Thursday, Aug 26, 2021 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Building Accessible Library Collections for Individuals with Disabilities presented by Renee Grassi

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About This Event

Learn how to create specialized collections to serve people with disabilities more inclusively at your library. In this webinar, Library Accessibility Consultant Renee Grassi will talk about developing accessible collections to serve individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, those with Alzheimer's, dementia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, learning disabilities, blindness or low vision. The webinar will include, tips on best practices for working with disabled community members and disability organizations to plan, assess and evaluate these collections, and gather tips for creating custom catalog and item records.

This event was made possible in part by a RAILS EDI Training Grant.

This webinar will be recorded.

Details

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Event Type(s)
Webinar
Audience(s)
Academic Libraries
Public Libraries
School Libraries
Special Libraries
Library Directors
Sponsor
Cooperative Computer Services
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Topic(s)
Cataloging
Collection Development
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Presenter
Renee Grassi
Youth Services Manager, Dakota County Library, Minnesota

Author, blogger, speaker, and trainer Renee Grassi is a recognized library leader and considers herself an advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion in libraries. In 2012, she was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker for launching Deerfield Public Library's first disability-friendly programs. Renee was named Illinois Library Association's 2017 Alexander J. Skrzypek Award winner, was one of the founding Board Members of Illinois’s Targeting Autism Forum, and was a co-founding member of SNAILS—an Illinois networking group dedicated to developing more accessible libraries to children and teens with disabilities. A graduate from Dominican University's Library and Information Science Program and Illinois librarian for nearly ten years, Renee relocated to Minnesota, where she resides with her husband and three cats. Renee currently works at Dakota County Library in Minnesota, where she is Youth Services Manager and current Chair of her library's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.