Mathia Lee ~ Plans and Preoccupations

SgLEAD

Posted in Social Commentary by mathialee on November 25, 2009

Hey, this very meaningful website found me & I didn’t think I should keep it to myself!

http://sglead.wordpress.com/about/    (Contents below are not mine; cut-and-paste from their site. Go check out their blog too! )

sgLEAD is “A volunteer network for librarians, individuals and organisations interested in providing reading, learning and library services to people with disabilities in Singapore.

singapore
Librarians for
Empowerment &
Advocacy for the
Disabled

Discussion Group http://sglead.wordpress.com/discussion-group/

Join the discussion/ mailing list at:
>>>groups.google.com/group/sgLEAD

  • To sign-up without a Gmail account, email the administrator at sgLEAD@googlegroups.com
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    singapore
    Librarians for
    Empowerment &
    Advocacy for the
    Disabled

    Group Description
    A librarian-volunteer network for individuals and organisations interested in providing reading, learning and library services to people with disabilities.

    It is a:

    • Discussion group led & faciliated by librarians;
    • Open to those in the library and information profession, as well any individual;
    • Who share an interest;
    • In the provision of library/ information services;
    • To people with disabilities

    Who can join?
    Membership is open to individuals who have an interest in the area of library and information services to people with disabilities. This includes librarians, educators, therapists, caregivers, individuals with disabilities etc.

    Objectives of the group

    • To be a platform for individuals to share their experiences w.r.t. library services to the disabled
    • To allow individuals with shared interest to network
    • To increase awareness and understanding of the information & service needs of people with disabilities
    • To lead to some concrete actions that enables the disabled to be independent users of library and information services in Singapore

    Questions?
    Feel free to email the group administrator (sgLEAD@googlegroups.com or ramblinglibrarian@gmail.com)

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    1. Ivan Chew said, on November 25, 2009 at 10:07 pm

      Hi Mathia, thanks for plugging the blog and the mailing list. Have to say the mailing list isn’t very active. But it’s there, maybe 5 to 6 members. Cheers!


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