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SUMMARY:Introduction to Web Accessibility
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Web Accessibility\n\n08/03/22 10:00 AM EST\n - 08/03/22 11:30 AM EST\Description:\nIn this 90-minute webinar you'll gain an understanding of which guidelines are used to measure website accessibility in the United States and how to begin to evaluate your own library's site for potential issues. We'll also discuss some common pitfalls and things to avoid.\n \nTopics for this webinar include:\n\n\n	What accessibility means in a web context, and how it differs from web usability\n	Legal issues surrounding web accessibility and how these can affect libraries\n	National and international standards commonly used for accessibility evaluations, and which to use, when\n	An introduction to automated validators and what they can and cannot do\n	Actual code examples for both good and bad implementations of some common HTML elements\n\nLearning Objectives:\n\n\n	Know what website accessibility is and why it matters, including from a legal standpoint\n	Learn of the two main standards used for website accessibility and when to apply them\n	Understand how automated validators work and what they can and cannot do\n	Learn several code examples, both good and bad, for increasing accessibility\n\nPresenter:\n\nLaura 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.\n\n\n \Details:\nWho should attend:  Anyone wanting to know more about website accessibility\nCompetencies: Marketing and Information Technology\n\nNon-Member Cost:      $40\nNEO-RLS Bronze Member Cost:  $24\nNEO-RLS Silver Member Cost:   FREE\nNEO-RLS Gold Member Cost:    FREE\nNEO-RLS Individual Member Cost:  $20\n\nCan't attend on the date or time listed? Sign up anyway!  This webinar includes archive access for later viewing at your convenience.\n \nIt’s never too late to save your library money. NEO-RLS Memberships are pro-rated! Call us today to join.\Location:\nOnline via Zoom\n\n,
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Introduction to Web Accessibility<br /><br />08/03/22 10:00 AM EST - 08/03/22 11:30 AM EST<br />Description:<br />In this 90-minute webinar you'll gain an understanding of which guidelines are used to measure website accessibility in the United States and how to begin to evaluate your own library's site for potential issues. We'll also discuss some common pitfalls and things to avoid.<br />
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<p>Topics for this webinar include:</p>

<ul>
	<li>What accessibility means in a web context, and how it differs from web usability</li>
	<li>Legal issues surrounding web accessibility and how these can affect libraries</li>
	<li>National and international standards commonly used for accessibility evaluations, and which to use, when</li>
	<li>An introduction to automated validators and what they can and cannot do</li>
	<li>Actual code examples for both good and bad implementations of some common HTML elements</li>
</ul>
<strong>Learning Objectives:</strong>

<ul>
	<li>Know what website accessibility is and why it matters, including from a legal standpoint</li>
	<li>Learn of the two main standards used for website accessibility and when to apply them</li>
	<li>Understand how automated validators work and what they can and cannot do</li>
	<li>Learn several code examples, both good and bad, for increasing accessibility</li>
</ul>
<strong>Presenter:</strong><br />
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<em><img alt="" src="https://neo-rls.org/photos/83102_12172021133840.jpg" style="margin: 5px 15px; float: left; width: 100px;" width="100" />Laura Solomon,</em> MCIW, MLS, is the Library Services Manager for the&nbsp;Ohio Public Library Information Network and a W3C-certified front-end web developer.&nbsp; 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&nbsp;Drupal.&nbsp;She is a&nbsp;2010&nbsp;<em>Library Journal&nbsp;</em>Mover &amp; Shaker. She&rsquo;s&nbsp;written&nbsp;three&nbsp;books&nbsp;about social media&nbsp;and content marketing, specifically for libraries, and speaks nationally on both these and technology-related topics.&nbsp; As a former children&rsquo;s librarian, she enjoys bringing the &ldquo;fun of technology&rdquo; to audiences and in giving libraries the tools they need to better serve the virtual customer.<br />
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&nbsp;<br />Details:<br /><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Who should attend:&nbsp; Anyone wanting to know more about website accessibility<br />
Competencies:&nbsp;Marketing and Information Technology</font></font><br />
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Non-Member Cost: &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; $40<br />
NEO-RLS&nbsp;Bronze Member Cost:&nbsp; $24<br />
NEO-RLS Silver Member Cost:&nbsp; &nbsp;FREE<br />
NEO-RLS Gold Member Cost:&nbsp; &nbsp; FREE<br />
NEO-RLS Individual Member Cost:&nbsp; $20<br />
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Can't attend on the date or time listed? Sign up anyway!&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>This webinar includes archive access for later viewing at your convenience.<br />
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><em>It&rsquo;s never too late to save your library money. NEO-RLS Memberships are pro-rated! Call us today to join.</em></font></font></font></font></font></strong></font></font><br />Location:<br />Online via Zoom<br /><br />,  
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