Additional Resources
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Facilitation & Adult Learning:
Promoting Digital Literacy for Adult Learners: A Resource Guide
Nearly one in three Americans struggle to perform their job due to limited digital problem-solving skills. This peer-reviewed guide provides educators, employers, and volunteers with the resources to build digital literacy in adult learners. Click the link below to access the full document.
Accessibility for Digital Literacy:
Developed by the Libraries Transforming Communities Grant Program
Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant is part of 91´«Ã½’s longtime commitment to preparing library workers for the expanding role of libraries. The initiative is offered in partnership with the Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL).
Recommended Resources any library can use:
Download "Serving Patrons with Disabilities in Small and Rural Libraries: Practitioner's Guide"
Highlights:
- Disability Inclusion and Accessibility is the Law (pg. 7)
- Disability Etiquette- Basic Rules of Thumb (pg. 11)
- What are ableist microaggressions? (pg. 13)
- Engage People with Disabilities (in making decisions) (pg. 15)
Download the "Accessible Conversations in Small and Rural Libraries Facilitation Guide"
Read "Accessibility in Libraries: A Landscape Review"
The Libraries Transforming Communities Grant Program is currently accepting applications for round 3 of 4.
Learn more about this opportunity
Universal Design for Learning
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Get an overview of the research-based, inclusive teaching framework called Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and its application with adult learners.
Created by: The Innovating Digital Education in Adult Learning (IDEAL) Consortium, a project of the EdTech Center at World Education
