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== Previous Events ==
== Previous Events ==
* 2023-10-03: DAWG Advocacy & Education Group and the DLF Cultural Assessment Group joint [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11wwjvpFWtH8MExd_lMbZa4cQKGkvu5z1?usp=share_link article discussion on Metadata and universal access in digital library environment] by Wondwossem Mulualem Beyene.
* 2023-03-27 [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lQMrMICgFmFB39HuPTFRLrJnS0NS777a?usp=share_link Article Discussion on Captioning] led by Abigail Norris-Davidson - Norris-Davidson, Abigail and Emanuel, Michelle, "Caption This: Creating Efficiency in Audiovisual Accessibility Using Automatic Speech Recognition Toolkit" (2021). [https://egrove.olemiss.edu/libpubs/18/ Library Publications. 18]
* 2023-03-27 [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lQMrMICgFmFB39HuPTFRLrJnS0NS777a?usp=share_link Article Discussion on Captioning] led by Abigail Norris-Davidson - Norris-Davidson, Abigail and Emanuel, Michelle, "Caption This: Creating Efficiency in Audiovisual Accessibility Using Automatic Speech Recognition Toolkit" (2021). [https://egrove.olemiss.edu/libpubs/18/ Library Publications. 18]
* 2023-03-08 [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RGNzUM3yqX-fVqHwJRYCUsjztmT4SEjD_-u4b9Bkfmo/edit?usp=share_link VPAT Interpretation presentation], led by  Jane Berliss-Vincent
* 2023-03-08 [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RGNzUM3yqX-fVqHwJRYCUsjztmT4SEjD_-u4b9Bkfmo/edit?usp=share_link VPAT Interpretation presentation], led by  Jane Berliss-Vincent

Revision as of 07:53, 20 October 2023

The Advocacy and Education subgroup focuses on providing resources, tools, and skills necessary for librarians, archivists, records managers, and other GLAM professionals to advocate for, as well as support accessibility within their organizations. This DAWG subgroup organizes events for presentations, demonstrations, discussions, and other learning activities for digital library practitioners working in areas relating to or intersecting with issues of accessibility and technology. Our focus is on pedagogy as advocacy, raising awareness and educating practitioners on emerging opportunities and barriers faced by disabled people, as well as ethical use of open source products, including assistive technologies.

Group Facilitators

  • Alex Wermer-Colan, Temple University (2020– )
  • Adele Fitzgerald, St. Joseph's University, New York (June 2021– )
  • Mark Weiler, Wilfrid Laurier University (2020–May 2021)

Upcoming Events

  • Nov 9, 2023 03:30 PM Eastern Time

The DAWG Advocacy & Education Group will be hosting The Intersection of Copyright and Accessibility, presented by Carli Spina

Description: Whether you are creating or sharing content, it is vital to make it accessible to the widest range of users possible. In this session, we will review how copyright law intersects with accessibility with a focus on specific provisions of the law related to making content accessible and how this topic has been discussed in court cases. Our presenter, Carli Spina, is the Head of Research & Instructional Services at the Fashion Institute of Technology Library. She regularly teaches and presents on topics related to accessibility, copyright, and technology in libraries. Note this session will not be recorded.

Please register in advance for Intersection of Copyright and Accessibility.

Previous Events