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A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Early Childhood Speech, Reading and Literacy Progress
To bridge the disciplines of social work and librarianship in order to provide holistic, whole-person services, and connect speech-language pathology (SLP) and librarianship to enhance library implementations of early childhood language development progress monitoring measures. This involves linking research in speech and language progress monitoring with library story time and language development programming, ensuring that library services are effectively supporting early intervention and child development.
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 Support Diverse Representation in Children's Literature: Collaborate with illustrators and publishers to produce picture books that feature dual-language and disabled characters, ensuring that these stories are represented in children's literature.Â
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 Promote Inclusive Design in Libraries: Advocate for and implement inclusive design principles in library spaces to support diverse learning needs and sensory requirements, ensuring libraries are welcoming and accessible to all community members.Â
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 Advance Cataloging Practices: Contribute to evolving cataloging practices that encompass a broader range of materials, including tactile and digital resources, to improve access, findability and usability for individuals with various disabilities and those who advocate and support disabled children and adults.Â
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Innovate in Web Accessibility Training: Develop and pilot online courses on web accessibility, drawing on a background in ophthalmology and instructional design to make accessible design principles intuitive and easy to apply.Â
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Strengthen Music Library Accessibility: Work towards improving the accessibility of music resources for individuals with visual impairments, focusing on cataloging, metadata, and usability to enhance engagement with music collections.
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Promote Inter-State Assistive Technology Sharing: Research and design solutions for improving the exchange and access to assistive technology across states, through interoperable databases and an understanding of state and national copyright and data sharing laws to make this possible.Â
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Expand Archives and Qualitative Research with Rare Disease Narratives: Continue planning and implementation of the "Margins" archive to document and preserve personal narratives of rare disease survivors to capture the social and psychological aspects of rare, long-term illnesses.Â