JJ Pionke
JJ Pionke is a librarian and disability advocate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
JJ Pionke | |
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| Occupation(s) | Librarian, disability advocate |
| Employer | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Career
As part of his work, he has created research guides on various disabilities including chronic illness and limb difference used at his library and adapted for elsewhere.[1] Physical changes were also made to the library based on his work, including "installing a handrail to the interior ramp near the Interlibrary Loan services, rebuilding the west-entry ramp to Library 66 and adding more signs."[2]
Pionke was recognized as one of Library Journal's Movers and Shakers in 2020 for his work on improving accessibility in the university library system.[1]
References
- "JJ Pionke | Movers & Shakers 2020–Advocates". Library Journal. May 7, 2020. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- Kang, Julie; Alpasan, Eunice (2019-09-16). "University's historic libraries renovate to ensure accessibility". The Daily Illini. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
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