Additional Resources
Facilitation & Adult Learning:
Promoting Digital Literacy for Adult Learners: A Resource Guide
Nearly one in three Americans struggle to perform their job due to limited digital problem-solving skills. This peer-reviewed guide provides educators, employers, and volunteers with the resources to build digital literacy in adult learners. Click the link below to access the full document.
Promoting Digital Literacy for Adult Learners: A Resource Guide
Accessibility for Digital Literacy:
Developed by the Libraries Transforming Communities Grant Program
Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant is part of ALA’s longtime commitment to preparing library workers for the expanding role of libraries. The initiative is offered in partnership with the Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL).
Recommended Resources any library can use:
Download "Serving Patrons with Disabilities in Small and Rural Libraries: Practitioner's Guide"
Highlights:
- Disability Inclusion and Accessibility is the Law (pg. 7)
- Disability Etiquette- Basic Rules of Thumb (pg. 11)
- What are ableist microaggressions? (pg. 13)
- Engage People with Disabilities (in making decisions) (pg. 15)
Download the "Accessible Conversations in Small and Rural Libraries Facilitation Guide"
Read "Accessibility in Libraries: A Landscape Review"
The Libraries Transforming Communities Grant Program is currently accepting applications for round 3 of 4.
Learn more about this opportunity
Universal Design for Learning
Get an overview of the research-based, inclusive teaching framework called Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and its application with adult learners.
Created by: The Innovating Digital Education in Adult Learning (IDEAL) Consortium, a project of the EdTech Center at World Education
