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Accessibility Policy with Librarians and Representatives of the Publishing Industry
Register and join us for an insightful roundtable discussion on accessibility policy with librarians and representatives of the publishing industry. This webinar, hosted by the Library Accessibility Alliance (LAA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), will take place on Monday, March 24, at 10:00–11:00 a.m. eastern daylight time (EDT).
Our distinguished panel includes:
- Cheryl Green, Streaming Manager and Webmaster for New Day Films
- Simon Holt, Head of Content Accessibility for Elsevier
- Amber Russell, Principal Product Manager, Accessibility & Globalization for EBSCO
The panelists will share their experience on making works accessible for people with disabilities in alignment with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II and the European Accessibility Act (EAA).
The conversation will be co-hosted by:
- Sara Belmont, Assistant Director of Library Communications, Web and Design, William and Mary Libraries, and Co-chair of the Library Accessibility Alliance
- Katherine Klosek, Director of Information Policy and Federal Relations, Association of Research Libraries
The webinar will be moderated by:
- Spruill Harder, Associate Director of Access Services for Professional School Libraries, Harvard Library
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from leading experts in the field!
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Please submit panelist questions in advance to help inform the topics covered in the session.
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Accommodations
This session will be recorded, captioned, and shared on the LAA website. By default, LAA provides live captioning and ASL interpretation. Please email kklosek@arl.org with any additional accommodations we can provide. Advance notice by Wednesday, March 19, will help us better fulfill requests.
