Syracuse University

Syracuse University will use its grant to support Project ENABLE, which will extend a high-quality, comprehensive continuing education program for school librarians to help them better serve the library and information needs of preschool students with disabilities. Thirty teams of general educators, special educators, and school librarians will collaboratively study types of disabilities, disability law, assistive technology, the Individualized Education Program process, accessibility, and Universal Design for Learning. Following an intensive summer workshop, participant teams will implement action plans in their schools, participate in a wiki to share success stories and exchange ideas, and use a training package to deliver two workshops to their school librarian colleagues in their home districts. The project’s free and fully accessible training website will be further developed and marketed to librarians nationwide.