Serving and Employing People With Disabilities
Video/40 minutes/1990/Open Captioned
About 12 percent of the people your library could serve or hire have some type of disability in vision, learning, mobility, etc. Demonstrates ways to break down both physical and attitudinal barriers without a large investment of time and money. Emphasis is on sensitivity, service and providing employment opportunities. Includes a discussion guide.
"Four stars, Editors Choice ... a superb production that focuses not only on the physical barriers with the library, but on the psychological barriers which may be present in our staff..." - Video Librarian
"It should be shown to every librarian in the country and become the standard fare for library students." - Disability Studies Quarterly
