Apologies for cross posting.
As promised last week, here’s the second of our updates with really practical, cost effective advice on making your library more accessible.
What would an accessible library look like? How accessible is your library? What sort of professional development opportunities would help improve your accessibility?
Jisc TechDis have been working hard over recent months to provide some guidance on these questions and we are pleased to provide you with some links to our refreshed and updated resources.
Work with libraries has been one of our key initiatives over the last seven years. This work is summarised in the Key Initiatives section of our website. Explore the sections on
· maximising resources - making the most of what you already have,
· minimising barriers – identifying, removing all working around barriers to access,
· the accessible library - some of the technologies and practices that will optimise your accessibility for disabled learners.
Knowledgeable library staff are key to an accessible library. Whilst technology has a role to play in making the library accessible to print impaired learners it is the library staff who provide the skill and expertise at developing user friendly policies, practices and communication. Explore our guidance to see why library staff are vital for accessible organisations, explore what you can do – including who else to work with!
Have a go at our interactive accessible practice tool that not only helps you assess how well you’re doing but gives you clear guidance on how you could improve different aspects of your service.
Alistair McNaught, Senior advisor, Jisc TechDis