Tag: accessibility
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Web Content Accessibility in the Interim
On April 24th, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a final rule updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For those of us at law libraries operated by state and local governments, that started a two-year countdown to meeting the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Version 2.1, Level…
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Celebrating Libraries through Accessible Online Outreach
In this summer’s issue, we’re celebrating libraries of all sorts, including both the law libraries where many of us spend our workdays and the wide array of other libraries we may visit as patrons, tourists, or researchers. When planning your next summer getaway or staycation, consider dropping into a new-to-you library or branch and checking…
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Web Accessibility and Community
When planning this CALL Bulletin issue, the committee discussed “community” as a potential theme, one that resonates with many aspects of our work in law libraries as well as our participation together as CALL. If you spend time on web accessibility, “community” might seem like a synonym for “audience,” and to a certain extent, it…
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New and Improved Web Accessibility Tools
In the last issue, we tackled the question of why we should think about web accessibility, but this time, let’s consider what can be done and how. As librarians, we all want to make our websites and digital communication accessible, but it’s not always clear how we can tell what is already accessible or what…
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Why Think about Web Accessibility?
No matter where you work or what your title may be, as a legal information professional, you likely spend a lot of time communicating online. Much of the legal information we provide is digital, most of our users engage with our materials online, and many of our interactions are mediated through the internet. Some law…