Have you ever looked at your library from the perspective\nof a person with a disability? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was a topic of discussion at the recent Public\nLibrary Services Branch symposium on diversity and accessibility in public\nlibraries. That\u2019s where we learned about Voices of Albertans with Disabilities,\nwho can conduct an accessibility assessment and provide professional feedback\non how your particular space can be made more accessible. While there is a\ncharge for the service, they provide a thorough report that includes spaces such\nas bathrooms, entrances, and parking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Edmonton based Voice of Albertans with Disabilities\ncan be reached by email (accessibility@vadsociety.ca<\/a>)\nand phone (780-488-9088) or visit their website at https:\/\/vadsociety.ca\/<\/a> and click on the\nServices tab to learn about their various consultations and training. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you ever looked at your library from the perspective of a person with a disability? This was a topic of discussion at the recent Public Library Services Branch symposium on diversity and accessibility in public libraries. That\u2019s where we learned about Voices of Albertans with Disabilities, who can conduct …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-and-safety","category-library-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.prl.ab.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.prl.ab.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.prl.ab.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.prl.ab.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.prl.ab.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/support.prl.ab.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1179,"href":"https:\/\/support.prl.ab.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178\/revisions\/1179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.prl.ab.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.prl.ab.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.prl.ab.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}