Creating accessible libraries – Freebook
Discover our new freebook dedicated to creating truly accessible library environments that serve all users. This carefully curated collection brings together essential chapters from Taylor & Francis’ authoritative titles on accessibility, inclusive design, and equitable information services.
Why this freebook matters
Libraries serve as essential knowledge hubs and community centers.
Ensuring these spaces are accessible to everyone—regardless of physical ability, cognitive differences, or technological barriers—is fundamental to the democratic mission of libraries worldwide.
This freebook provides practical guidance for creating truly inclusive information environments.
Taken from recent publications in the field, the chapters are:
Still Waiting for the Hand to be Raised, from Accessibility Denied, Understanding Inaccessibility and Everyday Resistance to Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities by Elisabet Apelmo & Camilla Nordgren.
The Stakeholders of Accessibility Practice, from E-Learning and Disability in Higher Education by Jane Seale.
Adopting an institutional approach, from Making Inclusive Higher Education a Reality by Anna Kelly.
Accessible by Design: Creating an Equitable Reading Landscape, from Humanizing LIS Education and Practice by Laurie Davidson, Kimberly Johnson and Daniella Levy-Pinto.
LibGuides for Social Justice, from Practicing Social Justice in Libraries by Stephanie Porrata.