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Category Archives: Equal opportunities
Changing cultures: addressing child poverty
On Tuesday 5th February the Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage, Huw Lewis AM, made an oral statement in the Senedd on “Making a difference: the role of museums, archives and libraries in tackling child poverty”. He also took questions … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Equal opportunities, Libraries, Public libraries, Strategies, Wales
Tagged Changing Cultures, child poverty, Huw Lewis
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Six Steps for blind and partially sighted library users
I’ve previously covered research that shows the importance of reading for blind and partially sighted people, so in this blog post I am focusing on the ways libraries can help visually impaired people. In Sept 2011 (most) public libraries across … Continue reading
Posted in Equal opportunities, Libraries, Public libraries, Research, SCL
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Accessiblity of libraries
Do you have an interest in the accessibility of libraries and information services? If so, you may want to look at the forthcoming conference ‘Access All Areas: Accessibility in Higher Education’ which is on 27th November 2012 in Aberystwyth. NB although … Continue reading
Why reading is vital for blind and partially sighted people
New research just published shows how important reading is for blind and partially sighted people. The report, published by the Reading Agency (TRA) and Loughborough University (LISU) was commissioned by the RNIB and shows that reading for pleasure has a … Continue reading
Posted in Equal opportunities, Impact/Value, Libraries, Reading, Research, SCL
Tagged blind, LISU, partially sighted, reading, research, RNIB, TRA
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Digital by default and libraries
Some people may be aware of the UK (Westminster) government beginning to implement a ‘digital by default’ policy. This was presented in the 2010 report by Martha Lane Fox, the UK Digital Champion and now the government has set out what the … Continue reading
Posted in Digital things, England, Equal opportunities, Libraries, Public libraries, Strategies, Technology, Wales
Tagged digital by default, digital first, UK government, Wales
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Welsh Language Talking Books
75 years after the launch of the first RNIB talking book, an historic event has taken place with the launch of the first ever Welsh Language Talking Book, produced by RNIB Cymru. The first playing of the book took place … Continue reading
Posted in Cymraeg/Welsh, Equal opportunities
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