Accessible Signage for Your Library

  July 31, 2022 |    Jennifer Thompson, Research Assistant, Project ENABLE

Navigation is incredibly important for giving patrons with disabilities the agency to find their own way around your library. When designing appropriate signs for your library, it is essential to remember accessibility. In this Blog post, we will look at some of the different types of signs and how they play an important role in helping patrons with disabilities use the library. We will also discuss ADA signage requirements as well as a useful signage tip called The Pinky Test.


Disability and Innovation: Scientists with Disabilities who Changed the World

  April 03, 2022 |    Jennifer Thompson, Research Assistant, Project ENABLE

"Throughout history, scientists have made incredible inventions and discoveries. When you think of famous scientists of the past and present, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, or Albert Einstein might come to mind. But did you know that each of these scientists had a disability? Thomas Edison was deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other. Nikola Tesla had an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Albert Einstein, arguably one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century, was dyslexic."


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