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SUMMARY:Core Connections: Serving Patrons with Print and Other Disabilities
DESCRIPTION:Many libraries throughout the Commonwealth are designated 
 access centers and offer special assistive aids and technology\, such as 
 screen readers\, assistive listening systems\, mobility devices\, and 
 speech recognition software. But has your library taken this conversation 
 beyond technology and tools?\n\nJoin staff from the Perkins Library for a 
 discussion on "Libraries Beyond Accessibility: Serving Patrons with Print 
 and Other Disabilities." Walk away with practical strategies 
 for:\n\n\n	Partnering with disability advocates and rehab 
 services\n	Integrating National Library Service resources into mainstream 
 library systems\n	Exploring universal design for both digital and physical 
 spaces\n\n\n \n\nKim Charlson is the Executive Director of the Perkins 
 Braille and Talking Book Library. Kim has been involved with Perkins 
 Library since 1985\, overseeing the library’s mission of providing 
 accessible reading material to people who are blind\; have low vision\; or 
 have physical or reading disabilities. Erin Fragola is the Outreach Manager 
 at Perkins Library in Watertown\, the Regional NLS Library providing 
 accessible resources for people living in Massachusetts who have print 
 disabilities as well as the institutions that serve them.\n\n \n\nThis 
 session is part of MBLC's 12-month series\, Core Connections: Building 
 Community Supports and Allyship at Your Library.
ORGANIZER;CN="Allyson Dowds":MAILTO:allyson.dowds@mass.gov
CATEGORIES:Partner Workshop, Resource Sharing
CONTACT;CN="Allyson Dowds":MAILTO:allyson.dowds@mass.gov
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