Physical access is just the beginning…

Do you know:

How to escort a blind person?
Whether you should open a door for a person using a wheelchair?
The best way to design an accessible program flyer?

If you’re not sure and you want to make your library as welcoming as possible for everyone in your community, this is the workshop for you.

In this interactive program we’ll explore the definition and incidence of disabilities in Connecticut and what the ADA requires libraries to do. You’ll experience what it is like to have a disability, learn about disability etiquette, and be introduced to resources you can use for information and referral and for purchasing equipment and materials for your library.

Barbara Klipper, the session leader, has presented a similar workshop for the staff of The Ferguson Library in Stamford, where she is responsible for the materials and services of the library’s Special Needs Center. She serves as chair of the ALSC committee Library Services for Special Population Children and Their Caregivers and is the ALSC representative to the ASCLA Accessibility Assembly.

Fee: $5.00 CLA Members, $15.00 Non-Members
To Register e-mail mengels@cslib.org with your name, library, phone number and e-mail address and send your check payable to CLA to Mary Engels, Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St. Middletown, CT 06457 by October 26, 2009