#106: Make accessbility someone's job

It’s easy to let barriers slip into your services when there isn’t anyone who is explicitly responsible for stopping that from happening. You may not have the power to convince your library to hire a diversity and inclusion librarian, but there is probably something you can do to codify accessibility in your library. For example, are you involved in creating a form that will be used by library staff to plan programs? Add a question where the staff person should list potential barriers to participation in the program and how they plan to address those barriers. Are you involved in collection development? Advocate for accessible formats to be addressed in your library’s collection development policy, or suggest setting aside a certain amount of the collection budget for materials in accessible formats.