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Re: Accessibility advice for school librarians?

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From: Wendy Chisholm
Date: Jan 8, 2009 3:00PM

Here are some resources from DO-IT at the University of Washington:

Equal Access: Universal Design of Libraries
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/equal_access_lib.html

Universal Access: Making Library Resources Accessible to People with
Disabilities
http://www.washington.edu/doit/UA/PRESENT/libres.html

--wendy

On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Adri Edwards-Johnson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> 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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