The Modern eAccessibility Landscape

This highly interactive webinar includes information on processes and outcomes of the work of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Reading about eAccessibility requirements can be dry work and implementation can feel burdensome or overwhelming at first, but content authors who are not website administrators often play a major role in compliance.

Join us to:

1. Learn methods you can implement now to make your library a harder target for eAccessibility complaints.

2. Compare your library to over 620 other libraries on key web accessibility success indicators.

3. Learn about the supports a library needs to create and maintain an accessible digital footprint.

4. Hear directly from four screen reader users, including one librarian, about which aspects of eAccessibility impact them the most, what the current landscape is like, and how EDIA functions for visually impaired users on the web.

5. Understand how screen reading software interprets digital material for users so you can update your practices to make positive changes for them.

Presenter Bio: Sonya Schryer Norris has worked in eAccessibility since 1999. In 2016, she led the Library of Michigan web team through a two year remediation process after a Department of Justice civil rights complaint. Sonya then consulted with public libraries when they were investigated. In 2020-2022, she conducted a survey of over 600 public libraries on eAccessibility success indicators. Sonya has taught eAccessibility online and in person to thousands of library staff in all 50 states and internationally. She has presented on eAccessibility for ALA-CORE and PLA as well as the Library of Virginia and RAILS. Sonya published on the public libraries eAccessibility survey with Jared Oates, COO of Niche Academy, in Computers in Libraries.