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BC Library Conference 2019

May 8–10, 2019

Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, Surrey, BC

F10: The Future is Accessible: Designing library resources that everyone can use

Friday, May 10, 2019 at 10:30 AM–11:45 AM EDT add to calendar
Fraser Room
Session Description

In 2012, 13.7 percent of Canadians 15 years or older reported living with a disability that limited their daily activities – if we extrapolate this statistic to today’s population, this represents at least 5 million Canadians. Is your library serving this population in a meaningful way?

The concept of accessibility can be overwhelming, however if you are willing to embrace the spirit of progress over perfection there are many small improvements you can make right now to ensure you are designing accessibility into your library every day. Improving customer service etiquette, ensuring your library publications and social media tools are accessible, creating accessible programming, and being more deliberate when choosing items for your collection will all go a long way in moving your library into an accessible future.

In this session, accessibility experts working in post-secondary education support organizations will describe simple ways you can be more intentional in designing a library and collection that all of your users can access and use.

Speakers

Corrie Playford, CAPER-BC
Biography

Corrie Playford is an Accessibility Librarian at the Centre for Accessible Post-secondary Education Resources (CAPER-BC) who works with Accessibility Services staff around the province to ensure that post-secondary students in British Columbia with print impairments get their educational materials in formats they can access and use. With a background in both librarianship and accessible material production, she believes that librarians are natural allies in accessibility work, and is passionate about advocating for information accessibility in all of its forms.

Deloris Piper, Post-Secondary Communication Access Services (PCAS)
Biography

Piper is the Coordinator of Post-Secondary Communication Access Services (PCAS), which is a provincial program that provides leadership and support to the post-secondary education system regarding access and inclusion of Deaf, hard of hearing and Deafblind students. Piper is a Canadian Certified Registered Sign Language Interpreter and has been involved in both sides of the service delivery equation. Piper is passionate about the whole student experience in the educational system that supports students to reach their full potential.

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