From: "Schroeder, Heidi" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 13:55:01 +0000

*Please excuse cross posting*


The Big Ten Library E-Resource Accessibility Group thought members of this
listserv might be interested to hear about the work they’ve been doing with
library e-resource accessibility.

Libraries in the Big Ten Academic Alliance are committed to equitable
service and access for all and are therefore concerned about the
inaccessibility of many library electronic resources. In 2015, a Big Ten
Library E-Resource Accessibility Group was formed to address these concerns
through collective strategies and direct engagement with vendors. In its
first 2 years, the group has made significant progress by:

●        Adopting model accessibility license language that can be found on
the Big Ten’s Standardized Accessibility License Language
<https://www.btaa.org/projects/library/accessibility/standardized-accessibility-license-language>
page.
This language may be used or modified by any library to ensure that
electronic resources contracts address accessibility.

●        Funding professional accessibility evaluations of selected vendor
platforms. Evaluations, and any responses provided by vendors, are posted
on the Big Ten’s E-Resources Testing
<https://www.btaa.org/projects/library/accessibility/e-resource-testing> page.
This program provides vendors with the information and opportunity to
improve their accessibility and gives the library community information
about the accessibility of these resources, increasing transparency and
action in this area.

Updates will continue to be posted on the Big Ten’s website, Library
E-Resource Accessibility
<https://www.btaa.org/projects/library/accessibility/reports>.


Sincerely,

Members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance Library E-Resource Accessibility
Group
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q3nw4Vb1awdg_qct2AgX7VYkV5wbtYdQdvPk529Z6VU/edit?usp=sharing>

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