PaLA - CRD Connect & Communicate Series

Description

CRD’s Connect & Communicate Series Webinar

Disability Accommodations in Academic Libraries

The process established under the Americans with Disabilities Act is designed to provide equal access to employment for disabled people. However, there remains persistent barriers to requesting and receiving accommodations throughout the library profession and academia. Grounded in federal documentation, LIS research, and personal experience, the presenter will explain the federally mandated process and how it typically works in academic libraries. The webinar will walk attendees through the process to request an accommodation, including how to know if you have an eligible disability, if accommodations could be right for you, what documentation is required, and what federally mandated resources are available. This includes the limitations of “reasonable” accommodations and how to navigate the barriers or discrimination library workers may encounter. It will end with a question-and-answer session to address attendees’ issues or concerns related to the process generally or specifically at their institution.

Register via link sent in email invitation dated 02.10.26

For this program, you will need speakers or headphones to hear the presenter. Participants are encouraged to ask questions via the chatbox; moderators will monitor the chatbox and facilitate question and response at the end of the panel discussion.