Members of the Accessibility Standing Group identified and used these resources to develop the Cognitive Diversity and Neuroinclusion toolkit. The group prioritized neurodivergent perspectives as much as possible, while recognizing limitations and gaps in the research.
Neurodivergent Perspectives (Authors or Interviewees)
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Anderson, A. (2021). Job seeking and daily workforce experiences of autistic librarians. The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, 5(3), 38–63. DOI: 10.33137/ijidi.v5i3.36196
Anderson, A. M. (2021). Exploring the workforce experiences of autistic librarians through accessible and participatory approaches. Library and Information Science Research, 43, 101088. DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2021.101088
Eng, A. (2017, July 17). Neurodiversity in the library: One librarian’s experience. In the Library with the Lead Pipe.
Ford Williams, G. (2021). Cognitive UX design principles from a neurodivergent perspective. LinkedIn.
Hinson-Williams, J. (2024). Autistic students and academic library research: Recommendations for a neurodiversity-informed approach. In the Library with the Lead Pipe.
Hoban, V. (2018). ‘A sense of comfort’: Library, Disabled Students’ Program unite to help students with disabilities. University of California Berkeley Library.
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McKinley, B. (2023). My hyperfocus! It’s broken! Alki, 39(3).
Peters, C. (2023). Neurodiversity, invisible “disability”, & unconscious bias: The primary obstacle of neuroinclusion in the workplace [Video]. Network of the National Library of Medicine.
Pionke, J. J. (2017). Toward holistic accessibility: Narratives from functionally diverse patrons. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 57(1), 48–56. DOI: 10.5860/rusq.57.1.6442
Potter, A. (2023). Neurodiversity and accessibility. Alki, 39(1).
Tumlin, Z. (2019). “This is a quiet library, except when it’s not:” On the lack of neurodiversity awareness in librarianship. Music Reference Services Quarterly, 22(1–2), 3–17. DOI: 10.1080/10588167.2019.1575017
Additional References
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Annabi, H., Crooks, E.W., Barnett, N., Guadagno, J., Mahoney, J.R., Michelle, J., Pacilio, A., Shukla, H. and Velasco, J. (2019). Autism @ Work Playbook: Finding talent and creating meaningful employment opportunities for people with autism [PDF]. Seattle, WA: ACCESS-IT, The Information School, University of Washington.
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