[Neasis-l] Simmons GSLIS CE Workshop: Library Service to Patrons with Disabilities -- April 12th

[GSLIS CE2]

Library Service to Patrons with Disabilities: Disability Awareness & 
Etiquette
Saturday, April 12, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Simmons College, Palace Road Building
Cost: $160

“Few of us actively discriminate against people with disabilities. But 
when you are creating your library services, how conscious are you about 
how they are perceived by all people of all walks of life?” —Computers 
in Libraries, June 1999, p.36.

Disabilities affect one-fifth of all Americans. What can your library do 
to provide an accessible library experience for patrons with 
disabilities? We will discuss practical guidelines for providing 
assistive technologies, accessible workstations, and a trained staff to 
assist your patrons with disabilities. We will also include discussion 
on disability etiquette and awareness.

Faculty: Linda Stetson, Director, Millis Public Library, former Director 
of the Georgia Library for Accessible Services (the state’s library for 
the blind and physically disabled), and contributing author to 
"Information Services for People with Developmental Disabilities: the 
Library Manager’s Handbook"; lstetson at minlib.net

For more information see
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/continuinged/workshops/ or contact 
gslisce at simmons.edu

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Kris Liberman
Program Manager
Simmons GSLIS CE
T - 617-521-2803
F - 617-521-3192
gslisce at simmons.edu
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/continuinged/