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Holiday greetings to all ARLIS Members! Here is a brief update on the
activities of the ARLIS/NA Diversity Committee:
The Diversity Committee members for ARLIS/NA are Gladys Markoff
and Claudia Hill, Co-chairs, Louis Adrean, Executive Board Liason, Eric
Schwab, Marilyn Russell-Bogle, Pedro Figueredo, Lauren Lessing and Meg
Cunningham. We welcome ARLIS members to our Business Meeting on Saturday,
March 18, 2000, from 5:30-7:00pm in Pittsburgh. Items on the agenda are
the appointment of a new Chair and three new committee members for the
coming year. If you are interested in joining the Diversity Committee,
have agenda items or great ideas for future programs, please
contact Gladys or Claudia at [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] or
(212) 316-5789.
"Access to Access: Library Building Accessibility" is the Ask ARLIS
session we are sponsoring at ARLIS/NA 2000 Annual Conference. The
speakers in this session will give examples of issues they faced in
creating barrier-free environments for individuals with physical
disabilities and offer solutions for access and service. In addition, the
Diversity Committee is co-sponsoring GLIRT's session at the conference.
We have submitted a proposal to Katy Poole, ARLIS/NA Membership Committee
Chair, suggesting that ARLIS/NA adopt on the membership form questions to
identify language proficiencies among ARLIS members. It is our hope that
a compiled list of members with language abilities, including sign
language, will aid ARLIS in providing language assistance to non-English
speakers at our conferences.
Pedro Figueredo is updating our Web page with additional links to sites
pertinent to Diversity issues and especially those relevant to the
Americans with Disability Act and library building accessibility.
We look forward to seeing you all in Pittsburgh at the ARLIS/NA 2000
Annual Conference.
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