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CELA Service in Ontario Public Libraries certificate

Published 31 March 2023 by Rachel Breau
CELA services

Public library staff and volunteers in Ontario can now add formalized accessibility training to their professional development toolkit by completing the certificate “CELA Service in Ontario Public Libraries” through the Ontario Library Service.

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Public library staff and volunteers in Ontario can now add formalized accessibility training to their professional development toolkit by completing the four-webinar certificate “CELA Service in Ontario Public Libraries” through the Ontario Library Service (OLS).  

Celebrating Milestones in 2022

Published 15 December 2022 by Karen McKay
CELA services

CELA reaches some major milestones in 2022, thanks in part to collaborations and partnerships.

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Rachel Breau celebrates 20 years of service

Published 26 October 2022 by Jessica Desormeaux
CELA services

This month Rachel Breau, CELA’s Manager of Member Services, is celebrating 20 years of working with CELA and its predecessor, the CNIB Library

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Expanded Delivery Options Project findings

Published 25 October 2022 by Karen McKay
CELA services

Our Expanded Delivery Options Project concluded earlier this year and we are delighted to release our findings and next steps.

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Manitoba will offer CELA services

Published 28 April 2022 by Karen McKay
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Manitoba becomes the latest province to fully fund the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) services and provide those in the province with print disabilities full access to CELA’s 1 million accessible books, newspapers, and magazines.  

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Meet our Expanded Delivery Options Project team

Published 9 February 2022 by Karen McKay
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Rosalie, Yves, Ioana and Victoria join the CELA team to support participants in our Expanded Delivery Options Pilot Project.

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CELA is delighted to announce Expanded Delivery Options Pilot Project

Published 10 December 2021 by Lindsay Tyler
CELA services

Through this project we will explore new technologies and options for service delivery which will give our users additional ways to access the CELA content.

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CELA and NNELS' Joint Response to Minister Qualtrough’s Announcement

Published 16 March 2021 by Laurie Davidson
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CELA thanks Government of Canada For Funding

Published 9 February 2021 by Karen McKay
CELA services

We are so pleased to announce that CELA received $3 million in funding from the Government of Canada Social Development Partnerships Program to be spent during our current fiscal year, 2020-2021.

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Meet Noushin Naziripour from Yukon Public Libraries

Published 29 September 2020 by Faline Bobier
CELA services

Yukon Public Library offers innovative accessibility kits as part of a creative outreach plan.

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