GELS ADA and Beyond Assistive Technology Petting Zoo - In-person at MLSC!

GELS ADA and Beyond Assistive Technology Petting Zoo - In-person at MLSC!

Want to make your library more welcoming for people who have disabilities?

Join us for the Assistive Technology Petting Zoo in-person at the Middletown Library Service Center (MLSC)!

Representatives from the CT Library for Accessible Books (CTLAB), the CT Tech Act Project, the New England Assistive Technology Center (NEAT), the State Education Resource Center (SERC), and UCP of Eastern CT will be on hand to share and demonstrate various forms of Assistive Technology (AT) that may benefit your library’s patrons.  A range of low tech and high tech AT will be featured, including:

  • apps for tablets and smartphones
  • screen reading and screen magnification software
  • handheld and desktop magnification devices
  • smart pens
  • computer Access devices (alternative keyboards & mice, switches, etc.)
  • a range of hearing-related devices
  • accessibility features for tablet

Who should come? Perfect for library workers interested in accessibility, including directors/administrators, children’s and YA staff, librarians, library staff, library board and friends members.

Accessibility: Let us know if we can provide accommodations for your visit to the AT Petting Zoo at the Middletown Library Service Center. Please use the Accommodation Request Form at least 7 days prior to the event.

Format: This is an in-person, on-site event at MLSC. In addition to the afternoon session, there is a morning session (see below). The content and format of the sessions is the same. To ensure that as many people as possible can attend, please register for only one of the two sessions (morning OR afternoon). 

  • Morning AT Petting Zoo | Tuesday, May 9 | 10-12 pm | Register 

Related LibGuide: GELS: Growing Equitable Library Services by Kymberlee Powe

Date:
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Time:
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown
Categories:
DLD Workshop
Registration has closed.

Event Accessibility for Guests with Disabilities

We want to provide what you need to participate!

If you require access services to participate fully, please use the Accommodation Request Form at least 7 days prior to the event.

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223.

You can also see our Library and Accessibility LibGuide for more information.

Registration Eligibility

To register for a DLD workshop or webinar, you must be one of the following:

  • current library staff member
  • undergraduate or graduate library student
  • Friend or Board Member/Trustee*
  • retired or unemployed library staff

Please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223 with registration questions.

*Unless otherwise specified that a Friend or Board Member/Trustee is not eligible for a training or workshop.

Note: paid consultants are not eligible to attend DLD workshops or webinars.

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend a workshop you have registered for, please remember to cancel at least 3 days in advance so we can give your spot to someone else. You can cancel via the link in your confirmation email, or by contacting Gail Hurley gail.hurley@ct.gov | (860) 704-2222.

Those who miss (without cancelling) 3 events within a 6-month period will be placed on the waiting list when registering for future events. Be sure to sign in when you arrive for any workshop.

Inclement Weather Policy

For all in-person workshops offered by the CT State Library, Division of Library Development:

If the public schools in the town where the workshop is to be held close due to weather, the workshop will be canceled. If the schools have a delay, the workshop will go on as scheduled.

For the most up-to-date information, call us at 860-704-2200.

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Continuing Education workshops and the professional development collection are funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Connecticut State Library.