Library Employment and the ADA: Tuesday, September 25, 2007

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been in effect since 1990 and often employers and employees have questions about how it affects them.  Libraries are no exception in this respect.  They need to know:

• How does the ADA affect the hiring process in libraries?
• What is the definition of a disability under the ADA?
• What kinds of accommodations must libraries make for employees with disabilities?
• How can a library create a more diverse workplace by employing people with disabilities? 

Attendees will learn the answers to these questions and much more about how the ADA affects library employees as well as about a new initiative to raise awareness of the positive aspects about employing people with disabilities, Connect-Ability.  We encourage librarians to attend with their (or their city’s) human resources staff.

There will be ample time for questions and discussion during the day.   

Our primary presenter will be:

• Stan Kosloski, Community Facilitator for the University of Connecticut Center on Disabilities, a division of the UConn Health Center.  He is also Project Director of the Disability Advocacy Collaborative, a newly formed statewide network of advocacy organizations that seeks to enhance the effectiveness of disability advocacy in Connecticut.  He was a founding member of the Americans with Disabilities Act Coalition of Connecticut and currently serves as its Treasurer.

This workshop is sponsored by the CLA ADA committee and the Connecticut State Library.

For more information on this workshop contact: Mary Engels, mengels@cslib.org. 

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

9:30 a.m. – Registration and Coffee.  Program 10:00 a.m.  - 3:00 p.m.

Farmington Public Library

Fee: $15, includes lunch   Limit: 60

REGISTRATION: Access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events at: http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp .The events that require sign up are designated by the underlined event titles. To register for a workshop, click on the underlined event title. Enter the following information: FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, NAME OF YOUR LIBRARY, SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS REQUIRED, NOTES (for additional instructions). Click on COMPLETE REGISTRATION when done. Library staff should complete the registration form for both themselves and any Human Resources staff attending.  Check that they are library staff on the registration form and indicate the address to send an invoice in the notes field on the form.   First time users will be prompted to enter an address. Please enter YOUR LIBRARY ADDRESS.  Once completed, you will receive an event confirmation form. You will be mailed an invoice for the workshop. Please include a copy of the invoice with your payment. Checks must be made payable to the Connecticut State Library and sent to: Fiscal Services, Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106.  If you have any questions regarding invoicing for this event contact Kris Abery kabery@cslib.org or Mary Engels mengels@cslib.org

IMPORTANT NOTE: Cancellations require 72 hour notice (3 business days, excluding weekends & holidays) or you will be invoiced. (Attendee will automatically be placed on a waiting list if they miss 3 events in 6 months that require 72 hour cancellation notice.) It is therefore important that you sign-in on the workshop attendance sheet. For more information contact: Kris Abery at kabery@cslib.org