Fasilitas dan Pelayanan Perpustakaan bagi Penyandang Disabilitas di Dinas Perpustakaan dan Kearsipan Kota Salatiga

Fasilitas dan pelayanan merupakan elemen penting dalam pengelolaan sebuah perpustakaan yaitu , Lingkungan, akses masuk, tata ruang, kamar kecil , meja sirkulasi, layanan khusus disabilitas, ruang baca khusus, dan layanan komputer perpustakaan bagi penyandang disabilitas Sebuah perpustakan sudah selayaknya ada ketersediaan Fasilitas dan layanan yang memadai, sebaliknya masih ada beberapa perpustakaan yang terkesan ala kadarnya dan kurang memadai.Setiap proses sirkulasi di perpusatakaan perlu mengikuti standar IFLA terutama untuk pelayanan disabilitas, contohnya perpustakaan sekolah, perpustakaan Kecamatan, dan perpustakaan Desa. Pemustaka disabilitas masing– masing memerlukan layanan khusus. Karena banyaknya masyarakat luas non disabilitas yang menggunakan fasilitas perpustakaan, sehingga layanan bagi pemustaka disabilitas kurang diperhatikan. Pemustaka disabilitas sering mengalami kesulitan mencari informasi di perpustakaan, dikarenakan layanan kurang lengkap dan memadai. Oleh karena itu perlu diusahakan ketersediaan fasilitas bagi pemustaka disabilitas berupa: buku Braille, komputer dan printer khusus Braille untuk penyandang disabilitas tunanetra, audiometer, audio visual, dan hearing aids bagi penyandang tunarungu.Facilities and services are an important element in the management of a library that is, Environment, access, spatial, restroom, circulation desk, special services disability, special reading room, and library computer services for people with disabilities A library should have the availability of adequate facilities and services, but there are still some libraries that seem rudimentary and inadequate. Every process of circulation in the library needs to follow IFLA standards especially for disability services, such as school libraries, district libraries, and village libraries. Disability libraries each require special services. Due to the large number of non-disability people who use library facilities, so that services for disabled users are overlooked. Disability librarians often have difficulty finding information in libraries, due to incomplete and inadequate service. Therefore, the availability of facilities for disability users are needed: Braille books, Braille computers and printers for the visually impaired, audiometer, audio visual, and hearing aids for the deaf