Poster #FACRL15 - KEYWORDS: Accessibility Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Staff training

Autism spectrum disorder: Training and assessing academic librarians' knowledge

¹Blake Robinson (Business Librarian), ²Amelia Anderson (Assistant Professor)
¹Rollins College, ²Old Dominion University

ABSTRACT:
Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often need additional support at colleges and universities compared with their neurotypical peers. This poster will discuss the training and follow-up survey the authors administered to librarians at a small liberal arts college in Central Florida, introducing the respondents to ASD and academic libraries.