Accessibility

Minitex News articles tagged with "Accessibility" (8):

EBSCO eBooks accessibility improvements in 2025

EBSCO is enhancing the accessibility of the EBSCO eBooks user experience to align with requirements of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) which goes into effect on June 28, 2025, and mandates accessibility for a diverse group of products and services, including e-books.
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Minitex Conversations: ADA Title II & Accessibility coming up May 6

This session will provide a brief overview of key issues for libraries related to the Department of Justice's new rule updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regarding digital accessibility, before opening up for discussion. This conversation is scheduled for Tuesday, May 6, at 2: 00 p.m., and requires registration. Due to demand, watch Minitex Messenger for a second option in a different time slot to be announced shortly.
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Accessibility Toolkit Two Part Series: Making Presentations, Documents, and PDFs Accessible

Join us for this two-part series in which Minitex staff introduce the key components for making your presentations, documents, and PDFs accessible.
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Gale adds accessibility features to In Context resources

Gale recently added some accessibility tools to its In Context databases. Two of these, Gale in Context: Middle School and Gale in Context: High School, are available to all Minnesota residents via ELM.
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Registration Closing Soon for MDL's Enhancing DEIA in Digital Collections Symposium

Registration closes August 4th for the Minnesota Digital Library's online symposium "Enhancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in Digital Collections", which takes place Thursday, August 5th from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.
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MDL to host symposium on Enhancing DEIA in Digital Collections

The Minnesota Digital Library is hosting an online symposium on Enhancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in Digital Collections on Thursday, August 5th from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.

"Because of Winn-Dixie" Accessibility

Readers can access Because of Winn-Dixie, the inaugural One Book | One Minnesota title, in alternate formats such as audio, braille, or large print.

Database accessibility

Accessibility is an important part of equity and inclusion work. Our statewide database vendors make accessibility documentation available and we want to be sure it is easy for our libraries to find.