Eliminating Boundaries for Impaired Users
From: Source: law.com - 12/26/2002
By: Shirley Aronson and Michael S. Miller - AALL Spectrum
                                                       
With more than 28 million Americans nationwide who are considered deaf or
hard of hearing and nearly 290,000 with hearing or speech disabilities in
Maryland, the Maryland State Law Library is the first state law library in
the nation to install a new communication system for the hearing- and
speech-impaired.  

Before implementing this new system, MSLL had already enhanced its facility
to better serve users with disabilities. The library had reconfigured its
space to include computer tables and study carrels to accommodate
wheelchairs, wider aisles for easier maneuvering, handicapped restroom
facilities and parking areas, and relatively easy access to the building. The
Web site is "Bobby approved" and conforms to the necessary standards for
disabled users. The library then set out to discover what might be the next
logical step.  

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