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Building Accessible LibGuides: A Panel on Policies, Workflows, and the ADA Update (Library Accessibility Alliance)

  • 1.  Building Accessible LibGuides: A Panel on Policies, Workflows, and the ADA Update (Library Accessibility Alliance)

    Posted Sep 16, 2025 11:13 AM

    Hi All,

    Sharing this free webinar opportunity from the Library Accessibility Alliance. 

    Building Accessible LibGuides: A Panel on Policies, Workflows, and the ADA Update

    As libraries prepare for the upcoming ADA law update, accessibility is more urgent-and more achievable-than ever. Remediating existing LibGuides for accessibility and updating internal LibGuide workflows are an essential part of ensuring compliance with the updated ADA regulations.

    Join the Library Accessibility Alliance (LAA) on Thursday, October 23rd at 11am EST for /Building Accessible LibGuides: A Panel on Policies, Workflows, and the ADA Update. This webinar focuses on the implementation of accessible LibGuides in light of the upcoming ADA law update.

    This Q&A-style panel brings together library professionals who are actively working to make their LibGuides ADA compliant by the April 26, 2026 deadline. 

    Panelists will share real-world strategies, workflows, and tools they use to ensure accessibility, as well as the challenges they've faced and the successes they've achieved.

     Topics include:

     * Planning and policy development for ADA compliance

     * Staff training and motivation

     * Remediation workflows and accessibility tools

     * Sustaining long-term accessibility practices

    Whether you're just beginning your accessibility journey or refining your existing workflows, this session offers practical insights and inspiration from peers in the field.

     Audience questions welcome! Come ready to learn, share, and engage.

    Link: https://www.libraryaccessibility.org//node/228

    Event Details

     * Event Date: October 23, 2025 - 11:00am EDT

     * Length of event: 1 Hour

     * Registration Link:

       https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fI3DEb2mQSG3W23tVufNvg#/registration



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    Hillary Pearson
    she/her/hers
    Program Manager, Accessibility Services, Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
    American Library Association
    P: (312) 280-5020
    hpearson@ala.org
    www.ala.org | www.ala.org/diversity
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  • 2.  RE: Building Accessible LibGuides: A Panel on Policies, Workflows, and the ADA Update (Library Accessibility Alliance)

    Posted Sep 16, 2025 01:43 PM

    Thank you for sharing this, Hillary!

     

    Karen Grondin (she/her)

    Licensing Librarian

    ASU Library

    Arizona State University

    P.O. Box 37100

    Fletcher Library, Room 301C

    Glendale, AZ 85306

    p: 480-727-6342  

    email: karen.grondin@asu.edu

    I acknowledge that Arizona State University is built upon the traditional homelands of the Akimel O'odham and Pee-Posh.

     

     




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