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   New Member Round Table Online Programs: Disability Justice in Libraries
 From: María Emerson
 To: Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group
 Posted: Oct 28, 2021 02:34 PM
 Message:

Join the NMRT Online Programs for our first program, "Disability Justice in Libraries." This webinar will be presented by Jessica Schomberg (bio below), and will be on Nov. 18th from 1-2pm, CST.  Registration is below--we hope to see you there! 

  

You are invited to a Zoom webinar. 

When: Nov 18, 2021 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) 

Topic: Disability Justice in Libraries 

  

Register in advance for this webinar: 

https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoDrsrIwQjW7nJOc2hxZPg 

If you require accommodations to fully participate in this conference, please contact Kimberly Redd klredd@ala.org.

 

 

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Disability Justice in Libraries. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. 

Taking a disability justice approach means we have made a choice; we can't hide behind the idea of neutrality. But what is disability justice? Who is affected by it and what does it mean for library services and collections? 

ala-events.zoom.us 

  

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. 

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Webinar Speakers 

Jessica Schomberg (Reference/Instruction Librarian @Minnesota State University, Mankato) 

Jessica Schomberg is a former cataloger and current reference/instruction librarian at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Their most recent publication on the topic of being a librarian with disabilities is the co-written book "Beyond Accommodation: Creating an Inclusive Workplace for Disabled Library Workers". 



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María Emerson
Student Success Librarian
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
memersn2@illinois.edu
She/Her/Hers
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