aserl-accessibilityig Mailing List: Upcoming webinar: Accessibility Policy with Librarians and Representatives of the Publishing Industry

[Belmont, Sara (sjbelmont]

Hello ASERL! I'd like to share an upcoming webinar that may be of interest:
Join us for an insightful round table discussion on Accessibility Policy with 
Librarians and Representatives of the Publishing Industry. This webinar, hosted 
by the Library Accessibility Alliance (LAA) and the Association of Research 
Libraries (ARL), will take place on March 24 at 10 a.m. Eastern.
Register for this 
webinar<https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G35RXNwXTWSApOThxmF05A#/registration>
Our distinguished panel includes:

  *   Simon Holt, Head of Content Accessibility for Elsevier
  *   Cheryl Green, Streaming Manager and Webmaster for New Day Films
  *   Amber Russell, Principal Product Manager, Accessibility & Globalization 
for EBSCO Ebooks

They will share their expertise on making works accessible for people with 
disabilities in alignment with the ADA Title II and the European Accessibility 
Act (EAA).
The conversation will be co-hosted by:

  *   Sara Belmont, Assistant Director of Library Communications, Web and 
Design, William and Mary Libraries, and Co-Chair of the Library Accessibility 
Alliance
  *   Katherine Klosek, Director of Information Policy and Federal Relations, 
Association of Research Libraries (ARL)

Moderated by:

  *   Spruill Harder, Associate Director of Access Services for Professional 
School Libraries, Harvard Library

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from leading experts in the field!
Please submit panelist questions in advance to help inform the topics covered 
in the 
session<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9LwCY-3ItrUr8Q_B63J-iAkjGQxZsErbfhV4ylhN0wcOVhA/viewform>
This session will be recorded, captioned, and shared on the LAA website. By 
default, we provide live captioning and ASL interpretation. Please let us know 
what additional accommodations we can provide. Advance notice (March 19th, 
2025) will help us better fulfill requests.
Thanks!
Sara


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Sara Belmont
pronouns: she/her/hers
Assistant Director of Library Communications, Web and Design
W&M Libraries | William & Mary
sjbelmont [at] wm.edu
(757) 221-3105

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