Accessibility & Inclusive Design to Enable Success

Wednesday, 3/24/2021
  • 2:00 PM-3:00 PM (Eastern)
  • 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Central)
  • 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Mountain)
  • 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (Pacific)

So much of the library information and service we provide is online, and making our digital content accessible helps everyone in our community succeed. Following accessibility best practices not only improves the library experience, it also promotes diversity and inclusion by improving the equity of access for all library users. Learn some simple, inclusive-design guidelines for creating accessible digital content such as your website, LibGuides, Word docs, PDFs, and more. Finally, leave with tools and actionable tips for how to help make your library services and digital content more accessible and inclusive.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this webinar, the attendees will be able to:

  • Understand how accessibility best practices benefit everyone
  • Utilize accessibility and inclusive design best practices when creating new digital content
  • Share tools and advocate for how to make library services and content more accessible and inclusive for all

Who Should Attend

All library employees creating digital library content (documents, web content, LibGuides, PR materials, etc.)

Presenter

Jacqueline Frank has been at the Montana State University Library for over 10 years, most recently as the Instruction & Accessibility librarian. Jacqueline holds a master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Montana State University, and an MLIS from the University of Kentucky. She’s led library wide remediation efforts and has presented nationally on accessibility. Outside of work you can find her on the water, walking her dogs, or binge-watching bad television.

Registration

Cost

 

Fee
(single webinar)

Participant ($USD)
Core Member (individual) 43
Non-member (individual) 59
Groups (Includes a link to share with your group for safe social distancing viewing) 129

Can’t attend the live event? No problem! Register and you will receive a link to the recorded session for later viewing at your convenience.

All webinars are recorded and the one-time fee includes unlimited access to the webinar recording. All registered attendees will receive the link to the recorded session so if you are unable to attend the webinar at the time it is presented, you will have the opportunity to listen to the recording at your convenience.

All registered attendees will receive the link to the recorded session so if you are unable to attend the webinar at the time it is presented, you will have the opportunity to listen to the recording at your convenience.
 

How to Register

Complete the individual webinar online registration form. Sessions are listed by date and you must log in.

or

Contact us to register:

Call 1-800-545-2433 and press 1 to reach our customer service representatives or

Register by mail for the session you would like to attend. (If you receive an error message after clicking the "register by mail" link, right-click the link and save the form to your computer.)
 

Core Code of Conduct

Please review the Statement of Conduct before registering.
 

Tech Requirements

Computer with Internet access (high-speed connection is best) and media player software. Headphones recommended.

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Credits

none

Contact

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

For all other questions or comments related to Core webinars, please contact Core CE staff at corece@ala.org