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Accessibility Webinar to Explore Library and Publisher Roles in Providing Digital Resources to Users of All Abilities
Join us for a free webinar on Wednesday, October 28, to learn from recent successes and challenges in practicing inclusivity to improve access to digital resources in libraries. Looking through...
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Issue Brief: Analysis of the Final Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Text on Intellectual Property: Mixed Results
On October 5, 2015, the 12 trade ministers of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) negotiating parties (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the...
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Resources for Everyone: Charleston Preconference on Producing Learning Resources for Users of All Abilities
Understanding diverse user experiences and developing new ideas and transparent approaches to serving users of all abilities brings new dimensions to the world of libraries. To advance conversations and action...
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Accessibility Librarian Competencies Featured on ARL Web Accessibility Blog
In a new Web Accessibility in Research Libraries blog post, ARL visiting program officer Katya Pereyaslavska writes about “what it takes to be an ‘Accessibility Librarian’”—an emerging position that is...
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Accessibility Librarian Competencies
In the last few months, a number of accessibility specialist job postings have been forwarded my way by colleagues. Reviewing these postings was quite interesting as they highlighted a number...
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Mexico Ratifies Marrakesh Treaty
On Wednesday, July 29, 2015, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that Mexico ratified the Marrakesh Treaty. The Marrakesh Treaty sets forth minimum standards for limitations and exceptions to...
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ARL Urges Swift Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty on 25th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act
On Sunday, July 26, 2015, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebrated its 25th anniversary. The ADA passed with strong bipartisan support in 1990 and prohibits discrimination on the basis...
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Web Accessibility Blog Highlights Tools for Evaluating Digital Resources
ARL visiting program officer Katya Pereyaslavska writes about evaluating the accessibility of digital resources in a new Web Accessibility in Research Libraries blog post, “The Value of Comparing Oranges to...
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The Value of Comparing Oranges to Oranges
Evaluating digital resources can mean looking at usage statistics and licenses, assessing the value of package deals in relation to how frequently library users access this content. However, libraries are...
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On the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, ARL Urges Swift Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty
On Sunday, July 26, 2015, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebrated its 25th anniversary. The ADA, authored and sponsored by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and passed with strong bi-partisan...