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From: Adri Edwards-Johnson
Date: Jan 8, 2009 9:55AM

Hello,
This is my first time posting here but I've been reading discussions for a
while.

I'm working on a brief article for school librarians and was wanting to
quote advice from this expert group in the piece. Specifically I'm looking
for simple advice you would be willing to offer to library media
specialists on how to make their online or computer based resources more
accessible to students and teaching colleagues with disabilities. I'm
wanting to highlight how easy and inexpensive it can be to initiate change
for easier access to library resources. I'm focusing on tips for library
websites, discussions with vendors for paid products and just talking with
users to see where they have access issues. If there's anything additional
you wish your school librarian had known - or perhaps your loved one's
librarian knew now - I would be happy to take those suggestions off list.

Thank you for your time!
Adri

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