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RE: FYI - SRRT Webpages

Posted By Hillary Pearson May 08, 2024 12:46 PM
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Hi All, The ALA Website Team is working to correct issues as they arise and have been made aware of the SRRT issues encountered. Please know that this work does not fall solely on SRRT's shoulders, and we have a dedicated IT Team that is addressing things as quickly as possible. I encourage everyone ...

Interactive Presentation on Critical Race Theory in Librarianship

Posted By Hillary Pearson Apr 09, 2024 10:00 AM
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Interactive Presentation on Critical Race Theory in Librarianship Join the ACRL's Distance and Online Learning Section (DOLS) Anti-racism and EDI Committee to learn about Critical Race Theory from an international perspective! Event Description Theory meets practice: Dr. Maha Kumaran will begin this ...

Take action to support Right to Read Day!

Posted By Hillary Pearson Apr 08, 2024 10:30 AM
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Dear member leaders: To kick off National Library Week, Monday is Right to Read Day! Unite Against Book Bans has suggested several actions that people can take. They range in level of effort, from writing your member of Congress to making a donation to the Merritt fund to thanking a librarian to ...

Take action to support Right to Read Day!

Dear member leaders: To kick off National Library Week, Monday is Right to Read Day! Unite Against Book Bans has suggested several actions that people can take. They range in level of effort, from writing your member of Congress to making a donation to the Merritt fund to thanking a librarian to ...

Call for Speakers-ACRL EDI Committee Panel for Librarians with Disabilities

Hi All, Sharing this opportunity on behalf of the ACRL Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee for their upcoming panel discussion featuring perspectives of academic library workers with disabilities. See blurb below for more information and/or to submit your name of consideration. Please share with ...

Registration Open: 24th Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability Conference

Posted By Hillary Pearson Feb 14, 2024 11:47 AM
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Hi All, Sharing information about Ohio State University's upcoming free conference event that might be of interest to you. Please share with your networks! Registration Open The Journey from Statute to Seamless Access 24th Annual Multiple Perspectives On Access, Inclusion & Disability ...

ALA's annual State of America's Libraries Report - PLEASE SUBMIT

Posted By Hillary Pearson Feb 07, 2024 04:21 PM
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Hello! We need your help to compile ALA's annual State of America's Libraries Report. Please use this form to submit your contributions. Deadline: Monday, Feb. 12 The overarching theme of this year's report will be Libraries Take Action, which aims to highlight the ways libraries and library ...

NEW! Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century -- An Overview for Higher Ed

Posted By Hillary Pearson Jan 24, 2024 11:40 AM
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Date & Time Mar 7, 2024, 01:00 PM Central Time Webinar Registration Description Join us for an exploration of Gale's newest primary source archive. Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century provides ample historical evidence demonstrating how society has interacted with and regarded ...

NEW! Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century -- An Overview for Higher Ed

Posted By Hillary Pearson Jan 24, 2024 11:33 AM
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Date & Time Mar 7, 2024, 01:00 PM Central Time Webinar Registration Description Join us for an exploration of Gale's newest primary source archive. Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century provides ample historical evidence demonstrating how society has interacted with and regarded ...

Share Your Mock Results with ALSC!

Sharing on behalf of ALSC: It's that time of year! Libraries, classrooms, book groups, and children's lit fans are gearing up to dive into mock election programs to discuss books and choose the best of the best. The Association for Library Service to Children collects winning titles from Mock programs ...

RE: New report on: Digital Library Accessibility Policy and Practice Guidelines

Posted By Hillary Pearson Nov 21, 2023 11:59 AM
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What an amazing resource, thank you so much for sharing this, Jacqueline! Will be sharing with other ALA communities and external colleagues prioritizing this work! Thank you, Hillary ------------------------------ Hillary Pearson she/her/hers Program Manager, Accessibility Services, ...

Grant Opportunity for Programs and Services centered on people living with Dementia

Posted By Hillary Pearson Oct 26, 2023 04:21 PM
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Good Afternoon, Applications are now being accepted for the third round of the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia. Two $2,500 grants are available for libraries that are planning new services/programming for their patrons living with dementia. ...

Grant Opportunity for Programs and Services centered on people living with Dementia

Posted By Hillary Pearson Oct 26, 2023 04:20 PM
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Good Afternoon, Applications are now being accepted for the third round of the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia. Two $2,500 grants are available for libraries that are planning new services/programming for their patrons living with dementia. ...

Opportunity to submit comments: Updated web and mobile app accessibility guidelines forthcoming from DOJ

Posted By Hillary Pearson Aug 09, 2023 12:51 PM
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Hi All, New regulations for Title II entities in website accessibility are top of mind for the Department of Justice and have direct impact on school and public libraries' digital spaces. On Thursday, August 3rd the DOJ released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking outlining the expected updates and invited ...

Call for Proposals: ARL's IDEAL Conference

Posted By Hillary Pearson Aug 03, 2023 12:26 PM
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Hi All, The Association of Research Libraries recently put a call out for proposals for their Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility in Library Archives (IDEAL) Conference in July 2024. The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives (IDEAL) Conference raises ...

RE: CFP: Navigating Disability in the Academic Library Workplace

Posted By Hillary Pearson Jun 06, 2023 10:33 AM
Found In Egroup: Access Services Interest Group \ view thread
Hi Paula, My name is Hillary Pearson, and I'm the Program Manager of Accessibility Services for ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach (ODLOS). Thanks for sharing this! Is it OK if I share with RUSA's Accessibility Assembly and a few other interest groups in ODLOS that are focused on ...

Call for Participants – Empowering Neurodivergent Librarians Research Study (University of Washington

Posted By Hillary Pearson Feb 02, 2023 08:30 PM
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Hi ACRL Access Services Interest Group! Sharing this call for participation, and feel free to share with personal networks. FYI: Call for Participants – Empowering Neurodivergent Librarians Research Study (University of Washington) We are seeking participants for an IMLS-funded research ...

Call for Participants – Empowering Neurodivergent Librarians Research Study (University of Washington

Posted By Hillary Pearson Feb 02, 2023 08:29 PM
Found In Library: Access Services Interest Group