Webinars and teleconferences

About live webinars

CELA offers libraries regular training webinars. All training is offered free of charge to member libraries.

Webinar certificates: Webinar completion certificates available for participants on request by emailing members@celalibrary.ca

To register for a training session, click on the link with the webinar date and time and complete the registration form. (You will need to adjust the times for your region - all times given on the website are in Eastern Time).

Once you have registered, you will receive your own link to join the webinar with the option of adding the information to your calendar.

You will need a computer with a broadband internet connection and speakers: System requirements

If you experience problems connecting to the webinar, please contact CELA Member Services at members@celalibrary.ca. 

 

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Educator Access Program webinar

This webinar will introduce the CELA Educator Access program which allows public libraries to offer educators at the elementary, secondary and post-secondary levels in their community access to CELA services on behalf of students with print disabilities. This webinar is for both educators and public library staff.

Tues, Aug 31 3:00-4:00pm EDT

Thurs, Oct 7 3:00-4:00pm EST

 

CELA and accessible reading technologies, devices and apps

People with print disabilities use a variety of mainstream and specialized technologies to read. Understanding these options is important because one size does not fit all, and choice of technology can help empower readers. This webinar will introduce participants to key accessible reading technologies used by library patrons with print disabilities including screen magnification, text to speech, braille displays, literacy support software, and accessible reading apps for mobile devices.

Thurs, Sept 23 1:00-2:00pm EDT

Accessible Publishing in Canada

This webinar will provide an overview of the state of accessible publishing in Canada. The session will cover the history, international context, and the current federal funding to support creating accessible books in commercial formats within the Canadian publishing industry, and how this relates to CELA services. The session will introduce participants to the importance of ‘born-accessible’ and how it directly affects access to books in the formats of choice, content and the various initiatives underway in Canada to support this concept.

Thurs, Oct 14 1:00-2:00pm EST