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2022 CRKN Conference: Strength in Community

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October 03 - November 02, 2022

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Bridging the Gap: Addressing the Accessible Book Famine in Canada

Tuesday October 04, 2022
From 12:15pm to 12:45pm
Less than 10% of the world’s publications are available in accessible formats, creating a significant imbalance in access to education and knowledge for individuals who are print disabled. In order to facilitate work to bridge this gap, academic institutions and libraries need to understand the complex environment of accessibility, from discovery and delivery of works, and the systems and services that support them.

Less than 10% of the world’s publications are available in accessible formats, creating a significant imbalance in access to education and knowledge for individuals who are print disabled. In order to facilitate work to bridge this gap, academic institutions and libraries need to understand the complex environment of accessibility, from discovery and delivery of works, and the systems and services that support them.

This panel discussion will explore the complicated landscape of creating and providing accessible works. Topics addressed will include the challenges with born accessible publishing; how do publishers measure up in the delivery of born accessible–using a vendor scorecard for accessibility to assess CRKN vendors as a sample; and insights from library leaders on licensing accessible content to make available to beneficiaries.

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P Calarco

Pascal
Calarco

Systems Librarian and Scholarly Communications Librarian
University of Windsor
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K Klosek

Katherine
Klosek

Director of Information Policy
Association of Research Libraries
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K. McColgan

Katherine
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Manager, Administration and Programs
Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)
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Victoria Owen

Victoria
Owen

Information Policy Scholar-Practitioner
University of Toronto
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