Beth Fraser, DO-IT Project
This past year, over 1500 librarians and educators attended presentations and received materials to improve library services and access to electronic resources for people with disabilities as a result of the Libraries Universal Access Project. Funded by the Telecommunications Funding Partnership, the project was coordinated cooperatively with DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology), a National Science Foundation funded organization at the University.
During the course of the project, a training binder, including a videotape and other teaching aids, was developed and presented at national and regional conferences. Over 20 presentations were made at professional conferences for organizations including the American Library Association, the Association for College and Research Libraries, and the Special Libraries Association. The training materials were also distributed to over 300 academic and public libraries across the country.
The materials continue to be available for purchase from DO-IT.