In 2011, 42 3-person educator teams, led by the school librarian, participated in Project ENABLE (Expanding Non-discriminatory Access By Librarians Everywhere) summer workshops on providing
effective library and information services and programs to preK-12 students with disabilities. On November 15, 2012, the Project ENABLE training Web site went live. Since that time more than 32,000 unique visitors have visited the site. The self-paced, multimedia
online training is free but registration is required.
Today, we announce that applications are now available for the 2013 Project ENABLE summer workshops, held on the Syracuse University campus. Each librarian applicant is responsible for assembling a collaborative team including
a general educator and special educator from his/her school or district. Once a team is assembled, all team members must complete their specific workshop application at
http://projectenable.syr.edu/WORKSHOPS/Applications
in order to be considered.
The project will cover each team’s travel, housing and meals for all three team members while in Syracuse attending a workshop. The workshops cover disability awareness, school disability law, Universal Design, accessible and
inclusive learning environments, IEP awareness, and much more. If selected, each librarian leader must be willing to commit to delivering one 1-3 hour workshop to colleagues in his/her home district or region sometime during the 2013-14 school year.
Complete team registrations are due by Feb. 22, 2013. A panel will be assembled in late February to select 30 teams to participate in the Project ENABLE workshops. All applicants will be notified early in March. Workshops
will be held June 22-26 and August 5-9.
Project ENABLE is funded by grants from the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
Ruth V. Small, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Project ENABLE
Center for Digital Literacy
School of Information Studies
Syracuse University