Welcome SASIMC attendees! Sources referenced in my session, along with some related resources, are listed here. They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson’s library tagged sasimc_a11y.
Read More SASIMC: Accessible Marketing and Communications for Higher EducationWelcome Accessing Higher Ground attendees! Sources referenced in my session, along with some related resources, are listed here. They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson’s library tagged AHG15Horizon.
Read More AHG15: Accessibility on the HorizonWelcome Accessing Higher Ground attendees! Sources referenced in my session, along with some related resources, are listed here. They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson’s library tagged AHG15UDL.
Read More AHG15: Universal Design for Library InstructionWelcome Library Marketing and Communications Conference attendees! Sources referenced in my session, along with some related resources, are listed here. They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson’s library tagged lmcc15a11y.
Read More LMCC15: Accessible Library Marketing and CommunicationsWelcome Library 2.015 attendees! Sources referenced in my session, along with some related resources, are listed here. They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson’s library tagged lib2015.
Read More Library 2.015: Creating Accessible User Experiences with Accessibility Evaluation ToolsI was happy to participate in my 5th (!) THATCamp, THATCamp Alabama 2015, held September 4-5 on the Auburn University campus. In the Building an Accessible Future for the Humanities session, I shared lessons learned from my participation in the Accessible Future workshop at Emory University in April. I also demoed two tools I support…
Read More THATCamp Alabama 2015Welcome HighEdWeb Alabama attendees! Sources referenced in our session, along with some related resources, are listed here. They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson’s library tagged hewebAL.
Read More HighEdWeb Alabama: Evaluating the Accessibility of Web Content with Free, Web-Based ToolsLast week, my University Libraries colleague Lindley Shedd and I offered an instruction session for COM 295: Intercultural Communication—Deaf Perspectives. One of the topics the class explores is media and the role it plays in the lives of the deaf. Lindley is Media Services Coordinator at the Sanford Media Center and talked about the Center’s support for…
Read More Media Accessibility: Deaf PerspectivesI’m a big fan of sharing not just what we do but how we get things done. As I hope to do more working out loud in my new position in the Libraries, I thought I’d kick things off by sharing some tips and tools that benefited my work in HR.
Read More Show your work: Coordinator eLearning editionI’m happy to share I’ll be returning to The University of Alabama Libraries later this month, where I’ll hold the position of Academic Technologies Instruction Librarian.
Read More A happy return