Accessibility & Inclusion Efforts

The Collective annual gathering and all events coordinated by The Library Collective celebrate diversity and inclusion and encourage participation from underrepresented groups. We are strongly committed to accessibility and equity for all participants, staff, and volunteers.

Standard Access & Accommodations at Our In-Person Events

The following resources are standard at our events:

• mandatory microphone use by all speakers;

• ADA compliant/wheelchair accessible buildings and restrooms;

• service and therapy dog admittance;

• dietary options for vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free diets;

• and required accessibility training for all session conveners.

We can also provide the following accommodations when requested in advance, ideally at the time of registration for the event and no later than four weeks before:

• ASL interpreters

• Closed captioning

• Advance accessible copies of session materials. (We encouraged all presenters to make these available via Sched but can assure early access for those who request it.)

Additional Event Efforts

As part of our commitment to these values, we use the OpenCon Conference Planning Report for event planning and can check most, if not all, of the boxes on their Conference Planning Checklist. Here are a few examples: 

• We stand behind our open and transparent programming processes; for The Collective, that process includes both an open, public suggestion and voting period and a blind peer review aimed at curtailing bias.

• We are uniquely low-cost, even in comparison to our peers, in order to attract a diverse array of attendees.

• We support robust Community Guidelines (aka Code of Conduct) and provide a dedicated quiet space at our in-person events.

• Our official hotel and event venues are ADA compliant and wheelchair accessible.

• We conduct a required accessibility and inclusion training for all of our session conveners and provide them with guidelines and resources for accessible sessions and presentation materials.

• We invite all participants to share any special needs or accommodations in our registration process and do our very best to meet them. In the past, these have included providing a nursing room for new mothers.

Our Website

Accessibility on this site makes available the UserWay Website Accessibility Widget that is powered by a dedicated accessibility server. The software allows The Library Collective to improve its compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1).

Enabling the Accessibility Menu

The Library Collective accessibility menu can be enabled by clicking the accessibility menu icon that appears on the corner of the page. After triggering the accessibility menu, please wait a moment for the accessibility menu to load in its entirety.

Disclaimer

The Library Collective continues its efforts to constantly improve the accessibility of its site and services in the belief that it is our collective moral obligation to allow seamless, accessible and unhindered use also for those of us with disabilities. Despite our efforts to make all pages and content on www.thelibrarycollective.org fully accessible, some content may not have yet been fully adapted to the strictest accessibility standards. This may be a result of not having found or identified the most appropriate technological solution.

Here For You

If you are experiencing difficulty with any content on www.thelibrarycollective.org or require assistance with any part of our site, please contact us via email and we will be happy to assist.