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[https://osf.io/um7sn/ Critical Mass Accessibility] - Lightning talk given by Kate Deibel at C4L 2018; A call to create a library accessibility community.
 
[https://osf.io/um7sn/ Critical Mass Accessibility] - Lightning talk given by Kate Deibel at C4L 2018; A call to create a library accessibility community.
  
===Other resources===
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[https://github.com/brunopulis/awesome-a11y Awesome-A11Y ] - pretty comprehensive list of specifications, guides, articles, and talks.
 
[https://github.com/brunopulis/awesome-a11y Awesome-A11Y ] - pretty comprehensive list of specifications, guides, articles, and talks.
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===Web Accessibility Policies===
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Some public libraries (Sacramento, Chicago) are officially organized and structured as a government entity underneath, they will adapt the policies of their general city.
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Others (NYPL) are not and will adopt their own web accessibility policies.
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[https://www.nypl.org/policies/web-mobile-accessibility NYPL Web Accessibility Policy]
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Chicago Public Library's  [https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/info/accessibility/ Bibliocommons policy] and their [https://www.chipublib.org/library-policies/website-accessibility-policy/ general website accessibility policies].
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===Complaints filed against libraries===
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[https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-settles-complaint-against-sacramento-public-library National Federation of the Blind vs. Sacramento Public Library], 2012.

Revision as of 20:57, 30 May 2018

This page is intended to collect resources related to accessibility as a result from the code4lib 2018 breakout discussions.

Accessibility Resources

From C4L18

Critical Mass Accessibility - Lightning talk given by Kate Deibel at C4L 2018; A call to create a library accessibility community.

Other resources

Awesome-A11Y - pretty comprehensive list of specifications, guides, articles, and talks.

Web Accessibility Policies

Some public libraries (Sacramento, Chicago) are officially organized and structured as a government entity underneath, they will adapt the policies of their general city.

Others (NYPL) are not and will adopt their own web accessibility policies.

NYPL Web Accessibility Policy

Chicago Public Library's Bibliocommons policy and their general website accessibility policies.


Complaints filed against libraries

National Federation of the Blind vs. Sacramento Public Library, 2012.