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Posted on behalf of Lindsey Scutchings [log in to unmask] ********************************************** Lindsey Scutchings Assistant Site Manager, Customer Services, Edward Boyle Library, Tel: 0113 3435540 Email: [log in to unmask] ********************************************** *******Apologies for cross-posting***** Disability Awareness Training Package for Libraries from the Open Rose Group: opening up access for disabled users of Academic Libraries in Yorkshire. A staff training package containing a DVD / video and supporting materials produced by The Open Rose Group is now available to order. The Package covers four disabilities each with a theme: * Dyslexia - using the Library * Hearing - communication * Mobility - access * Vision - assistive technology The Open Rose Group are University Library staff from Bradford, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Leeds Metropolitan, Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam and York. The project was part funded by the SCONUL Award for Staff Development, which the group won in 2003. Participants in the film are students from Open Rose Group member institutions who each have one or more of these disabilities and who volunteered to talk about their experiences of using their Library. Cost: £40. Order form available from: http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lis/lss click on: Information for Disabled and Dyslexic users Open Rose Group - disability awareness training for Libraries Email: [log in to unmask]