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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005
From: Jennifer Duncan (Utah State Univ.) <JenDun_at_ngw.lib.usu.edu>
Subject: Free Webcast on Electronic Accessibility in Libraries
The following may be of interest to those involved in the procurement
of accessible library materials:
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The National Center on Disability and Access to Education would like
to remind you of the upcoming free webcast - Electronic Accessibility
in Library and Information Services. It will be held on Wednesday,
September 14th. If this is the first time you have heard this
message or need additional specifics, please read on, or register to
receive a reminder at http://www.ncdae.org/webcasts/ Please pass this
notification along to those who would have interest in the topic.
Thanks,
NCDAE Staff
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The National Center on Disability and Access to Education is pleased
to announce another in our series of webcasts. Join us Wednesday,
September 14th, 2005 for the live audio Webcast titled Electronic
Accessibility in Library and Information Services. The broadcast will
begin at 1PM Mountain Daylight Savings Time (12:00PM Pacific; 2:00PM
Central; 3:00PM Eastern).
The webcast is free of charge and will feature speakers nationally
known for their work in accessibility and or information/library
sciences. Axel Schmetzke is from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens
Point library, Marilyn Irwin is from Indiana University's School of
Library and Information Science in Indianapolis, and Jennifer Duncan
is from Utah State University's Merrill-Cazier Library. The panel
will discuss the state of electronic accessibility to libraries that
are used in distance education. They will share current access data,
policy and best practice, and opinions on the specific challenges
that must be overcome to create accessible library experiences for
individuals with disabilities. The panel will answer questions that
are submitted by listeners. Please consider how you can interact
with the panelists by going to http://www.ncdae.org/webcasts/
You will be able to tune in to the broadcast free of charge beginning
10 minutes before the broadcast begins. The broadcast will last
approximately one hour. You will be able to tune in using your
computer using either Windows Media Player or Quicktime. Archives
(transcript and audio) will be available shortly after the conclusion
of the broadcast. The broadcast will be captioned for the deaf and
hard of hearing and archives will be available shortly after the
conclusion of the broadcast.
Previous Webcasts are archived on the National Center Web site.
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