(via the American Library Association)
Registration is open for an online symposium in conjunction with Deaf History Month, “Deaf Community and Culture and Best Practices for Libraries”. The webinar will take place on Thursday, April 21, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM CDT. This event features presentations on Deaf history, community, and culture, and a discussion of best practices for services to the Deaf community. The sponsor is the San Jose State University School of Information. Registration is free.
Presenters
Rosa Rodriguez
Alice L. Hagemeyer
Joan Naturale
Danica Alexander
Marti Goddard
Agenda
Welcome (3:00-3:10 PM CDT)
- Anthony Chow, Mary Bolin
Opening Keynote Address (3:10-3:40 PM CDT)
- Joan Naturale, NTID Librarian, Rochester Institute of Technology
Presentation on Libraries and the Deaf Community (3:40-4:10 PM CDT)
- Alice Hagemeyer, Librarian and current leader of Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of the ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services.
Library Services to the Deaf Community Panel Discussion (4:10-4:40 PM CDT)
- Danica Rice, Head Librarian, Luce J. LeBlanc Memorial Library, Springfield Oregon
- Rosa Rodriguez, Deaf Literacy Center Manager, Pinellas County Library, Florida
- Marti Goddard, Access Services Manager, San Francisco Public Library
Concluding Remarks (4:40-5:00 PM CDT)
- Anthony Chow, Director, SJSU School of Information
Q&A
For more information, and to register, please go here.