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Appendix A - Accessibility

Check with the project architect. Those who are not experts in accessibility will usually work with a consultant who is.

Consultants recommended by Maine librarians:

Thanks to Richard Sibley at Waterville Public Library for compiling the list of consultants.
(Web Master's Note: list developed in 1999)

Sylvanus Doughty, Architect
278 Flaggy Meadow Road
Gorham, ME 04038
(207) 839 7440
Sylvanus Doughty volute@gwi.net

Dennis Pratt, Architect
Alpha One 127 Main St.,
South Portland ME 04106
(207) 767-2189
Web
William Hamilton
Joy and Hamilton, Architects
323 Court St.,
Auburn ME 04210
(207) 782-1212
Dick Reed
Reed & Co. Architecture
30 Pleasant St.,
Portland ME 04101
(207) 871-5678
Joseph Peters, Architect
BEN1060@AOL.COM
1-800-644-1164
Tamara Saarinen
Allegra Design
Patterson's Wheeltrack,
Freeport ME 04032
tsaari61@mail.caps.maine.edu
WBRC Architects
44 Central St.,
Bangor ME 04041
(207) 947-4511
Scott Teas
TFH Architects
100 Commercial St.,
Portland ME 04101
(207) 775-6141

Organizations

Ron Hanson
Ryan Trask
Lonna Clough
Maine State Planning Office
Augusta, ME 04333
Alpha One
127 Main Street
South Portland, ME 04106
767-2189

Books, Videos, and Journal Articles:

ALA Video. And access for all [videorecording]: ADA and your library. Towson, Md.: ALA
Video/Library Video Network, 1993.

Beck, Susan-Gilbert. "Technology for the deaf: remembering to accommodate an invisible
disability." Library Hi-Tec, 1995 v13 n1-2 p109-22.

Berliss, Jane, et al. "Adaptive technologies for accommodating persons with disabilities."
Library Hi-Tech, 1993 v11 n1 p29-65, 67-71, 73-82.

Cohen, Elaine. "The architectural and interior design planning process." Library Trends,
Winter 1994 V42 n3 p547-63.

Crispin, Joanne L. The American with Disabilities Act: its impact on libraries: the library's
responses in doable steps. Chicago: Association of Specialized & Cooperative Library
Agencies, 1993.

Cassell, Marianne K. and the Vermont Board of Libraries Access Task Force. Planning for
Accessibility. Montpelier, Vt: Department of Libraries, 1991.

Foos, Donald D. and Nancy C. Pack. How libraries must comply with the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx, 1992.

Gunde, Michael G. "What every librarian should know about the Americans with Disabilities Act."
American Libraries, September 1991 v22 n8 p806(4).

Kilbury, Robert F. "The importance of an accessible environment for persons with disabilities."
Illinois Libraries, Fall 1993 v75 n5 p285-289.

Library Administration and Management Association. Library buildings, equipment, and the ADA:
Compliance issues and solutions: proceedings of the LAMA Buildings and Equipment
Section Preconference, June 24-24, 1993, New Orleans, Louisiana. Chicago: American Library
Association, 1996.

Mayo, Kathleen, et al. The ADA library kit: sample ADA-related documents to help you implement
The law. Chicago: American Library Association, 1994.

Michaels, Andrea, et al. "Special section: library equipment and furniture." Computers in Libraries,
November 1992 v12 n10 p8-10, 12-16, 18-34.

Pack, Nancy C. and Donald D. Foos. "Library compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act" RQ, Winter 1992 v32 n2 p255(13)

Web Sites (links verified 1/2009)

Maine Association of School Libraries Facilities Committee ©1999

Table of Contents | Preface | Considerations | Essential Areas | Comparison Tables | Sq Footage | Detailed Descriptions | Advice from the Field | Places to visit | A: Accessibility | B: Shelving Requirements | C: Glossary | Useful Resources | Committee |


 
 
 
 
 
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