New Resource Spotlight: Guide to IKBLC for Neurodivergent Patrons
Hello and welcome back to another blog post! This month’s post is going to highlight a new resource available to students at UBC: The Guide to IKBLC for Neurodivergent Patrons. I worked on developing this guide last summer, along with Emma Cornelius, a former librarian at IKBLC. I’m excited to share our work with you […]
Disability Pride Month: A Look at Disability Advocacy’s Past and Present
Hello and welcome back to my monthly blog posts as your EDI Student Librarian! This month’s topic is Disability Pride Month. July is designated as Disability Pride Month because the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in July 1990 in the United States. In this post, I’m going to dive into the history of […]
Making Space for Neurodivergent Patrons at UBC Library Accessibility Initiatives Happening This Summer
Celia Hagey, EDI Student Librarian at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Each month, will be publishing a blog post about an EDI issue that is relevant to our community at UBC. She shares her first post about this summer project.