Macular degeneration
After a summer hiatus, we're back! Feel free to post interesting stuff on the topic of accommodations in libraries.
I recently read a good article on info sources for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), published in the latest issue of Reference and User Services Quarterly (RUSQ). Written by Tony Stankus, a librarian recently diagnosed with AMD, and Jennifer Lanouette, it provides very practical advice to the newly diagosed and also recommends specific library accommodations -- for example, low vision technology such as magnifiers, text enlargers, and text-to-voice machines.
In case you're unfamiliar with the condition, AMD results in the inability to see fine details at the center of the field of vision. Peripheral vision is not affected, so the disease may affect a person's ability read and drive but does not lead to complete blindness. AMD becomes more common among people past the age of 50. By age 75, almost 15% of people have the condition.
The article is titled, "Bullseye: Targeting the Greatest Challenge to the Vision of Our Adult Library Readers Today, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, with Helpful Information," published in RUSQ, Vol. 44, No. 4 (Summer 05), pp. 279-83, 285-8.
I recently read a good article on info sources for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), published in the latest issue of Reference and User Services Quarterly (RUSQ). Written by Tony Stankus, a librarian recently diagnosed with AMD, and Jennifer Lanouette, it provides very practical advice to the newly diagosed and also recommends specific library accommodations -- for example, low vision technology such as magnifiers, text enlargers, and text-to-voice machines.
In case you're unfamiliar with the condition, AMD results in the inability to see fine details at the center of the field of vision. Peripheral vision is not affected, so the disease may affect a person's ability read and drive but does not lead to complete blindness. AMD becomes more common among people past the age of 50. By age 75, almost 15% of people have the condition.
The article is titled, "Bullseye: Targeting the Greatest Challenge to the Vision of Our Adult Library Readers Today, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, with Helpful Information," published in RUSQ, Vol. 44, No. 4 (Summer 05), pp. 279-83, 285-8.
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