Accessibility Champions! A gathering is happening!
Ex Libris customers are invited to an event hosted by the Collaborative Futures Accessibility subcommittee.
Relay this invitation to others you know! Improving the experiences of people with disabilities is an individual and collective responsibility.
Learning about Disabilities and Academia: Listening to User Testimony
Users with disabilities often share their experiences so others can better understand how to remove obstacles. The OCUL Collaborative Futures Accessibility subcommittee (CFA) invites university and colleges that use Primo VE or Alma to come together to broaden our understanding of users by watching and discussing parts of the 2024 ArXiv Accessibility forum. As a group, we’ll watch parts of “Deaf Hub at RIT,” a presentation about the ways deaf and hard of hearing researchers navigate academia, followed by parts of “Sonification,” which explores multi-model research outputs in science that go beyond the visual. This will be followed by a guided discussion and how attendees are trying to improve the accessibility of Primo VE and Alma and how the experience of these users can be taken into consideration.
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April 29, 1pm to 2pm Eastern
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Register for this Zoom event<https://ocul.zoom.us/meeting/register/FhCsNKM0SFuA9CjeGsS0Lg#/registration>
The Collaborative Futures Accessibility subcommittee is part of the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and aims to proactively identify and remove barriers that disadvantage individuals with disabilities when using library software products, including Primo VE and Alma.
Mark Weiler, PhD (he & him)
JAWS certified and Web Accessibility Specialist
Web & User Experience Librarian
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario
548-889-5056
Notices
Upcoming Laurier Library workshops & events<https://library.wlu.ca/events>
