Digital Accessibility: Why It--and You--Make a Difference

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SCLRC has sponsored several webinars to help libraries gain a better understanding of the disability landscape, universal design and how to approach accessibility audits. How can we ensure that we apply these concepts to the information we share, the investments we make, and (perhaps most importantly) how can we communicate these efforts with each other and our patrons? With this last webinar, we will take that work one step further to pull the curtain back a bit on digital accessibility and universal design for learning. With this webinar, participants can expect to be able to: *Describe what digital accessibility (DA) is (and why it matters) *Define how DA pertains to library staff as information creators and curators *Describe what a VPAT is and isn't and why it is relevant *Determine relevant existing efforts and how to make them more transparent to patrons *Understand that advocacy is a shared responsibility *Brainstorm ways to work together in the consortium to maximize efforts *Plan potential ongoing training for workshop attendees and relevant staff

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