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Auditing the accessibility of electronic resources.
George, Sarah Clement, Ellie Hudson, Grace
George, Sarah
Clement, Ellie
Hudson, Grace
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This paper describes a project undertaken by the
University of Bradford library to assess systematically
the accessibility of our electronic resources,
and gives recommendations for others wishing to
do the same with their collections.
Since the 2001 Special Educational Needs and
Disability Act (SENDA), academic libraries in the
UK have had a legal duty to provide all students
with information in a form accessible to them, an
obligation strengthened by the 2010 Equality Act
(c. 15) to include all kinds of impairments, not just
visual.
The change in information sources from print to
electronic has raised further challenges to providing
access to information for all library users.
Electronic resources have the potential to address
many of the accessibility needs of our readers, but
concerns have been growing in the higher education
sector that the way in which e-resources are
delivered can make them less accessible.
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George, S., Clement, E. and Hudson, G. (2014). Auditing the accessibility of electronic resources. SCONUL Focus, 62, pp. 15-23.
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