Announcement: Library Hi Tech just came out with a special-theme issue on "Accessibility of Web-Based Information Resources for People with Disabilities." (Vol. 20, No. 2, 2002)

Articles include:


Accessibility of Web-based information resources for people with disabilities
by Axel Schmetzke (pp. 135 - 136) 
  
[Image] [Image] [Image] [Link] [Link] [Link]: inaccessible Web design from the perspective of a blind librarian 
by Valerie Lewis and Julie Klauber (pp. 137 - 140) 
   
Voyager 2000: a review of accessibility for persons with visual disabilities
by Robert Axtell and Judith M Dixon (pp. 141 - 147) 
   
Viewing the sunrise: iPac 2.0 accessibility
by Susan M Johns (pp. 148 - 161) 
  
Reading between the lines: an evaluation of WindowEyes screen reader as a reference tool for teaching and learning
by Vibiana Bowman (pp. 162 - 168) 
   
Accessibility and usability of Web-based library databases for non-visual users
by Suzanne L Byerley and Mary Beth Chambers (pp. 169 - 178) 
  
Libraries, aggregator databases, screen readers and clients with disabilities
by Cheryl A Riley (pp. 179 - 187) 
  
An accessibility assessment of selected Web-based health information resources
by Sarah K McCord, Linda Frederiksen and Nicole Campbell (pp. 188 - 198) 
  
Evaluating opportunities for expanded information access: a study of the accessibility of four online databases
by Jennifer Horwath (pp. 199 - 206) 
  
Establishing accessibility for e-journals: a suggested approach
by Bryna Coonin (pp. 207 - 220) 
   
Making Web-based tables accessible for users of screen readers
by Dagmar Amtmann, Kurt Johnson and Debbie Cook (pp. 221 - 231) 
   
   
Emerald provides an html-formatted electronic version of these articles. Check with your library whether it subscribes to Emerald's electronic services.


Axel Schmetzke
Library
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

PS: I will be away from my computer from July 26 through Sept. 3.