Last week, we shared the first in a series of three posts from IFLS' Keeping Up with Kids blog on a great webinar resource from U-Kentucky's Human Development Institute. Entitled "More Than Welcome: Libraries serving families of young children with disabilities", the webinar contains practical tips as well as a downloadable guide, and assessment tool.
IFLS Youth Library Consultant Leah Langby has now summarized the webinar contents in two additional posts.
In her second blog post summarizing programming issues, Leah writes: "Today we are covering Programming. Many early childhood experts are very focused on the importance of inclusion instead of offering separate programs for kids with disabilities. There are so many Universal Design strategies that libraries are already doing that make programs more accessible to all kids."
You can read the second blog post here.[Serving Families of Young Children with Disabilities. Langby, Leah. Keeping Up with Kids blog. August 28, 2024].
In the final post in the series, Leah examines community awareness and communiccation issues addressed in the webinar. Leah writes: "libraries, especially rural libraries, tend to not be aware of all they are already be inclusive. Many best practices are already out there! Sometimes there are just a few additional things you can do to make your library and your programs more welcoming and inclusive to everyone. My favorite tip from the webinar? Start somewhere, then make changes as needed as you go!"
You can read the final blog post here. [Serving Families of Young Children with Disabilities. Langby, Leah. Keeping Up with Kids blog. August 30, 2024].
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