<div dir="ltr"><i>Tuesday, February 15, 10:30-11:30 am</i><div><div><b><a href="https://events.library.ohio.gov/event/8736626">Introduction to Web Accessibility</a></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Are you concerned that your library's website isn't meeting accessibility standards? If not, you should be--lawsuits concerning website accessibility failures are increasing, and libraries do not have immunity. In this 90-minute webinar presented by Laura Solomon, you'll gain an understanding of which guidelines are used to measure website accessibility in the United States, and how to begin to evaluate your own library's site for potential issues. We'll also discuss some common pitfalls and things to avoid.</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Topics for this webinar include: what accessibility means in a web context, and how it differs from web usability; legal issues surrounding web accessibility and how these can affect libraries; national and international standards commonly used for accessibility evaluations, and which to use, when; an introduction to automated validators and what they can and cannot do; actual code examples for both good and bad implementations of some common HTML elements .</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><i>Wednesday, April 6, 10:30-11:30 am</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><i><b><a href="https://events.library.ohio.gov/event/8736671">Choosing the Right Social Media Platforms for Your Library</a></b></i></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana;font-size:12px">Every library needs a social media presence. However, not all social media platforms are created equal. Each platform has its own audience with its own quirks as to how it interacts with content. But, with so many choices, how do you know where to focus your library’s limited resources and staff time? In this webinar, learn which target audiences best match up to which popular platforms and the important nuances of picking the right digital place for your marketing efforts.<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><i><b><br></b></i></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana;font-size:12px"><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana;font-size:12px"><i>Wednesday, September 7, 10:30-11:30 am</i></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana;font-size:12px"><i><b><a href="https://events.library.ohio.gov/event/8736809">How to Create Accessible PDFs</a></b></i></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Even if a library has been focusing on making its website more accessible, the PDFs that patrons might be able to download are often overlooked. PDF documents are not inherently accessible, and actually require specific effort to make them so. In this session, learn some concrete actions you can take so that everyone has access to your library’s PDF content.</span><br></p><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">-- <br><b>Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS </b>(She/her)</div><div dir="ltr">
<i>Library Services Manager,</i> Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)</div><div dir="ltr">
(614) 752-0792 (voice) | (614) 728-5256 (fax)<br>
<a href="mailto:laura@oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">laura@oplin.ohio.gov</a> | <a href="https://oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">https://oplin.ohio.gov</a></div></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>