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ALA Annual Preconference: The American's With Disabilities Act (ADA) In Your Library.

  • 1.  ALA Annual Preconference: The American's With Disabilities Act (ADA) In Your Library.

    Posted Jan 21, 2015 09:59 AM
    If you or someone from your library is attending ALA Annual in San Francisco, there's an interesting preconference on ADA.

     

    ~John

     

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    Registration for the ALA Annual Conference is open and ASCLA wants to make you aware of an exciting preconference on the Americans with Disabilities Act and libraries.


    Celebrating its 25th anniversary at the same time as ALA Annual, the ADA is a monumental civil rights law that helps ensure equal access to everyone, including people with disabilities.


    Understanding the ADA is important for all types of libraries.  The preconference session presented by the Pacific ADA Center will answer many of the questions you have about serving people with disabilities, and even questions you didn’t know you had!


    This preconference is ideal for library staff assigned as ADA coordinator for their library, or anyone else with an interest in the ADA.


    Preconference session topics will include:


     • An overview of the ADA – who and what does it cover?


     • Excellent customer service skills and appropriate terminology to use with library     patrons with disabilities


     • Effective communication with patrons who have vision and hearing disabilities


     • Accessible technology and how libraries can use it


     • Hiring and accommodation of library staff with disabilities


     • The basics about service animals


     • The ADA quiz - how much do you know?



    For more information, please visit these sites:

     

    http://christophercorrigan.com/precon.html [includes how to sign-up for updates]

     


     


     

    The cutoff period between opening of registration and the decision to cancel a preconference is short. Now that it is time to register, please consider adding this informative preconference to you plans for Annual.

    You may also let me know if you have any questions.


    Best,


    Christopher Corrigan


    Designated Director, Special Populations


    Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)


    corrigancj23@gmail.com