Media Accessibility as Innovation

• In Event: Examing Mediated Communication: Issues of Power, Accessbility, Sourcing, and Framing

Abstract

The National Library Service For the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) provides more than 800,000 Americans with accessible media such as audio books and newspapers. As baby boomers age and some experience vision loss for the first time, demand for the accessible media provided by NLS libraries will inevitably grow. Can the adoption of accessible media be spread using the insights learned from Iowa corn farmers nearly 80 years ago?

Author

• Kelly George, Temple University