[OPLINLIST] FW: [District Dispatch] National Federation of the Blind and US Department of Education Remind Libraries That Digital Information Must be Accessible to People with Print Disabilities

[Hickson-Stevenson, Pamela]

News from the Washington Office of the American Library Association.

Pamela J. Hickson-Stevenson, Ohio Chapter Councilor to ALA and
Deputy Director
Akron-Summit County Public Library
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Akron, OH  44326
 
Phone 330.643.9102          Fax 330.643.9160
 
phs at akronlibrary.org         www.akronlibrary.org 
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jacob Roberts [mailto:jroberts at alawash.org] 
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 2:02 PM
To: jroberts at alawash.org
Subject: [District Dispatch] National Federation of the Blind and US Department of Education Remind Libraries That Digital Information Must be Accessible to People with Print Disabilities

District Dispatch has posted a new item, 'National Federation of the Blind and
US Department of Education Remind Libraries That Digital Information Must be
Accessible to People with Print Disabilities'

Digital information represents an opportunity for blind people and others who
cannot read print to have equal access to the vast amount of information
available through the nation’s libraries. Equal access is possible, but it
does not happen automatically. The ALA adopted a resolution encouraging
libraries to make sure their digital technology is accessible.  The [...]

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http://www.districtdispatch.org/2011/08/national-federation-of-the-blind-and-us-department-of-education-remind-libraries-that-digital-information-must-be-accessible-to-people-with-print-disabilities/

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