[SOA] SAA Accessibility and Disability Section Blog Launch

[Carleton, Janet]

From: Jade Finlinson via Society of American Archivists <Mail at ConnectedCommunity.org>
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2020 11:58 AM
To: Carleton, Janet <carleton at ohio.edu>
Subject: [SAA announcements] : Accessibility and Disability Section Blog Launch






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Mar 23, 2020 10:58 AM
Jade Finlinson <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>

Dear Colleagues,

The Accessibility and Disability section steering committee is pleased to announce the launch of a blog<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> 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 stories<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> and allyship tips<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> on your experiences with professional colleagues.

The first posts include a COVID-19 resources page<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>, featuring helpful links for staying safe and managing mental health, as well as links to the Archivists at Home document<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>, an international effort to organize options for navigating institutional closures and managing staff. The post also includes information on the Archives Workers Emergency Fund (AWEF)<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>, a support and mutual aid effort to assist contingent archives workers affected by COVID-19.

As an introduction to our Advocacy<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> series, Head of Special Collections at University of Missouri-Kansas City and AD section steering committee member Lindy Smith writes about<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> initiating accessibility changes in conjunction with the SAA Guidelines on Accessible Archives for People with Disabilities<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>. This and other categories will be updated regularly, and will be open to member feedback, participation, and contributions.

In solidarity,

The AD section steering committee


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Jade Finlinson
Independent archivist and consultant
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