Keys to eAccessibility Implementation:
Understanding the Modern Digital Landscape
A Library 2.0 AI Webinar with Sonya Schryer Norris
OVERVIEW:
Reading about eAccessibility requirements can be dry work. eAccessibility implementation can feel burdensome or overwhelming, especially at first. It doesn’t have to be. There are three key areas to focus on and Sonya Schryer Norris teaches these to library staff in this 90-minute webinar. After the presentation, she shares online courses she's written for each of these key areas with course participants at no additional charge. You can practice the skills you’ve learned and refresh your memory about webinar content whenever you'd like.
Content authors who are not website administrators play a big role in ADA compliance. This webinar shows both groups how screen reading software interprets digital material for users. You’ll hear directly from four screen reader users, including one librarian. They talk about which aspects of eAccessibility impact them the most and what it's like for them to surf the Internet. They also talk about how DEIA functions for visually impaired users on the web.
As a part of this presentation, you will be able to compare your library to 620+ other mainly public libraries on web accessibility success indicators. Learn about the supports a library needs to create and maintain an accessible digital footprint. Bring eAccessibility full circle for your library in this highly interactive webinar.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Learners will be able to:
- Identify eAccessibility success indicators in public libraries
- Summarize three key skills that build an accessible digital footprint
- Give examples of important aspects of accessibility for computer users who are blind
The recording and presentation slides will be available to all who register.
DATE: Wednesday, April 30th, 2025, 12:00 - 1:30 pm US - Eastern Time
COST:
- $149/person - includes live attendance and any-time access to the recording and the presentation slides and receiving a participation certificate.
- To arrange group discounts (see below), to submit a purchase order, or for any registration difficulties or questions, email admin@library20.com.
TO REGISTER:
Use the payment box above to register and pay. You can pay by credit card. You will receive an email within a day with information on how to attend the webinar live and how you can access the permanent webinar recording. If you are paying for someone else to attend, you'll be prompted to send an email to admin@library20.com with the name and email address of the actual attendee.If you need to be invoiced or pay by check, if you have any trouble registering for a webinar, or if you have any questions, please email admin@library20.com.
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SPECIAL GROUP RATES (email admin@library20.com to arrange):
- Multiple individual log-ins and access from the same organization paid together: $139 each for 3+ registrations. Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins.
- Institutional access for viewing with individual login capability: $699 (hosted either at Library 2.0 or in Niche Academy). Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins.
- The ability to show the webinar (live or recorded) to a group located in the same physical location or in the same virtual meeting one time: $399.
ALL-ACCESS PASSES: This webinar is not a part of the Safe Library All-Access program.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Sonya Schryer Norris is the founder and instructional designer of Plum Librarian LLC. She has worked in eAccessibility since 1999 when she created an Intranet for a nine library system of Braille and Talking Book libraries. Later, Sonya led the Library of Michigan web team through a two year remediation process after a Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights complaint about website accessibility. Sonya has since consulted with public libraries when they were investigated. During that work, she identified eAccessibility success indicators and conducted a survey of over 600 public libraries. 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 and currently serves as the eAccessibility consultant to California Libraries Learn. Sonya published on her public libraries survey with Jared Oates, COO of Niche Academy, in Computers in Libraries. Sonya is a proud third-generation Michigan library worker.
