ERIC Number: EJ1207595
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar
Pages: 26
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Systemic Workplace Barriers for Academic Librarians with Disabilities
Oud, Joanne
College & Research Libraries, v80 n2 p169-194 Mar 2019
Although studies related to diversity within librarianship as a profession are increasing, few have examined librarians with disabilities--and none so far have included their voices or perspectives. This qualitative study involved interviews with ten academic librarians with disabilities in Canada. With a grounding in the social model of disability, it examines their workplace experiences and concerns and the barriers they face within the context of cultural assumptions about disability and work, finding that the major barriers encountered are lack of awareness of disability issues and negative cultural stereotypes of disability.
Descriptors: Barriers, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Disabilities, Library Science, Foreign Countries, Stereotypes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Negative Attitudes
Association of College and Research Libraries. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. e-mail: acrl@ala.org; Web site: http://crl.acrl.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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