TY  - THES
T1  - A comparative study of library services for the visually and physically handicapped in city libraries in Metro Manila
A1  - Angala, Reiner V.
A2  - Sison, Josephine C.
LA  - English
PP  - Quezon City : Institute of Library Science, University of the Philippines Diliman
YR  - 2001
UL  - https://tuklas.up.edu.ph/Record/UP-99796217605993653
AB  - From the findings of the study, all libraries have the basic services for "normal" and handicapped patrons but no special services for the blind and physically disabled patrons.
AB  - After all the data of the libraries were compared, the library that best met the proposed standards are the following: (1) Facilities - Pasig City Public Library; (2) Equipment - all libraries rank the same except for the Manila City Public Library which does not carry any of the proposed standard equipment; (3) Collection - the Makati, Pasig and Quezon City Public Libraries; (4) Staff -  none of the libraries passed this category; and (5) Services - the Marikina, Pasig and Quezon City Public Libraries.
AB  - From the findings of the study, the  following conclusions may be stated: Public City Libraries in Metro Manila do not have services specifically for the blind and physically handicapped because no standards have been implemented by the National Library; present facilities may accommodate blind and disabled persons but gives  difficulty because of constraints like the absence of ramps/elevators; collections are adequate for most physically disabled persons but none have materials suitable for the blind patrons; the libraries have only basic services but no special services for the blind and physically disabled users of the library.
AB  - To improve the library services for the blind and physically disabled, the following recommendations are being given: The National Library should create minimum public library standards for the blind and physically disabled in public city libraries; public libraries should observe the Accessibility Law of 1983; public library staff must be oriented on Republic Act 7277 to give them better understanding of the needs of the blind and physically disabled patrons; a compromise of facilities provided so that public libraries can accommodate both normal and the blind and physically disabled users of the library; finally, the proposed standards for services are strongly recommended as  bases for drawing up needed standards for public libraries to be spearheaded by The National Library.
NO  - Vita.
CN  - LG 993.5 2001 L4 A54
KW  - Libraries and handicapped children.
KW  - Libraries and the blind.
KW  - Public libraries--Philippines--Metro Manila.
ER  -