2022
2022 CRKN Conference: Strength in Community
Online & in Montreal
October 03 - November 02, 2022
Natalie Martiniello
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Concordia University
Dr. Natalie Martiniello holds a Ph.D. in Vision Science (blindness and low vision rehabilitation) from the Université de Montréal, where she is a Research Associate and course lecturer. Her research focuses on accessibility and inclusion for blind individuals, with an emphasis on braille literacy, accessibility, and the inclusion of individuals with visual impairments within education and employment. As a person with lived experience, Dr. Martiniello has been deeply committed to advancing accessibility and inclusion for many years. She is the Past-President of Braille Literacy Canada and a director on the board of the International Council on English Braille.
Presenting at the following sessions
October 03, 2022
3:30pm
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and its members are critical partners in the work of ensuring access to the world’s knowledge for a diversity of students and faculty with print disabilities. The 2016 CRKN model license was a step in the right direction. However, unless principles of accessibility are intentionally centred at all stages of CRKN’s activities - from procurement of academic journal subscriptions and eBooks, to negotiation with vendors, and the digitization of existing and often historic print resources - CRKN members may actually create and sustain accessibility barriers for disabled readers.
