Subject and Course Guides: Library Accessibility Training Portal: Overview

Welcome UIC Library Employees!

These pages contain multiple educational and training opportunities related to accessibility. Choose the format (online classes, Ted Talks, podcasts, webinars, etc) that best fits your learning style. Content is organized into categories posted in the left-side menu. The length of the events range from 15 minutes to 6 weeks. A price is listed for all events that are not free. This LibGuide replaces the Library Accessibility Professional Development Webinar List. Upcoming and recorded webinars will continue to be posted on this site. Have a training to recommend? Email Cathy Lantz (clantz@uic.edu).

Remember to discuss professional development options with your supervisor before you sign up or participate in these activities.

New & Upcoming Events

Coming Soon:

April 22-24 all day virtual - Including Disability Summit: Crip Narratives- Controlling our Stories. Register for free on the Including Disability site.

April 23, 2025 @12 online Library Futures Presents: Bridging the Gap: Accessibility and Digital Collections for all Patrons. Register for free via NYU.

April 28 @ 9 Free Webinar from ALA - Information Literacy: Autism Awareness for Library Workers - Register via ALA.
May 5, 2025 @1-2 Online ACRL presents Beyond Labels: Empathetic Teaching Practices for Neuroinclusion. Register for free via ALA.

May 6, 2025 @ 12 Online ACRL STS Presents: Inclusive Libraries: Practical Strategies for Disability Justice. Register for free via ALA.

May 15, 2025 GAAD: Global Accessibility Awareness Day - UIC is collaborating with University of Minnesota on events this year. Free registration. See line of presenters and register on the conference website.

June 13, 2025 - Accessibility Summer Camp- 1 day virtual event from WSU Tech. Learn more and register on the conference website.

UIC Specific Content

The OAE Access Avengers Talk Technology
Slides of Spring 2023 Presentation. Presented by Peter Berg, ADA Coordinator; Jemma Ku, Director of IT Accessibility; and Sophia Hamilton, Director of the Disability Resource Center. This presentation will explain the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act to the programs, services and activities provided by the university. Participants will gain an understanding of the responsibilities of the Office for Access and Equity, the Disability Resource Center and Technology Solutions regarding students, employees and visitors with disabilities. An overview of the new Information, Communication Technology Accessibility policy and procedures will be given along with quick tips for making accessible documents and reviewing the Accessibility Conformance Report.
UIC ICT Accessibility Policy Discussion
Slides from library discussion with Dr. Ku.
Dean Speaker Series with Dr. Labbe
Listen to Dr. Labbe from UIC’s Department of Disability and Human Development talk about her work in exploring how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted people living with disabilities, specifically their interaction with their environments.

Conferences

Looking to spend a day or two learning more about accessibility? Check out these upcoming national events:

Accessing Higher Ground
Higher education focus on accessible media, universal design, assistive technology, legal and policy issues and web accessibility. In-person & virtual. $300-$1000. November 2023.
ATIA (Assistive Technology Industry Association)
The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) is the global leader in assistive technology (AT) education and research and the premier organization for AT manufacturers, developers, and resellers. The ATIA is the premier organization for manufacturers, sellers and providers of assistive technology (AT)—products, equipment and systems that enhance learning, working and daily living for persons with disabilities.

Our mission: to serve as the collective voice of the assistive technology industry to help ensure that the best products and services are delivered to persons with disabilities. January 25-27, 2024.
Axe-Con
Feb 20-24, 2024 online and free! Axe-con is the world’s largest digital accessibility conference that welcomes developers, designers, business users, and accessibility professionals of all experience levels to a new kind of accessibility conference focused on building, testing, and maintaining accessible digital experiences.
Web Accessibility In Mind
The Web Accessibility in Mind Conference is presented by WebAIM in partnership with Pope Tech. This free, virtual conference will provide conference participants with content that will help them mature their practice in digital accessibility. Conference goals: provide a diverse range of perspectives from a diverse group of speakers, share solutions to accessibility challenges, give advice and guidance that helps our participants to actively contribute to providing more accessible digital spaces and bring together a cross section of public and private sector technology professionals from organizations large and small. Free, online. August 2023.
IDEAL
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives (IDEAL) Conference, to be held July 15–17, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The theme for ARL IDEAL 2024 is Sustainable Resistance and Restoration in Global Communities. (Pricing not yet available) July 2024
John Slatin AccessU
May 13-16, 2024. Virtual or in-person. The John Slatin AccessU conference is named after the late Dr. John Slatin, a pioneering leader in web accessibility. John taught at the University of Texas at Austin for 29 years. He was co-Chair of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (WCAG-WG) as it updated and revised the W3C guidelines (WCAG 2.0).In his honor, we designed a three-day digital accessibility training conference. Our goal is not just to talk about accessibility but to teach coding, usability, and inclusive design skills in an interactive and communal environment. Learn to integrate accessibility into your digital communications work, whatever your role may be. Early Registration $345.
ISLAND Conference 2024
Inclusion in Science Learning a new direction - A conference on disability and STEM.
arXiv Accessibility Forum 2024
You are warmly invited to arXiv's second accessibility forum, a free conference for entire the scientific community focused on making research more accessible. Accessibility means *access regardless of disability*, and only when research is fully accessible can we truly call it open science. Online and free.

Wait... Where did that webinar list go?

Were you a fan of the 2022-2023 Library Accessibility Professional Development List? You can still view it in this Box file. The list will not be updated as of September 2023. All new content will be posted to this LibGuide. Email Cathy Lantz (clantz@uic.edu) if you have questions.

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