[Asis-l] PEOPLE FIRST, DISABILITY SECOND

[Margaret Delaney]

THE ABC'S OF DISABILITY AWARENESS: PEOPLE FIRST, DISABILITY SECOND

Presented by: Laura Gold, Director, ADA/Accessibility Services, Services for
Independent Living, Cleveland

Date: Wed, Nov 20, 2002 - 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Fees: Free to MOLO/OVAL/SOLO members; $80 non-members

Location: Northside Library of the Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library,
550 Buckeye St., Chillicothe

Registration and up-t0-date details available HERE.

For more information about this or any OVAL workshop, contact Amanda Bowers,
CE Coordinator, at mailto:bowersam at oplin.lib.oh.us or 1-800-759-1537 x9.

Public libraries, as well as all public facilities, serve a large variety of
different peoples with different needs. Of these peoples, those with
disabilities have very particular needs.  At this workshop, participants
will learn how to best serve the needs of the disabled population from a
member of that population. Presenter Laura Gold is the Director of the ADA /
Accessibility Services in Cleveland. Aside from her professional
accreditation, Ms. Gold will be able to give true insight into serving those
with disabilities because of her own hearing impairment. Come and learn from
Ms. Gold how to make your library or public facility conducive to the needs
of the disabled population.

Participants attending this workshop will be able to:
~Identify the origin and history of attitudes about people with disabilities
~Become more familiar with acceptable language/terminology relating to
people with disabilities
~Recognize appropriate ways for interacting and communicating with people
with various disabilities
~Examine attitudinal barriers and misconceptions associated with serving and
working with people with disabilities
~Learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

Come visit OVAL and Learn!


Margaret "Doc" Delaney, Communications Coordinator
OHIO VALLEY AREA LIBRARIES (OVAL)
252 West Thirteenth Street, Wellston, OH 45692
http://www.oval.lib.oh.us / mailto:delanema at oplin.lib.oh.us
740-384-2103 x2 voice / 740-384-2106 fax