Greetings All,The Equitable Action Committee invites you to attend the many events during VRA 2021 that are related to the VRA’s equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts.Monday, March 22
- 1:00pm - 4:00pm CST Digital Accessibility and Accessible Design Practices Workshop
Tuesday, March 23
- 10:00am - 11:00am Adaptability, Ingenuity, and Opportunity: VR Professionals During a Pandemic
- 11:00am - 12:00pm CST Cash Rules Everything Around Me
- 1:00-1:45pm CST Re-imagining Digital Collections Metadata: Improving Workflows And Supporting User Experience
Wednesday, March 24
- 11:00am - 12:30pm CST Keynote Speaker: Steven De'Juan Booth
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST ‘63 Boycott: How a digital audiovisual civil rights collection inspires new generations of students
Thursday, March 25
- 10:00am - 11:00am CST Oral Histories for the Uninitiated: Transcribing, Copyright, Metadata and Everything in Between
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST Power and Respect: Giving Back IPR Rights to Vulnerable Communities
- 2:00-3:00pm CST Critical Viewing and Collaboration and Outreach: Building Innovative Projects
Friday, March 26
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm CST EAC Community Hour: Looking Back and Looking Forward
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST Stories from the Start
If you are unable to attend VRA 2021 and have suggestions for EAC, you may fill out the form here (https://bit.ly/38Y8nGZ).Contributed by Equitable Action Committee Co-chairs:Lael Ensor-Bennett, Johns Hopkins UniversityKendra Werst, Williams College