Katherine is the Manager, Administration and Programs at the Canadian Association of Research Libraries and has been involved in projects and initiatives of interest to all library types for over 25 years. Working with CARL’s Public Policy Committee, she develops policies and strategies that promote and advocate for the academic library community with Canada’s federal government. She was the first Executive Director for the Canadian Federation of Library Associations, where she grew her knowledge of public, special, and government libraries. Katherine works with many stakeholder groups to advance the goals of the association.
Libraries and publishers can work together to improve the availability of accessible published content for people with disabilities. Here we present recommendations to support the cross-sector collaboration necessary to improve the accessibility of content in our communities.