IR Accessibility: Where Are We At? Where Do We Need to Be?
Location
Cook 206Z / Zoom Room B
Presentation Type
Full Concurrent Session
Start Date
26-4-2024 9:00 AM
Description
With the World Health Organization estimating that there are 1.3 billion people with disabilities worldwide, institutional repositories are never going to achieve their aim of widely and freely sharing information without careful attention to accessibility. Unfortunately, many institutional repositories are not achieving a level of accessibility that allows for equitable access to their collections by disabled users. In this presentation, we will share the results of our environmental scan of current institutional practice. We will also discuss the recommended best practices we have developed to improve access to these valuable materials by all users.
Presentation Slides
Accessibility Session Chat Resources.docx (17 kB)
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IR Accessibility: Where Are We At? Where Do We Need to Be?
Cook 206Z / Zoom Room B
With the World Health Organization estimating that there are 1.3 billion people with disabilities worldwide, institutional repositories are never going to achieve their aim of widely and freely sharing information without careful attention to accessibility. Unfortunately, many institutional repositories are not achieving a level of accessibility that allows for equitable access to their collections by disabled users. In this presentation, we will share the results of our environmental scan of current institutional practice. We will also discuss the recommended best practices we have developed to improve access to these valuable materials by all users.
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