with people having various conditions. A number of usability studies, mainly Internet and web technologies, are also outlined. Findings ? Although the literature shows a great number of ICT initiatives for people with all kinds of disabilities, there has been a surprising lack of research into the usability of the various applications developed, and even less concerning those with learning difficulties. The review of existing literature indicates a lack of attention to the application of ICT for people with SEN, compared to the other groups of disabled people such as visually impaired. Originality/value ? Findings highlight the need for more research on usability aspects of current and potential applications of ICT for people with SEN.


111.    Williamson, K., Schauder, D., Stockfield, L., Wright, S., and Bow, A.,  "The role of the internet for people with disabilities: issues of access and equity for public libraries".  Australian Library Journal, Vol. 50, No. 2, 2001. http://www.alia.org.au/alj/50.2/full.text/access.equity.html

Descriptores: Discapacitados/Accesibilidad/Bibliotecas públicas

Resumen: This article reports two studies, which, although separate, focus on related issues concerned with online access for people with disabilities in the context of information and library provision. The first project concerns the potentialities of online services for people who are blind and sight impaired and has a particular emphasis on information-seeking behaviour. The second project concerns online services for people with disabilities in Australian public libraries, and focuses on evaluation of adaptive equipment, associated training and strategies for improving access. Four research questions, relevant to one or both of the projects, are selected for discussion in the article: What are the information needs of people with disabilities, particularly people who are blind and sight impaired? What are the recreational interests of people with a diverse range of disabilities? What role can the internet play in meeting information needs and in serving recreational interests? How can public libraries assist people with disabilities to use the internet and thus address issues of access and equity for this group of people? The article reviews the literature in relation to the four questions, describes the interpretivist conceptual framework used for both studies, and outlines the research method used for each. The results of the two studies, relevant to each of the questions, is then presented. A major conclusion to the article is that the development of partnerships between public libraries and local disability groups is likely to result in significant benefits for people with disabilities.


112.    World Wide Web Consortium (W3C),  "Directrius per a l’accessibilitat al contingut de pàgines web, versió 1.0".  BiD : Biblioteconomía y Documentació, No. 6, 2001. http://www.ub.es/biblio/bid/06w3cres.htm

Descriptores: Acceso a la información/World wide web/Discapacitados/Normas

Resumen:  Aquestes directrius expliquen com crear contingut per al web accessible per a persones amb discapacitats i s’adrecen a creadors de contingut (autors de pàgines o dissenyadors de llocs web) i a creadors d’eines d’autor. L’objectiu principal d’aquestes directrius és promoure l’accessibilitat. Tanmateix, la seva aplicació facilita l’accés al contingut a tot tipus d’usuari, sigui quina sigui la plataforma de lectura usada (navegador web, lector de veu, telèfon mòbil, ordinador de cotxe, etc.) o les condicions de l’entorn de consulta (entorns sorollosos, espais mal il·luminats, mans ocupades, etc.). L’aplicació d’aquestes directrius també ajudarà els usuaris a trobar la informació d’una manera més ràpida dins el web. Les directrius no pretenen desincentivar l’ús d’imatges, vídeo, etc., sinó que expliquen com fer que el contingut multimèdia sigui més accessible a una àmplia audiència.


113.    Zorfass, J., Remz, A., and Ethier, D.,  "Illustrating the Potential of an Online Workshop through a Case Study Example ".  Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1998. http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1998/feb/zorfas.html

Descriptores: Acceso a la información/Internet/Discapacitados/Tecnologías de la información

Resumen:  The authors present a case study of an online workshop that was designed for educators who are involved in the selection of technology for students with disabilities. The online workshop was sponsored by the National Center to Improve Practice, a federally-funded project by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Program. Conducted through the project's Web site using HyperNews conferencing software, the article describes how the workshop was designed, conducted, and evaluated.

 

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