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Introducing Conversations About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility to Personnel at a Mid-Sized Academic Library (video replay)

This is a recording of the June 15, 2022 presentation: Introducing Conversations About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility to Personnel at a Mid-Sized Academic Library. During the presentation the speakers described their experiences facilitating discussions on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility at the W. Frank Steely Library of Northern Kentucky University (NKU).

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Introducing Conversations About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility to Personnel at a Mid-Sized Academic Library

Presenters will describe their experience, as four white women, facilitating conversations about diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and share best practices for creating safe spaces for meaningful discussion. Presenters will discuss next steps and how they are turning these conversations into actionable and measurable library wide projects. The program will conclude with a brief discussion on initiating these challenging, but crucial conversations when your organization has historically lacked diversity.

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A Culture of Accessibility Through Policy and Communications for an Accessible Library [video replay]

In this recorded presentation, panelist, Angie Brunk, discusses the social justice model of disability and its practical application for policy makers and those charged with public facing communication. The session was originally presented on December 11, 2018. The presentation was moderated by Laura Gariepy and Alex Deeke of the ULS...

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A Culture of Accessibility Through Policy and Communications for an Accessible Library

You want your library to be a welcoming place for all students, including students with disabilities. What are you doing on the administrative end to ensure your policies and public communication, such as information on your website, work in harmony with your good intentions? This workshop will be the delivered...

Accessibility to Library Databases and Other Online Library Resources for People with Disabilities

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Accessibility to Library Databases and Other Online Library Resources for People with Disabilities

Are your library’s databases accessible to people with disabilities?  Do they comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act or the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines?  How about your other licensed resources, such as ejournals, ebooks, and metasearch engines?  Catalogs, chat software, wikis and other web 2.0 applications?  There is a...