Brief but informative commentary on the challenges posed to offering bibliographic instruction for students with disabilities. The principal point is that few librarians are adequately equipped and trained to cope with disabled students. The author emphasizes that although adaptive technologies can be expensive, there are ways to receive grants and subsidized support for such devices. The author argues that training need not be elaborate but should sensitize staff to the special needs of people with disabilities. In the classroom she further advocates what is dubbed multisensory teaching, which does not single out the disabled.
All parties can benefit from teaching that involves all five senses.
An Experiment in Library Instruction with Students at the Denver Public Library. The lab is heavily utilized and has been a great investment in furthering information literacy. It is a complement to what school media centers were offering. Bruce, C. Workplace Experiences of Information Literacy. The seven faces of information literacy in the workplace are discussed here.