NISO Plus Baltimore 2025

Efforts by disability rights advocates have significantly advanced the development of accessibility metadata both in publisher and library-based standards. These concerted efforts have brought the stars into closer alignment, allowing us to more fully imagine how information about accessibility features may flow from creators into library discovery services. This alignment is crucial for ensuring that individuals with disabilities can access the information they need from libraries without unnecessary barriers.
 
This panel invites thought leaders in the area of accessibility metadata to imagine the potential for beneficiary communities, the risks of inaction, and what steps we can take to make the future we want. By bringing together experts from the field, we aim to explore the transformative potential of well-implemented accessibility metadata. Without continued progress and commitments, we risk perpetuating the exclusion of disabled individuals from vital information resources – affecting education, employment, and overall quality of life. To mitigate these risks, the panel will outline actionable steps that stakeholders can take to ensure a more inclusive future. This includes advocating for the adoption of standardized accessibility metadata, fostering collaboration between publishers and libraries, and promoting awareness of the importance of accessibility in emerging practices.

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Join us for an in-depth look at how evolving browser technologies may affect authentication to electronic resources, from user experiences on the open web to the reliability of common access methods.

This session will feature insights and recommendations for technical librarians, IT and identity professionals, and product experts from publishing and service providers. Additionally, attendees will receive the latest updates from the SeamlessAccess initiative, which aims to streamline online access for users of scholarly tools, information resources, and research infrastructure.

Join us for to hear updates from Internet2 and InCommon pertaining to the Research & Education Federated Identity Community.

We will present progress and recommendations from several working groups active during 2024, including the SAML Subject Identifier Deployment Guidance Working Group and Federation Proxies Working Group. Each of these initiatives was convened to facilitate the refinement and adoption of various standards related to data privacy, user experience and trust. Additionally, we will encourage an interactive discussion on driving standards adoption within the R&E Federated Identity community.

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