Accessible Tech: Infrastructure Is People: How Libraries Are Redefining Digital Accessibility from the Inside Out
@ Virtual
The Great Lakes ADA Center in collaboration with the Southeast ADA Center invites you to register for the upcoming Accessible Technology Webinar titled “Infrastructure Is People: How Libraries Are Redefining Digital Accessibility from the Inside Out.”
Speaker(s):
- Martina Svyantek, Digital Accessibility Specialist, University of Virginia Library
Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Description:
Libraries are increasingly positioned as the hub of institutional digital accessibility work — but infrastructure without investment in people is merely compliance theater. This session traces how the University of Virginia Library is building a distributed accessibility ecosystem anchored not in tools and technical standards, but in the humans who sustain them. Using the UVA Library Digital Accessibility Working Group (DAWG) as a case study, participants will explore what it looks like to treat training and capacity building as strategic decisions, not afterthoughts, leaving with a framework for building sustainable accessibility infrastructure.
Individuals will be able to submit questions for the speaker in advance during the registration process.
Human Generated Real-Time Captioning will be provided for this session.
Format: Zoom Webinar Platform (Closed Captioning will be provided via Zoom and Stream Text link option)
Registration Required: Registration for this session can be found on the schedule page at www.ada-accessibletech.org. If you do not have an account with our system, you will be required to establish one before registering.
Registration deadline: Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Continuing Education Recognition (CER): ADACC, Certificate of Attendance
Questions should be directed to webinars@adaconferences.org
