Program Type:
Online CourseProgram Description
Event Details
Two-week course | Live sessions March 19 and 26, 2025 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Start an accessibility audit and transform your library by learning essential strategies for inclusivity and accessibility.
Libraries play a vital role in fostering inclusivity and accessibility for their communities and staff. This online course is designed to empower librarians with the knowledge and tools to create a culture of accessibility for disabled and neurodiverse people. You will learn how to conduct an accessibility audit as well as the tenets of universal design for library programs and services. This course will also help you understand neurodiversity and give you resources and tips for how best to support neurodiverse patrons and colleagues.
Who should take this course?
This course will be relevant for all librarians generally, and will be most specifically relevant for those who are newer to concepts of accessibility.
Course Features
This will be a 2-week online course and will include:
- Live sessions: Guest speaker presentations by leaders in their field. (All sessions are recorded for on demand access for six months after the course ends.)
- Facilitated discussions: Audience participation in Q&A and discussion with guest speakers.
- Early access on-demand resources: Access to a series of past live session archives from Library Journal and School Library Journal courses to explore at your own pace.
- Online Classroom: The virtual learning platform that holds all course content and is accessible for six months after the course ends.
Expected time commitment
If you attend or watch the recordings of all live sessions, you'll spend approximately 4 hours on this course. You'll earn 4 hours of PD credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.
CALL Training Partner for this Event: Library Journal
Additional Information
Enrollment Statement
I understand that a space will be reserved for me in this learning opportunity at a cost to CALL, and if I am unable to attend this learning opportunity, I will cancel my enrollment as soon as possible and before the start date.