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<p class="MsoNormal">The UO Libraries allows community patrons to use our licensed resources when they are in the library.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’ve had a request from a community patron for off-campus access to our databases because he is disabled and it is difficult for him to get to the library. He does not have a current or active affiliation with the UO. When we explained
the restrictions on off-campus access to licensed resources, he is making the argument that this may be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act because this results in unequal/unfair treatment for people who are physically disabled.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has this question ever come up in your library? How did you respond?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, Sara<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sara Brownmiller<br>
Director, Library Systems<br>
University of Oregon Libraries<br>
Eugene, OR 97403-1299<br>
541-346-2368<br>
<a href="mailto:snb@uoregon.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">snb@uoregon.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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