Library Accessibility Services
The Library affirms its support of equal access for persons with disabilities and of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Library seeks to make its services, facilities and programs as accessible as possible to the public, including those who have disabilities.
No individual with a disability shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied the benefits of, the services, programs, or materials of the Library, or be subjected to discrimination by the Library.
A written copy of this policy may be requested, and if a person with visual impairment inquires about the Library’s service, staff will offer to read this policy or any other Library policy requested.
Services and assistance include the following:
- The Library attempts to select appropriate materials which may be in audio or print format.
- The Library selects, when available, DVDs that are closed-captioned.
- The staff reaches and retrieves any and all materials which are inaccessible to wheelchair users or others with mobility impairments. Staff will not touch or move wheelchairs without permission from the patron.
- The Library attempts to select materials which are understood at appropriate levels of comprehension. Youth oriented materials are available in the same formats.
- Staff is available to communicate online or in the Library via writing and to assist with the online catalog.
- The staff makes every effort to inform patrons and their families about the services offered by the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Contact us For Accomodations
Despite our best efforts, not all Library materials may be available in accessible formats, and not every Library program can be made accessible to every disabled patron without fundamentally altering the nature of the activity or program.
Please contact the library to request ADA accommodations for library programs.
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990, with additional amendments in 2009. This landmark civil rights law prohibits discrimination based on disability and imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations, including libraries.The primary government resource on the ADA is www.ada.gov.
Talking Book Library
Located at the Traverse Area District Library’s main branch, provides free audio and Braille materials to visually and physically impaired patrons in Grand Traverse, Antrim, Benzie, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, and Wexford Counties.
For More Information
- Call: (231) 932-8558
- Email: tbl@tadl.org
- Visit: https://www.tadl.org/tbl/
