I'm sure a lot of you know about Julie's passing, but I wanted to acknowledge her work and her life on this list. We've lost a champion.

Audrey

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From: "Cathleen Bourdon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:  Fri, 06 Sep 2002 09:43:46 -0500

ASCLA Board members:

Ruth Nussbaum sent me the following message about the recent death of
Julie Klauber. I'm passing along this sad news.
_______________________
I am sorry to report that Julie Klauber, librarian of the Library for
the
Blind in Suffolk County, NY and receipent of the 2002 F.J. Campbell
Award
died Tuesday Sept 3 after a battle with cancer.

This write up is from our network list serv and thought you might like
to
see it.

Ruth

>Julie Klauber passed away on Tuesday, after a long and valiant battle
with
>cancer.

>Julie's professional life always focused on access for persons with
>disabilities. Her concern extended beyond her "day job" of Director of
the
>Talking Books Plus library, in Suffolk County New York, where she
shepherded
>access to information for all persons. Julie Klauber along with her
husband
>co-founded of Disability Resources, where she served as managing
editor of
>Disability Resources Monthly (DRM), and webmaster of The DRM Guide To
>Disability Resources on the Internet. The Web site has won many
awards, and
>is a powerful resouces for persons with disabilities, and librarians.
>Julie's work was recognized by the ALA with two awards: In 1999 DRM
received
>the ALA/ASCLA/NOD Award which is given to a library which makes
strides in
>creating access for persons with disabilities.

>In June 2002, Julie received the prestigous Francis Joseph Campbell
Award
>for all her life time endeavors. Some of which included (I got this
off her
>Web site "Teaching graduate courses in library and information
services for
>people with disabilities, and conducted workshops and programs
nationwide.
>Her articles on library resources and services for people with
disabilities
>have been published in leading professional publications, including
Library
>Journal, School Library Journal and American Libraries. Her handbook,
AIDS
>Information for People with Disabilities; A Handbook for Information
>Providers in Libraries, AIDS Organizations, and Disability
Organizations, is
>included in resource collections, bibliographies and databases
throughout
>the world. Her resource guide, When the Print Is Too Small:
>Resources and Services for Older Adults with Visual Impairments in
Suffolk
>County, won a national award from the American Association of Retired
>Persons and the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion.
>Julie is an active member of many disability and library
organizations?.
>In addition to the ALA awards, Julie received the prestigious "LDA
Award"
>from the Nassau and Suffolk County Library Associations and was
included in
>the 2001 edition of Marquis' Who's Who in the World.
>
>Barbara T. Mates
>Head, Cleveland Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
>Cleveland Public Library
>17121 Lake Shore Boulevard
>Cleveland, Ohio 44110
>(216) 623-2911 Fax (216) 623-7036 In Ohio: (800)362-1262

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