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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Higher Education Community,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sorry for cross posting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For those of you with contacts in your library, I suggest you forward this to them. It is an accessibility training module designed for librarians funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The librarians will know IMLS very well!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In addition, I suggest you look at this for its applicability for training of DSO staff. It covers a lot of the basics about print disabilities and how persons with disabilities access digital information. It goes into detail about Assistive Technology on all platforms for all disability groups.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If anybody has comments or suggestions, they are most welcome. It will undergo a revision in the next few months; we have already received comments, and if you get them in soon, the improvements may be integrated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>***<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are looking for people to pilot the Reading for Accessibility training module for library staff that we created with funding from the IMLS.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you could forward to your staff and/or any other communication channels you utilize that target library staff that would be helpful. The audience is any library staff person who interacts with patrons. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The module can be found on the <span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2flibguides.ctstatelibrary.org%2fdld%2fReadingForAccessibility&c=E,1,4a8Ju1rZoHflJLZOSGmWWGBWLDhZ8RbcsyIB3ogBeaUsVlIjurjZTrgLI7Mdd7oYvqoetggp6lUOVJBh8atAbYsTqXQ7YFR8BGUUZMkXTMruEsLbsNfj1g,,&typo=1">Reading for Accessibility Page</a>, and we ask that people who review it fill out a brief feedback survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If there ay questions, you can direct them to me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>George<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=188 height=215 style='width:1.9583in;height:2.243in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D98406.872D1850" alt="Drawing of a guide dog in harness sitting looking up at a dangling rope in front of a mountain wall. Credits, Outdoor Life."><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>George Kerscher Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>-In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="http://www.daisy.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://www.daisy.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Senior Advisor, Global Literacy, Benetech<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="http://www.benetech.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://www.benetech.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>President, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="http://www.idpf.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://www.idpf.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Chair Steering Council Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), at W3C<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://www.w3.org/WAI</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Phone: +1 406/549-4687<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Cell:+1 406/544-2466 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Email: <a href="mailto:kerscher@montana.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>kerscher@montana.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>