cent of all library parking spaces, including at least one space that can accommodate a van, must be accessible and conform to standards for disabled use (13 feet wide). On the inside of the library, at least three linear feet of the circulation desk may not have a counter more than three feet above the floor; this facilitates wheelchair-height access.
Accommodations extend not only to physical-plant issues but also to services that the library provides. A library that shows films, for example, must accommodate hearing-impaired viewers, and one that sponsors in-person lectures must make the venue completely accessible to disabled patrons in real time; a videotape of the presentation will not be sufficient (Association, 1994; Weston, 1994). In Wisconsin, one regional library offers a cafeteria of services to disabled users, from adaptive computer technology and tutorials to Braille and large-print hard-copy texts to audio computer equipment, as well as counseling and training services for parents of disabled children (Wisconsin, 2000).
Some regulations differ for privately and publicly funded libraries, with private libraries having more compliance leeway than their public counterparts. Public libraries (covered in Title II of the ADA), are obligated to have non-disabled equivalent materials available in-house and to engage in any necessary remodeling or reorganization of physical plant and installation of equipment that will bring the facilities and services into full compliance with ADA standards.
On the other hand, private libraries, which are covered in Title III of the ADA, are allowed to use interlibrary loan to provide materials to disabled patrons. Private libraries also do not have to meet the burden of showing undue hardship in order to avoid rigid compliance with ADA mandates such as those dealing with preexisting disabled-
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