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ALCTS Webinar: Accessible Electronic Resources for All

Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2013

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

Description: This webinar covers the library's role in providing equal access to electronic databases, streaming media, and other online materials. This webinar will cover accessibility-related legislation such as the Rehabilitation Act Section 504/508 and ADA law, their impact on library acquisitions, and current legal challenges.

The webinar will introduce participants to policies, standards, and functional web requirements to frame a discussion on the barriers faced by people with disabilities, as well as discuss format specific needs for streaming media, websites, online journals, databases, e-books and e-readers. Finally, the presenter will demonstrate freely available tools that librarians can use to test and evaluate accessibility of online resources.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this webinar, attendees will have:

1. An awareness about accessibility related legislation.

2. An awareness of the barriers found when disabled patrons access electronic library collections.

3. The ability evaluate accessibility issues and take action to correct barriers.

Who Should Attend?

Acquisitions librarians, electronic resources librarians, distance-education librarians, and anyone with an interest in this topic.

Presenter:

Angela Dresselhaus is Acquisitions and Electronic Resources Librarian at the University of Montana. http://works.bepress.com/angela_dresselhaus/

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Single Webinar Registration Fees:  Registration Fees:  ALCTS Member $43 ; Non-member $59 ; Group rate (members/non-members) $99/$129 ; International $43

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

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/121813

ALCTS 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@ala.org. For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or alctsce@ala.org.

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.