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Accessibility can bring a lot of benefits also for libraries - reduction of operation costs, raising of amount of visitors or improvement of library's PR. Let's show how even a small change on a web page could dramatically increase its accessibility and help to gain benefits, that accessibility brings. Let me also briefly introduce you our way of accessibility evaluation in Biblioweb contest, show you the problems, which we often meet and ways, how it's possible to remove these barriers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Library users with special needs have to overcome different kinds of barriers. Barriers often not considered as an obstacle, but presenting significant difficulties in gaining access to libraries and information sources, are highlighted. Specific problems of visually impaired persons, person with different diseases, patients in hospitals, socially excluded persons, minority groups and persons with communication problems are discussed. Proposals of good library practices are given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Barrier-free Library study reports on activities of a new SKIP - Unit - Services for the Persons with Special Needs Section. At the beginning, there was a student project at Masaryk University in Brno, which has grown to become an important field of the SKIP activity. The study gives information on the Handicap Friendly Standard and its dissemination in activities of the libraries in the Czech Republic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]