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Location
Cook 206Z/Room B
Presentation Type
Short Concurrent Session
Start Date
24-4-2026 3:30 PM
Description
The countless research papers published by students and faculty at federally funded medical institutions present a welcome opportunity to include accessibility compliance instruction in library programming. However, with multiple schools, disciplines, and departments, it can be difficult to know if the communities that would benefit most from this instruction are aware it is offered, or are even aware of how ADA compliance may pertain to them. With this in mind, the LSU Health New Orleans School of Graduate Studies and its library liaison, who is also the IR manager, collaborated on a pilot project to bring accessibility compliance instruction to the graduating cohort. This project involved updating the electronic dissertation template for accessibility compliance, polling the student body to evaluate interest and needs, engaging the cohort and interested faculty remotely, and then having in-person workshops with the librarian to complete instruction and ensure understanding. The goal of the project is to increase accessibility awareness among future health care professionals, help bring the institution to compliance before mandated deadlines, establish workflows for future cohorts, and ease the burden of remediation on any parties that responsibility may have fallen on. This presentation will share the processes and results of this project.
ETDs: Building In Accessibility
Cook 206Z/Room B
The countless research papers published by students and faculty at federally funded medical institutions present a welcome opportunity to include accessibility compliance instruction in library programming. However, with multiple schools, disciplines, and departments, it can be difficult to know if the communities that would benefit most from this instruction are aware it is offered, or are even aware of how ADA compliance may pertain to them. With this in mind, the LSU Health New Orleans School of Graduate Studies and its library liaison, who is also the IR manager, collaborated on a pilot project to bring accessibility compliance instruction to the graduating cohort. This project involved updating the electronic dissertation template for accessibility compliance, polling the student body to evaluate interest and needs, engaging the cohort and interested faculty remotely, and then having in-person workshops with the librarian to complete instruction and ensure understanding. The goal of the project is to increase accessibility awareness among future health care professionals, help bring the institution to compliance before mandated deadlines, establish workflows for future cohorts, and ease the burden of remediation on any parties that responsibility may have fallen on. This presentation will share the processes and results of this project.