Ask LUDIAAccessibility Starting Point Guide
Designing Libraries and Community Learning Spaces
These starting points help you design libraries and community learning spaces, their layout, collections, and services, so everyone can find their way and feel they belong.
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Pathway 3 · Accessibility for Learning Communities
IFLA Guidelines for Making Libraries Accessible for People with Disabilities
International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)
An international guide covering physical access, online accessibility, collections, assistive technology, programming, and services for specific groups.
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Pathway 3 · Accessibility for Learning Communities
Children and Teens with Disabilities
American Library Association
A toolkit for creating accessible library environments for young people, covering rights, accommodations, and the many ways they engage with library services.
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Pathway 4 · Critical Frameworks and Curriculum Resources
Co-designing with Children with Disabilities
Weavly, Inclusive Design Research Centre
A practical guide to involving disabled children as co-creators, so young readers help shape the library that serves them.
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Pathway 6 · No-Cost Digital Resources
Helperbird: Immersive Reader for Any Browser
No-cost reading and writing tool
A browser extension that adds reading and writing supports to most web pages: read-aloud, word highlighting, and adjustable spacing, font, and colour.
Please note: before using digital tools, refer to data protection and privacy requirements.
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