[Eril-l] Core webinar: Using Your Library's Virtual Presence to Reach Users with Disabilities

[Core-CE Announce]

*Cross posted to multiple lists*

Core webinar: Using Your Library's Virtual Presence to Reach Users with
Disabilities

Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon
Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.



Description: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people with disabilities are
more disconnected from their communities now than ever before. In order to
effectively promote services to and increase awareness of your organization
by users with disabilities, libraries should optimize their online presence
and utilize accessible web-based practices to more equitably serve the
needs of the disability community. In this webinar, Renee Grassi will share
strategies to evaluate and leverage your library’s website, social media,
and digital resources to connect with individuals with disabilities. Learn
about innovative, easily replicable and cost-efficient ways to increase the
accessibility of your online presence, reach new users, and more equitably
fulfill the mission of your library.

Learning outcomes:

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   Participants will gain a basic understanding of WCAG 2.1 and how it
   applies to their library's digital presence.
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   Participants will acquire at least five ideas for leveraging their
   Library's virtual presence to be more inclusive of people with disabilities
   in their content creation and delivery.
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   Participants will take back to their home institutions at least three
   strategies for being a Digital Accessibility Advocate at their library.

Who should attend?

Librarians, managers, and directors working in public, academic, special,
and school libraries; technology specialists who manage library websites
and/or create content; library staff who manage their library's social
media channels and/or public catalog.

Presenter:

Author, blogger, speaker, and trainer Renee Grassi is a recognized library
leader and advocate for people of all abilities. Renee considers herself an
ally with people with disabilities and has presented nationally and
internationally on accessibility in libraries. After ten years in Illinois
public libraries, Renee relocated to Minnesota and now works as Youth
Services Manager at Dakota County Library, where she created an
Accessibility Project Team and led her library’s web accessibility
remediation project.

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Registration Fees:  Core Member $43; Non-member $59; Group rate $129

For additional information and access to registration links, please go to
the following website:

Using Your Library's Virtual Presence to Reach Users with Disabilities
<http://www.ala.org/core/using-your-librarys-virtual-presence-reach-users-disabilities>

Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording
shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration at ala.org

For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, please contact
freuland at ala.org

Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.
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