Good morning!
I am sharing the following on behalf of Dr. Dick Kawooya at the University of South Carolina (Columbia).
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On behalf of the https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/research/sponsored_awards/bvipdaccess/index.php. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="a4ee84c4-b3bb-4e60-85a6-662456c730fe" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0"> Equitable Access for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print-Disabled (BVIPD) Students research project at the University of South Carolina, Dr. Dick Kawooya would like to share a link to the article "Supporting blind, visually impaired, and print disabled students: Are academic libraries doing enough?". An invitation to participate in this study was sent out last year, and the research team wants study participants to have access to published findings. Article access via the link is free for fifty (50) days.
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Additionally, please see the below call for case studies for an upcoming ACRL book on this research.
Call for Case Study Contributors
Book Project focusing on accessibility resources and services for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print-Disabled (BVIPD) Students
We invite academic librarians and Disability Service Offices (DSO) practitioners to assist in preparation of our forthcoming book focusing on accessibility services and accessible learning materials for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print-Disabled (BVIPD) Students. The book will be published by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL).
The book, developed as part of the
https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/research/sponsored_awards/bvipdaccess/index.php. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="a4ee84c4-b3bb-4e60-85a6-662456c730fe" data-linkindex="3" style="margin: 0"> Equitable Access for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print-Disabled (BVIPD) Students research project at the University of South Carolina, will explore how institutions of higher education (IHEs) can ensure that learning materials are accessible for BVIPD students enrolled in face-to-face and online classes. The research project has investigated the feasibility of a sustainable partnership among BVIPD students, instructors, academic librarians, and DSOs and has suggested the Campus Accessibility and Partnership Model (CAPM). CAPM is built on five workflow steps: Request, Remediation, Delivery, Retention and Sharing (RRDRS).
We are asking DSO staff who work directly with BVIPD students and academic librarians to submit proposals for narrative case studies regarding their institutions' current, planned, or possible implementation of aspects of the RRDRS framework and the Campus Accessibility Partnership Model (CAPM).
These case studies can highlight past, current, and planned initiatives addressing the implementation of all or some element(s) of the RRDRS framework, upon which the CAPM is based. The case studies can also highlight recent efforts to address the 2024 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Ruling on Digital Accessibility.
The goal of the book is to provide practical solutions to accessibility issues at IHEs and means of implementing sustainable solutions to accessibility challenges faced by these institutions and BVIPD students.
- Author names, job titles, emails, and institutional affiliations
- A working case study title
- An abstract up to 500 words
Process:
Authors will be notified of acceptance of case study proposals by May 15, 2026.
Once accepted, authors will be asked to submit case studies of 2,000–3,000 words by July 31, 2026.
Guidelines for Accepted Case Studies:
Accepted case studies should:
- Showcase effective practices and innovations related to one or more of the RRDRS stages.
- Illustrate collaboration between DSOs, libraries, and other campus partners.
- Discuss responses to the 2024 DOJ Ruling on Digital Accessibility, where applicable.
Accepted case studies will be used to connect institutional practices with CAPM and RRDRS framework and empirical data from the BVIPD Research Project.
To ensure consistency of the reporting and structuring of the case studies, institutional contributors of case studies should use
Appendix A: Discussion Suggestions for Libraries and DRS (disability resources and services), published in
Libraries: Take AIM!: Accessible Instructional Materials and Higher Education (Woods, et.al, 2017), available at
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https://dl.tufts.edu/downloads/d504rx736?filename=fn1079946.pdf.
This document provides a set of questions DSOs and Academic Libraries should focus on to provide high quality accessible learning materials and services. Each case study should focus on one or more of the questions in the Appendix.
Case studies should include the following:
- Institutional Context – Overview of your institution, DSO, and/or library accessibility initiatives.
- RRDRS Stage Focus – Identify and describe the relevant CAPM/RRDRS stage.
- Response to the relevant RRDRS question(s) from Appendix A.
- Practices and Collaboration – Outline programs, tools, and partnerships in addressing the relevant RRDRS stage(s).
- Response to DOJ Ruling – Detail institutional compliance and implementation efforts to the relevant RRDRS stage(s).
- Impact and Evidence – Include outcomes, reflections, and data in the implantation of the relevant RRDRS stage(s).
- Reflections and Recommendations – Share lessons and future directions in addressing the relevant RRDRS stage(s)
Case Study Writing and Submission Guidelines:
- Use clear, professional, accessible language.
- Write in first-person plural ("we") when describing institutional actions.
- Use APA 7th edition citation style.
- File format: Microsoft Word (.docx)
- Include author name(s), title(s), affiliation(s), and contact email.
- Submit 2000-3000 case study by: July 31, 2026 to: BVIPDproject@sc.edu.
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