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Marilyn Irwin, director, Center for Disability Information and Referral, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and associate professor, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Indianapolis, (Ind.), is the 2005 recipient of the ASCLA Service Award, which is a citation presented to recognize an ASCLA personal member for sustained leadership and exceptional service through participation in activities that have enhanced the stature, reputation and overall strength of ASCLA, as well as representation of 91´«Ã½.

"Dr. Marilyn Irwin has been a tireless advocate for making information accessible to people with disabilities and is a national leader in service to people with disabilities," stated Barratt Wilkins, ASCLA award committee chair. "Her service has been exemplary to the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies and is to be commended." Wilkins added, "Dr. Irwin has served ASCLA as Division Councilor on the governing Council of the 91´«Ã½, as Chair of the Library Service to Developmentally Disabled Persons Membership Activity Group, and as chair of the Subcommittee to Develop Guidelines for Library Service to People with Mental Retardation. In 2004, she introduced and helped pass a resolution through Council requiring 91´«Ã½ to employ only accessible information technology."