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=School Library Accessibility=


 * "All children deserve equitable access to books and reading, to information, and to information technology in an environment that is safe and conducive to learning" --**American Association of School Librarians, //Standards for the 21st Century Learner//

Welcome! This wiki, on accessibility in K-12 school libraries, is the end result of a semester-long collaborative group project created for graduate-level course SPED 517: Disability Issues in Special Education. This course was taught by Professor Janet Gaffney at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during fall of 2011. Contributing group members include Kori Boyer, Miriam Larson, Erin Schramm, and Emily Ward, all of whom are in the K-12 school library program at the University of Illinois' Graduate School of Library and Information Science.

Please choose one of the links below to learn more about an area that interests you:


 * **Accessibility Leadership**: Learn how to become an advocate for students with disabilities in your school by partnering with special education teachers in instruction development, supporting Response to Intervention efforts, and participating in IEP meetings.
 * **Assistive Technology:** Read about the different devices and technology that make school libraries more accessible to students with special needs.
 * **Collection Development:** Review information about accessible materials for students with disabilities, literature about various kinds of disabilities, and resources and materials for teachers and parents.
 * **Inclusive Storytelling:** Find out about how to adapt storytelling and story times for students with different challenges and strengths.
 * **Universal Design:** This page has information about making your library more accessible to all of your students, both physically (Universal Design) as well as through your teaching methods (Universal Design for Learning).