{"product_id":"navigating-disability-in-the-academic-library-workplace-paperback-softback-9798892553711","title":"Navigating Disability in the Academic Library Workplace (Paperback \/ softback) 9798892553711","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNavigating Disability in the Academic Library Workplace\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaula Martin (Edited by), Samantha Peter (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9798892553711\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 November 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eApproximately 26% of American adults are classified as disabled, meaning many academic librarians live with at least one disability. Much of the literature surrounding disability in libraries, however, focuses on the user rather than the library worker. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNavigating Disability in the Academic Library Workplace \u003c\/i\u003ecollects ways that the library can support its workers with disabilities and encourage them to succeed. It’s a guide for librarians with disabilities on supporting and advocating for themselves in the workplace, but also a resource for able-bodied and neurotypical managers and workers to learn how to be allies. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapters examine identities, intersections, The Americans with Disabilities Act, accommodations, advocacy, and collective care practices. Authors generously share their own stories and experiences and offer their own definitions of ableism, disability, intersectionality, and other relevant terms to help capture the diversity and magnitude of identities held by people with disabilities. \u003ci\u003eNavigating Disability in the Academic Library Workplace \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a chorus of voices with different perspectives and provides ideas and resources for individuals with disabilities, supervisors, coworkers, and the profession.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e Samantha Peter and Paula Martin \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Disability Identity \u003cbr\u003e Jessica Schomberg \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. On Being the Wrong Kind of Different: Where Queer and Disabled Intersect \u003cbr\u003e Shanna Hollich \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Americans with Disabilities Act and Academic Library Workers \u003cbr\u003e Katelyn Quirin Manwiller \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Accommodating Pregnancy in Academic Libraries: Tips for Librarians and Supervisors \u003cbr\u003e Samantha Peter and Katelyn Quirin Manwiller \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. It’\u003cbr\u003es not Just ADA: A Collaborative Approach to Disability Management in the Library Profession \u003cbr\u003e Kathryn Tallman and Allan Van Hoye \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Hiring and Disability: Recommendations for Librarians, Hiring Managers, and Committees \u003cbr\u003e Paula Martin and Samantha Peter \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Accommodations, the Academic Library, and Delayed Diagnoses \u003cbr\u003e Alice Bennett \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Neurodiversifying Academic Libraries: Inclusive Foundations \u003cbr\u003e Payton D. Cook and Elizabeth A. Pineo \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. The Odd One Out: Encouraging Autistic Employee Acceptance and Accommodation in the Academic Library \u003cbr\u003e Michelle Green \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Self Ad-bro-cacy and Institutional Support: Helping Each Other to Help Ourselves \u003cbr\u003e D. Wharton and Sam Nesbitt Zelick \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. Exploring Crip Time, Self-Care, and Collective Care Practices in the Academic Library \u003cbr\u003e Brea McQueen, Natalia Kapacinskas, and Anna Boutin-Cooper \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. Leading While Disabled \u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth Anne Teaff and K.T. Vaughan \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Editors and Authors\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"ACRL","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52653064323352,"sku":"9798892553711","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/navigating-disability-in-the-academic-library-workplace-paperback-softback-9798892553711","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}