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Watch Video of Mark Lee and Learn About Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

November 22, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Health Focus, Immigration, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

A recent segment of Comcast Newsmakers in Pittsburgh featured Mark Lee, Library Services Administrator of  the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh-Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped. Watch the video [6:36 min] and learn about serving Pennsylvanians with print disabilities, ...

Library of Congress Honors Pennsylvania and Virginia Libraries for Service to Blind Readers

May 10, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Accessibility, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

May 10, 2019.  The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) at the Library of Congress will honor two of its cooperating libraries for their outstanding service to readers who are visually or physically disabled. The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh,...

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Session Notes — Elements: The Web Conference at Penn State (Accessibility Focus)

July 16, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Accessibility, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

This is part of a series of Session Notes from grantees who have received Professional Development grants from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Each grantee will share their professional development experience and include tips and other resources from the workshop or class....