Assistive Technology
in Public Libraries
Meg Canada, Librarian
eLibrary, Applications Development, & Training
Hennepin County Library
Wheelchair Image
Introduction

What do Ray Charles, Hans Christian Anderson, Leonardo da Vinci, Stephen Hawking, Marlee Matlin, Itzhak Perlman, and Franklin Roosevelt have in common?

They are all successful personalities who live or lived with disability.

On a personal note, my own interest in Assistive Technology is having a father who uses a wheelchair and is low-vision. People with disabilities can live “normal” fufilling lives.  Technology can help.