Program Description
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To best serve patrons with disabilities, we need to understand their community, culture, and needs. In this session, you will explore disability experiences, how to provide safe and inclusive spaces, and how to serve patrons through programming and collections.
Shelley Harris is a neurodivergent children’s librarian in Oak Park, IL, with a passion for early literacy, serving and celebrating the disability community, and exploring technology. Everything she has learned from 30+ years of living with a disabled sibling, working with disabled children, and a Bachelors in Speech and Hearing Science is funneled into creating inclusive and engaging library services and spaces for kids and tweens with disabilities, and helping families connect with services in the community.
1 CE