8A - Once upon a library: NVDA and The Aotearoa People’s Network Kaharoa
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Once Upon a Library: NVDA and The Aotearoa People’s Network Kaharoa Keiran McNabb & Moata Tamaira Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc. 2010
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This paper was presented at the 2010 conference of the Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities: http://www.printdisability.org. You can read the full paper and listen to the audio recording on the conference blog site: http://roundtable2010.wordpress.com/conference-proceedings/8a-aotearoa-peoples-network-kaharoa/
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Once Upon a Library:NVDA and The Aotearoa People’s Network Kaharoa
Keiran McNabb & Moata TamairaRound Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc. 2010
Hawera Library,Manaia
Hawera Library
The Aotearoa People’s Network Kaharoa...what
is that, exactly?
The Digital Strategy (2005)
► Connectivity
► Confidence
► Content
We provide -
► Fast broadband
► PCs & Printer
► Wifi
► Digital repository & scanner
► Helpdesk support & staff training
The Funding
► National Library of New Zealand funding
► Funding from the Digital Strategy through the Community Partnership Fund and latterly direct grants.
► Contribution from Partner Libraries needed to retain the current level of support long term.
Where are the APNK partner libraries and marae?
DunedinCity Library
Gene Gibson & Keiran McNabb with Extra Touch Awards, October 2009
What is NVDA?
NVDA = Non Visual Desktop Access -
► Free open source product
► Available in a portable version for use on USB drive
► Works with Windows operating system
► Available in over 20 languages
The New Inventors [video]
ABC TelevisionBroadcast date 10 March 2010
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/newinventors/video/video.htm
One person, acting locally
► Brought the product to our attention
► Made suggestions about how to configure it
► Provides us with ongoing feedback
► Keeps us in the loop on other products that are available
Effects
► Over 500 PCs in 120 APNK libraries all over NZ now have accessibility software installed
► Christchurch City Libraries has followed suit in their 20 libraries
► Who will be next?
The recipe to making it work
► A solid, secure, stable infrastructure
► Belief in the “access for all” philosophy
► Listen to, and communicate with your customers. They’re experts...not you.
► Having a free, usable product available – if no one makes one, we can’t use it.
The best thing about a recipe is that anyone can follow it.
► APNK and Christchurch City Libraries have come on board. Who is next?
► Ingredients aren’t that exotic.
► Why stop at libraries?
► Think globally, Act locally!
