Initiating an Accessibility Plan of Attack in Your Library

Short Session Description. (~ 100 words)

• It’s been 19 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed and libraries are ideally situated to lead the charge on continuing the initiative to make our built and online environments more universally accessible to all. Are you interested in taking action and making your library more accessible and inclusive for all, including persons with disabilities, but are you feeling overwhelmed about where and how to start? Attending this session will provide an opportunity for participants to hear from (at least) one large academic library’s experience and will give participants an opportunity to consider how their own libraries are embracing the movement to make spaces and resources more universally accessible.

Session Format & Style. Facilitated discussion / round-table.

• Takeaways. Participants will leave with an understanding of how at least one library is intentionally building a more proactive culture of inclusion through accessibility. Participants will also have time to reflect on their own library’s accessibility work and to begin forming a plan of attack to ensure their libraries are accessible to all. A resource handout and link to other presentation materials will be included for future reference.

Organization. 

• At the moment, I am proposing to lead this on my own, but it would be great to co-facilitate and I’d be happy to recruit additional organizers.

Contact Information. Lauren Kehoe | lsk221@nyu.edu | 212.998.2509