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I am a librarian at Canton Public Library and also a member of of the <a href="https://www.miculturalaccess.org/professional-development" title="https://www.miculturalaccess.org/professional-development">
Michigan Alliance for Cultural Accessibility</a><a href="https://www.miculturalaccess.org/professional-development" title="https://www.miculturalaccess.org/professional-development"> </a>(MACA). Last week MACA featured speaker Alayna Lail from the Division
on Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing, (DODDBHH) in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights who presented on this very topic! The quick response is that any ASL interpreter offered as accommodation
<b>must</b> be a <a href="https://adata.org/factsheet/sign-language-interpreters" title="https://adata.org/factsheet/sign-language-interpreters">
qualified ASL interpreter</a> according to ADA Title III requirements. We had asked about having a staff member who is fluent or semi-fluent provide translation and while Alayna mentioned that some access is better than no access, that this did not equate to
compliance under ADA,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I highly recommend checking out the provided links or contacting DODDBHH directly with specific questions as they are marvelous and can help connect you with resources to meet patron needs and requests. I also
recommend joining <a href="https://www.miculturalaccess.org/">MACA</a> as we offer several valuable trainings and a network of cultural institutions to connect with (AND its very library budget friendly to join!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#646464">Librarian, Canton Public Library</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>From:</b> Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l <<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a></span></u>><br>
<b>Date:</b> April 21, 2025 at 4:24:19<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM EDT<br>
<b>To:</b> <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a></span></u><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>[Michlib-l] ALS service</b><br>
<b>Reply-To:</b> Lisa Waskin <<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org">lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org</a></span></u>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif">I am looking for libraries who have people on staff who know ASL and act as interpreters for patrons as part of their job, but not necessarily their entire job.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif">If your library does this, please contact me off list so I can find out more information to specific questions I have. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif">Thank you so much!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif">Lisa</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro Cond",serif">Lisa Waskin, District Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro Cond",serif">Superior District Library</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro Cond",serif">541 Library Drive</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro Cond",serif">Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro Cond",serif">Ph. (906) 632-9331</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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