Everything tagged: Accessibility

Congratulations to Halifax Public Libraries on achieving “RHF Accessibility Certified Gold,” the top accessibility rating under the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ program and the highest level of accessibility possible for the built environment.

Library and GLAM sector organizations call for federal support for access to e-content, infrastructure, accessible reading material, funding for Library and Archives Canada, Open Educational Resources (OER), and Canadian publishers and booksellers.

Around seven in ten persons who had difficulties with print material encountered at least one barrier when trying to access the alternate formats they needed

The report provides a thematic and objective view of survey responses, a legal summary, and a literature review on reading disabilities.

The Public Library Accessibility Resource Centre conducted a two-pronged study to understand the accessibility of public libraries across Canada from the perspective and experiences of persons with lived experiences of a disability.

Le Centre de ressources pour l’accessibilité des bibliothèques publiques a mené une étude en deux volets pour comprendre l’accessibilité des bibliothèques publiques canadiennes du point de vue et des expériences de personnes en situation de handicap.

Library and GLAM sector organizations call for federal support for access to e-content, municipal funding, accessible reading material, funding for Library and Archives Canada, Open Educational Resources (OER), and Canadian publishers and booksellers.

The survey will be open until June 20, 2022.

Highlights of interest to the Canadian library and information management community

Right to Read includes over 150 recommendations to the Ministry of Education, school boards and faculties of education on how to address systemic issues that affect the right to learn to read