Do you have questions about accessibility or assistive technology in universities and libraries and want to share your problem solving process?
DCLA ASIG meetup
Friday, April 19th
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM over Zoom
Please contact us at dcplaccess@dc.gov or 202-727-2142 for Zoom link
The Access Services Interest Group (ASIG) of the District of Columbia Library Association (DCLA) is holding a meeting on Friday, April 19th from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM over Zoom. ASIG will support conversation on strategies and best practices for access services at libraries and other institutions. Invited are librarians, accessibility and assistive technology professionals and users from around the DC/MD/VA area who want to problem solve in a shared environment. Please feel free to share this announcement appropriately. Topics of discussion could include any of the following:
Universal Design
Best practices in virtual services due to Covid
Are there audio loops incorporated into the design of buildings?
What types of effective communication are offered to the public?
Distributing assistive technology (AT) service remotely
Marketing AT services to different communities
Converting materials to alternative formats
Evaluation of new AT
Reports from AT conferences
Local AT resource providers
Cloud-based AT notetaking solutions (e.g., Glean, Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai),
Smartpens (e.g., Livescribe),
Built-in options (e.g., Microsoft, Google),
Tools for executive functioning (e.g., Tiimo)
Best practices in virtual services due to Covid
The move of AT to personal devices
