Virtual Reality (VR) has become a trending topic as talk about Web 3.0 and the metaverse became unavoidable in the last few years. However, despite the ambitions of technocrats to use this technology to change the way we socialize, shop, and live our lives, who does "we" include? Over the last 5 years, a steady […]
Creating an Accessible Hiring Guide: It’s the Small Things That Count September 17, 2024, 3:00 pm ET / 2:00 pm CT REGISTER at https://forms.gle/cZxZRj1anmwtaQ4N8 ASERL is proud to announce the launch of its new Accessible Hiring Conversation Guide tailored specifically for academic libraries. This comprehensive guide aims to foster representation and responsiveness in the hiring […]
The Georgia Library Association’s Technical Services Interest Group is partnering with the Carterette Series Webinars to host "Licensing for Accessibility: Ask Me Anything." All ASERL members are welcome to attend! At the end of 2022, the E-Resources Management Working Group of the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) published a guide to negotiating accessibility with vendors. […]
The University of Minnesota is hosting a free, virtual accessibility event on Thursday, May 16, 2024 to engage in conversation, thinking, and learning about access and inclusion. ASERL members are welcome to attend! This year’s theme is “Built Without Barriers” to highlight ways we can write content, create websites, and build our organization to remove […]
Please join us at the Accessibility Water Cooler with your questions, thoughts and ideas! Accessibility fans from ASERL libraries are here to share their thoughts and ideas. These sessions are not recorded to allow free-flowing exchange of ideas. REGISTER at https://forms.gle/cZxZRj1anmwtaQ4N8
This session will introduce participants to the neurodiversity employment movement and its impact in other fields, such as IT. The presenters will also share results from an IMLS-funded initiative that highlights the voices of neurodivergent librarians and their journey of negotiating identity as they face barriers and enablers to their success. Neurodivergent librarians are an […]
Please join us at the Accessibility Water Cooler with your questions, thoughts and ideas! Accessibility fans from ASERL libraries are here to share their thoughts and ideas. These sessions are not recorded to allow free-flowing exchange of ideas. REGISTER at https://forms.gle/cZxZRj1anmwtaQ4N8
Please join us at the Accessibility Water Cooler with your questions, thoughts and ideas! Accessibility fans from ASERL libraries are here to share their thoughts and ideas. These sessions are not recorded to allow free-flowing exchange of ideas. REGISTER at https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsf-itpz0iHdKfw51IqtwDJHvTKcYEZFCK Questions and topics can be submitted anonymously in advance via this Google form if […]
Description Having an understanding of both cognitive disabilities and the user experience will help you to develop virtual content that is both accessible and easy to use for people who interact with it. When it comes to accessibility, cognitive disabilities are often overlooked and hard to address because of the challenges of creating content that […]
This webinar provides an opportunity to share how accessibility was foundational to the development of the Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries' new website, which launched in late 2022. The MSU team is committed to creating an accessible, inclusive, and responsive web presence for the MSU Libraries. They share their design processes and tools used to […]
Establishing Design Principles to Center Accessibility into Everyday Decisions February 22, 2023 at 1pm Eastern Time Libraries are meant for everyone. While libraries have long claimed this to be true, exclusionary practices and inaccessible systems still exist and are extremely difficult to fully eradicate. The act of methodically creating a culture of accessibility hinges on […]
Open Educational Resources (OER) are meant to be as open and available as possible, but if they’re not accessible or on accessible platforms, how “open” are they really? In this webinar, staff from the Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries will share how they’ve integrated accessibility into their OER initiatives and OER grant program to improve […]
Participants expand their awareness of disability, learn to promote accessibility, and consider how to contribute to a positive climate through their beliefs, behaviors, and communications.