Learn about one library’s experience creating programs that have grown into engaging experiences where adults with disabilities connect with their community, interact with peers, and utilize library resources. As a result of the AnyAbility program, library staff are more comfortable using people-first language, have rewarding interactions with customers with disabilities, and have positively changed the dynamic of the library.
Outcomes:
1. Recognize the importance of people-first language.
2. Design programs for adults with disabilities.
3. Develop enriching and accepting spaces where adults with disabilities can flourish.
Date Recorded: 4/16/19
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Hannah Martinez, Maria Mayo, Marsha Marcilla / Anythink Libraries (Adams County, Colorado)
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