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Mar 13, 2025, 8:24:05 PMMar 13

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From: scott spicer <lib....@lists.btaa.org>
Date: Thu, Mar 13, 2025, 7:32 PM
Subject: [lib.laaac] Join us for our upcoming webinar: Accessibility Policy with Librarians and Representatives of the Publishing Industry 3/24 10am EST
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Hi Everyone,

Join us for an insightful roundtable discussion on Accessibility Policy with Librarians and Representatives of the Publishing Industry. This webinar, hosted by the Library Accessibility Alliance (LAA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), will take place on March 24 at 10 a.m. Eastern.

Our distinguished panel includes:

Simon Holt, Head of Content Accessibility for Elsevier
Cheryl Green, Streaming Manager and Webmaster for New Day Films
Amber Russell, Principal Product Manager, Accessibility & Globalization for EBSCO Ebooks

They will share their expertise on making works accessible for people with disabilities in alignment with the ADA Title II and the European Accessibility Act (EAA).

The conversation will be co-hosted by:

Sara Belmont, Assistant Director of Library Communications, Web and Design, William and Mary Libraries, and Co-Chair of the Library Accessibility Alliance
Katherine Klosek, Director of Information Policy and Federal Relations, Association of Research Libraries (ARL)

Moderated by:

Spruill Harder, Associate Director of Access Services for Professional School Libraries, Harvard Library

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from leading experts in the field!

Accessibility Policy with Librarians and Representatives of the Publishing Industry.

March 24th, 2025, from 10-11 AM EST

Please submit panelist questions in advance to help inform the topics covered in the session

This session will be recorded, captioned, and shared on the LAA website. By default we provide live captioning and ASL interpretation. Please let us know what additional accommodations we can provide. Advanced notice (March 19th, 2025) will help us to better fulfill requests.

All the best,

Scott Spicer (On behalf of the LAA Training Committee)

Media Outreach Librarian

University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities
341 Walter Library
spic...@umn.edu 612.626.0629
Media Services: https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/instruction/media