Add to ORKGAccessibility is a concern for librarians in digital as well as physical spaces, and we have a responsibility to uphold the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). However, regardless of legal requirements, librarians endeavour to make content available to everyone. People with disabilities are no exception. While some of the more complex accessibility issues should be left to instructional technologists and web developers, there are plenty of things that anyone posting content online can do to increase content accessibility. Here are five tips that we have found useful for creating guides, posting handouts in our Learning Management System (LMS), building online tutorials, or similar activities
Equal access to library resources and services is vital to the successful learning of all students a...
With higher education increasingly being online or having online components, it is important to ensu...
In libraries without an accessibility specialist on staff, it can feel daunting to even begin work o...
Accessibility is a concern for librarians in digital as well as physical spaces, and we have a respo...
In the digital age, many libraries face an increasingly diverse user population. Library Administrat...
Many Library and Information Science courses maintain a relative silence about services to people wi...
The need to access libraries is not one that we need to contend. Libraries provide us with a vast re...
Accessibility issues are at the forefront of library services as the number of students with disabil...
Equitable access to education for students with disabilities is not just a good idea, it is the law....
The number of students with disabilities in the United States is steadily increasing. According to t...
Nearly one-fifth of Americans have some form of disability, and accessibility guidelines and standar...
Web Accessibility is critical for Library websites, databases, and discovery tools. This presentatio...
At its core, interlibrary loan is about access to information. But are we succeeding for our patrons...
Want to know more about the ways libraries can support digital accessibility? Learn from the experti...
Traditionally, the term “library” refers to a collection of books and journals. However the ready av...
Equal access to library resources and services is vital to the successful learning of all students a...
With higher education increasingly being online or having online components, it is important to ensu...
In libraries without an accessibility specialist on staff, it can feel daunting to even begin work o...
Accessibility is a concern for librarians in digital as well as physical spaces, and we have a respo...
In the digital age, many libraries face an increasingly diverse user population. Library Administrat...
Many Library and Information Science courses maintain a relative silence about services to people wi...
The need to access libraries is not one that we need to contend. Libraries provide us with a vast re...
Accessibility issues are at the forefront of library services as the number of students with disabil...
Equitable access to education for students with disabilities is not just a good idea, it is the law....
The number of students with disabilities in the United States is steadily increasing. According to t...
Nearly one-fifth of Americans have some form of disability, and accessibility guidelines and standar...
Web Accessibility is critical for Library websites, databases, and discovery tools. This presentatio...
At its core, interlibrary loan is about access to information. But are we succeeding for our patrons...
Want to know more about the ways libraries can support digital accessibility? Learn from the experti...
Traditionally, the term “library” refers to a collection of books and journals. However the ready av...
Equal access to library resources and services is vital to the successful learning of all students a...
With higher education increasingly being online or having online components, it is important to ensu...
In libraries without an accessibility specialist on staff, it can feel daunting to even begin work o...