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Towards An Accessible Library, Annie Bélanger
Towards An Accessible Library, Annie Bélanger
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- Why Accessibility?
- What is Accessibility?
- Legislation
- Accommodation vs Accessibility
- Shifting to a proactive approach
- Principles of Accessibility
- Print Disabilities
- What constitutes a print disability?
- How to Increase Accessible Service
- Barriers
- Making a daily commitment
- Tips for Daily Interactions
- All together to Prevent New Barriers
- Open Q&A
Towards High-Empathy Hiring: Implementing Leading Practices For More Inclusive Recruitment, Sarah Beaubien, Annie Bélanger, Scott Ayotte
Towards High-Empathy Hiring: Implementing Leading Practices For More Inclusive Recruitment, Sarah Beaubien, Annie Bélanger, Scott Ayotte
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Have you ever wondered if the interview process could be a kinder, more accessible experience, meant to develop connections? Would you like to critically examine practices in the hiring process to ensure empathy to applicants going through the process? In taking a closer look at our own practices, collaborating with the Office of Inclusion and Equity, we have made changes, which have led to a more positive experience for candidates and our organizational outcomes.
2019 Accessibility Roundtable Customer Service Planning, Annie Bélanger
2019 Accessibility Roundtable Customer Service Planning, Annie Bélanger
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Accessibility permeates all aspects of our public-facing work. Being accessible is in every aspect of workflow development and application for user services and support. Many more than the manager are involved in the development and application of our guidelines, practices and procedures. It is everyone’s responsibility.
The session covered:
- What is accessibility?
- Accessible Customer Service
- Leading Practices
- Practical approaches to delivery
- Planning with Accessibility in Mind
- Resources to learn more about accessibility in libraries
The session is premised on goal of accessibility, or moving beyond compliance. As such, accessible means that a person with a disability is afforded the opportunity …
We're All In This Together: Mentoring In Academic Libraries (Poster), Matt Ruen, Cara Cadena, Betsy Williams
We're All In This Together: Mentoring In Academic Libraries (Poster), Matt Ruen, Cara Cadena, Betsy Williams
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Navigating a new job can be difficult for both new and experienced librarians. How will you learn “the way we do things here”? Mentoring can play a key role in helping librarians find their way to becoming effective professionals. Grand Valley State University currently has several formal mentoring programs for new librarians, in addition to informal mentoring. Our poster will discuss GVSU’s mentoring programs and the purposes they serve—acclimating to university culture, developing position-specific skills, and successfully participating in the scholarly process. We will include our experiences and perspectives as recent participants in these programs. This discussion will include insights …