Accessibility Group

Terms of Reference

The Accessibility Group formed to facilitate a sharing of good practice for library staff who support disabled customers.

Chairs: Alice Bennett (Leeds) and Rosie Smith (Newcastle).

Remit of the Group:

• To enable equal access to information & resources for disabled customers.

Membership:

• Staff with responsibilities for/interest in disabled customers of the libraries within Academic Libraries North.

The group’s purpose is:

• To share best practice, knowledge & experience, which will be achieved via the Accessibility JISCMail group

• Face-to-face meetings to be held at least once a year, hosted & chaired by member libraries on rotation

• To explore new initiatives which would enhance the library experience of disabled customers

• To act as an advisory group for Academic Libraries North projects on accessibility issues, as required

Previous Projects:

Enabling Group Benchmarking Survey

In January 2020 the then Northern Collaboration Enabling Group carried out an extensive benchmarking survey among our member institutions, covering a wide range of elements involved in inclusive library support.

The completed surveys contain several examples of good practice and a number of common themes and trends in inclusive library support also emerge.

A version of the Benchmarking Survey Report is available for download from the link above.