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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"> Jade Finlinson via Society of American Archivists <Mail@ConnectedCommunity.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 23, 2020 11:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet <carleton@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SAA announcements] : Accessibility and Disability Section Blog Launch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mar 23, 2020 10:58 AM
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.archivists.org%2Fnetwork%2Fmembers%2Fprofile%3FUserKey%3Df7a9ba62-8941-4ecd-9ab1-6c2cd62f45bd&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C7750988325ed42913c5a08d7cf42fa88%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205758885918802&sdata=LeSyMxhLo2Bx7Jxto75i2IbFqhwq3A%2B%2B9ZZWBcVYsGk%3D&reserved=0">Jade
Finlinson </a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Accessibility and Disability section steering committee is pleased to announce the launch of a <a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fadsarchivists.home.blog%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C7750988325ed42913c5a08d7cf42fa88%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205758885928789&sdata=aw%2BAcGs5ZDWvCvJB5TU1hx%2FrobRE8l4exA3%2F74ELHww%3D&reserved=0" title="https://adsarchivists.home.blog/">blog</a> for
the section! We aim for the blog to be a community resource where you can discover links to information on accessibility and disability in archives, and to serve as an informal space to share your <a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fadsarchivists.home.blog%2Fmember-stories%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C7750988325ed42913c5a08d7cf42fa88%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205758885938781&sdata=oUo46bWAh7kyJ851jAOtbuKHWklmnQ1Ea8UPdRSNJtY%3D&reserved=0" title="https://adsarchivists.home.blog/member-stories/">stories</a> and <a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fadsarchivists.home.blog%2Fdisability-allyship-tips%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C7750988325ed42913c5a08d7cf42fa88%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205758885948772&sdata=ScXgeK9ufqAfK8tg0UoxuGpMRnpsrLfWOO6p1HBzPhE%3D&reserved=0" title="https://adsarchivists.home.blog/disability-allyship-tips/">allyship
tips</a> on your experiences with professional colleagues. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The first posts include a <a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fadsarchivists.home.blog%2F2020%2F03%2F19%2Fcovid-19-resources-and-information%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C7750988325ed42913c5a08d7cf42fa88%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205758885948772&sdata=CTz1HSi7B3dHUlZ9M2C5FWWGTT9xgnfW3cSsraEPIKc%3D&reserved=0" title="https://adsarchivists.home.blog/2020/03/19/covid-19-resources-and-information/">COVID-19
resources page</a>, featuring helpful links for staying safe and managing mental health, as well as links to the <a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F16ubmmTtJ7oCjbUFI_75fqG9J62pul9dg_RCd4au4tMw%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C7750988325ed42913c5a08d7cf42fa88%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205758885958766&sdata=WRZw84Yb73VE9gtNEo2KjY%2FMG2KxI%2BvrieW9QinJOuk%3D&reserved=0" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16ubmmTtJ7oCjbUFI_75fqG9J62pul9dg_RCd4au4tMw/edit?usp=sharing">Archivists
at Home document</a>, an international effort to organize options for navigating institutional closures and managing staff. The post also includes information on the <a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fdrive%2Ffolders%2F1AK7K3PrhAzSk8cwFp7vp2lqvM-Pa24tA&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C7750988325ed42913c5a08d7cf42fa88%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205758885968761&sdata=xectCdEBgmM%2Be%2BD0g33k9dE1YWeDL5NevFeY0jd3hOE%3D&reserved=0" title="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AK7K3PrhAzSk8cwFp7vp2lqvM-Pa24tA">Archives
Workers Emergency Fund (AWEF)</a>, a support and mutual aid effort to assist contingent archives workers affected by COVID-19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As an introduction to our <a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fadsarchivists.home.blog%2Fadvocacy%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C7750988325ed42913c5a08d7cf42fa88%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205758885978755&sdata=Fd4nEQKCnZBBg2ZQBfPwgRqZZ4HbBDbuGtisb1npEzY%3D&reserved=0" title="https://adsarchivists.home.blog/advocacy/">Advocacy</a> series,
Head of Special Collections at University of Missouri-Kansas City and AD section steering committee member Lindy Smith <a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fadsarchivists.home.blog%2F2020%2F03%2F16%2F199%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C7750988325ed42913c5a08d7cf42fa88%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205758885978755&sdata=cvLa3vOjVYpH7%2B4vhVEcY5UDiWodkI0O8NLteTwaN84%3D&reserved=0" title="https://adsarchivists.home.blog/2020/03/16/199/">writes
about</a> initiating accessibility changes in conjunction with the <a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.archivists.org%2Fstandards%2Fguidelines-for-accessible-archives-for-people-with-disabilities&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C7750988325ed42913c5a08d7cf42fa88%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205758885988751&sdata=54MoHMRvfaBWsA6%2FfeEmymUFFtXjwjaUnBnvm6XoBPM%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www2.archivists.org/standards/guidelines-for-accessible-archives-for-people-with-disabilities">SAA
Guidelines on Accessible Archives for People with Disabilities</a>. This and other categories will be updated regularly, and will be open to member feedback, participation, and contributions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In solidarity,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The AD section steering committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Jade Finlinson<br>
Independent archivist and consultant<br>
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