Making Your Library Website More Accessible

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If you aren’t thinking about your site’s accessibility, you should be. Web Accessibility is not just a trend—more and more it is a legal requirement. In this webinar, library website expert Laura Solomon will take you through the principles of Web Accessibility, the library’s obligations around this issue, and best practices for implementing changes.

By participating in this session, you will:

  • Learn the fundamental concepts of web accessibility
  • Understand the first steps you can take to evaluate your site for accessibility issues
  • Learn about common accessibility pitfalls
  • Learn changes that don’t require extensive training or programming knowledge

Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS is the Library Services Manager for the Ohio Public Library Information Network and a W3C-certified front-end web developer.  She has been doing web development and design for more than twenty years, in both public libraries and as an independent consultant. She specializes in developing with Drupal. She is a 2010 Library Journal Mover & Shaker. She’s written three books about social media and content marketing, specifically for libraries, and speaks nationally on both these and technology-related topics.  As a former children’s librarian, she enjoys bringing the “fun of technology” to audiences and in giving libraries the tools they need to better serve the virtual customer.

This event will be hosted in Zoom. Automatic captions will be enabled for this event. This event will be recorded, and registrants will receive access to the recording within a day after the event ends.

If you have questions or requests regarding accessibility, contact us at ce@ala.org or at 312-280-5100.

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