This UK based conference may be of interest to some
list members
THE ENABLING LIBRARY
28 February 2002, London
FEES
Personal members: £165 plus VAT (£28.87) £193.87
Institutional members: £200 plus VAT (£35) £235
Non members: £230 plus VAT (£40.25) £270.25
Student/Unwaged members: £25 plus VAT (£4.37) £29.37
Disabled people have as many and varied library needs
as anyone else, but
because there are so many kinds of motor and sensory
impairment, their
physical and intellectual access needs must be met in
many different ways.
There are excellent examples of libraries that meet
the needs of a
particular group of disabled readers but there are
relatively few that
adequately and appropriately satisfy the access needs
of all disabled
people.
BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
This practical workshop will consider issues such as
physical access for
people with impaired mobility, making information
accessible to visually
impaired people, and meeting the needs of people with
hearing difficulties.
The range of assistive technology will be considered,
as will catalogues and
web-site design. There will be opportunities to share
knowledge and
experience, to look critically at what is already
being done in
participants' own libraries, and to think about ways
of improving services.
BY THE END OF THE EVENT PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE:
* identified the range of motor and sensory
impairments
* examined the different needs of people with
different disabilities
* explored best practice in service provision
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM ATTENDING?
This workshop is designed for anyone planning services
or purchasing
equipment, as well as for people delivering services
to disabled users.
PROGRAMME
9.00 Registration and coffee
9.30 Welcome, introduction and objectives
9.45 Understanding disability
10.45 Coffee
11.0 Group work
11.45 The accessible environment 1
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Group work
2.30 The accessible environment 2
3.15 Tea
3.30 Issues in service delivery
4.45 Overview and summary
5.00 Close
WORKSHOP LEADER: Dr. Gill Burrington OBE
Gill has worked in public and academic libraries, in
higher education and in
industry and was LA President in 1994. She chairs the
ADAPT Trust (Access
for Disabled People to Arts Premises Today) and is
Chair Elect of the
National Library for the Blind.
PLACES ARE LIMITED TO: 15
LAHQ has provision for those in wheelchairs.
Induction loops are also
available.
HOW TO BOOK:
TO MAKE A CONFIRMED BOOKING:
Please print out and complete the booking form below
and return it by fax to
Professional Development on 020 7255 0561, or post to:
7 Ridgmount Street,
London WC1E 7AE
TO PROVISIONALLY BOOK A PLACE:
To make a provisional booking simply telephone us on
020 7255 0560,
textphone 020 7255 0505, or email [log in to unmask]
(Provisional bookings will be held for three weeks. A
confirmed booking must
be received within this period or your place may be
lost.)
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(your payment will be due within 30 days of the
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PLEASE NOTE: cancellations received on the day will
incur the full fee. If a
cancellation is received in the seven working days
prior to the event, 50%
of the fee will be due.
PLEASE RETURN BOOKING FORM TO:
Professional Development, LA Enterprises, The Library
Association, 7
Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE, or fax back to 020
7255 0561.
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you supply for the
purpose for which you have provided it. It is not
passed to other
organisations unless this is made explicit when you
supply it or if we are
legally required to do so. However the Association
may from time to time
wish to send you information about other services or
products it provides.
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The Library Association
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London
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Visit our website at: www.la-hq.org.uk
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Philip Scullion
Senior Lecturer
Health and Social Sciences
Coventry University
UK
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