About

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The Dunellen Public Library, Dunellen, New Jersey, is the 2002 recipient of the ASCLA/National Organization on Disability Award for Library Service for Persons with Disabilities.

“At the Dunellen Public Library, “Our Doors Are Open: Making the Disabled Welcome,” project accomplished exactly what it said,” stated Jim Kirks, ASCLA Award committee chair. “Not only did the library recognize the needs of individuals for assistance, the library involved the community and its expertise to develop resources to meet special needs utilizing the latest technology as well as print and media resources, and public programming.”

The Dunellen Public Library formed an Assistive Technology Committee including library staff, public school personnel, R.O.A.R. (a community organization) and Cerebral Palsy Association of Middlesex County. Through the project, the library sponsored public programs on learning disabilities, provided access to American Sign Language videos, created a print-based disabilities resource collection for families and caregivers of the disabled, and developed a recreation program to make patrons with disabilities feel welcome at the library.

Awards Won

	Title	Year
	KLAS/National Organization on Disability Award 91��ý The award recognizes an innovative and well-organized project which successfully developed or expanded services for people with disabilities. The award can be for a specific service(s) program or for a library that has made their total services more accessible through changing physical and/or attitudinal barriers.	2002 - Winner(s)