Training session on library accessibility procedures and service for people with disabilities

By: Vice President and CEO office, University of Haifa; Dr. Yael Shraga Roitman, Ono Academic College
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SDGs : SDG 11  |  Units: Younes & Soraya Nazarian Library, University of Haifa;
Accessibility and Learning Disabilities Department, Dean of Students, University of Haifa  | Time: 2023 |  Link
Description: On August 13, 2023, A training session was held for Younes & Soraya Nazarian Library employees on the library’s accessibility procedure and service for people with disabilities. The training is based on the procedure 28.11 from the List of university procedures (attached), which deals with “accessible service in the Younes & Soraya Nazarian Library”. The session was delivered by Dr. Yael Shraga Roitman, an occupational therapist, licensed service accessibility professional, lecturer and researcher at Ono Academic College, on behalf of the Accessibility and Learning Disabilities Department, Dean of Students, University of Haifa. Among training goals, Dr. Shraga Roitman mentioned increasing awareness of the issue among service providers, active learning about populations with disabilities, and highlighting various ways to assist them in accessing the library’s physical space as well as counselling and remote services.