Building Accessibility into Community Conversations
How can your library engage populations with disabilities? Take these tips and insights to help build accessibility into community outreach and conversation programs.
How can your library engage populations with disabilities? Take these tips and insights to help build accessibility into community outreach and conversation programs.
Many libraries have found that to make their libraries truly accessible spaces, they need to consider the specific concerns of neurodivergent patrons. What are the accessibility priorities of these individuals, and how can libraries address them?
What does it mean for a library to become a more accessible institution? First and foremost, it means putting the disability rights movement’s ethic of “Nothing About Us Without Us” into practice.
Small and rural libraries provide essential services to their communities. But for the 1 in 3 adults in rural areas who live with a disability, these libraries are not always accessible. How are small and rural libraries addressing the needs of patrons with disabilities?
Passive, relaxed and sensory programs can be enjoyed by all visitors to the library.
Make your programs welcoming and non-stigmatizing to patrons with or without disabilities.
Whether it be in a meeting room or open library floor, are your programming spaces accessible?
How accessible are your virtual programs? You may inadvertently be leaving some people out.