Library Involvement in an Autism Support Program: A Case Study

JJ Pionke; Stacey Knight-Davis; Steve Brantley

doi:10.1080/10691316.2019.1668896

Library Involvement in an Autism Support Program: A Case Study

JJ Pionke, Stacey Knight-Davis, Steve Brantley

Eastern Illinois University

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Abstract

The Students with Autism Transitional Education Program (STEP) at Eastern Illinois University is one of the few of its kind and is a leader in supporting college students with autism. Eastern Illinois University Library Services teamed up with the STEP in order to provide support to the students in the program. Students were interviewed about their experiences in the library in order to determine what their impressions of the library were and what potential needs they had. Students largely viewed the library as a safe haven and a great place for quiet study. Based on feedback, this case study also offers suggestions for improvement to make college and university libraries more welcoming to people with autism.

Original language	American English
Journal	College and Undergraduate Libraries
Volume	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10691316.2019.1668896
State	Published - Sep 23 2019

Keywords

Autism
libraries
ASD
Autistic
case study
disability
interviews
library usage

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Library and Information Science

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