Free Webcast on Electronic Accessibility in Libraries

From: Rick Anderson <rickand_at_unr.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:08:55 -0700
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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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