Audience

K – 12 Librarians

Presenter Name(s)

Barbara Fecteau, Librarian, Beverly High School

Presenter Bio(s)

Barbara Fecteau has been the library media specialist at Beverly High School since 2005. She is a senior visiting instructor of library media at Salem State University. She has been involved with the Massachusetts School Library Association and the Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award and really needs to rein in her desire to do all the Massachusetts library things! When not librarianing, she enjoys swimming and watching soothing half-hour comedies. And reading, of course.

Description

This workshop satisfies the requirement for 15 PDPs in Special Education for recertification.  

This professional development course, specifically created for School Librarians, focuses on the disability experience, disability law, teaching all learners, adaptive and assistive technology and school library accessibility.

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand disability law and its implications for the school library
• Recognize ways that supporting students with special needs can influence every aspect of our role as school librarians
• Plan ways to steer our libraries towards providing exceptional access for all students 

Synchronous / Asynchronous

Synchronous & Asynchronous

Location

Live via Zoom and Online

Dates & Times

Live via Zoom on Saturdays, October 3rd and October 24th from 9:00am – 12:00pm with an additional (9) asynchronous hours online

PDPs

15

Credit

1 optional graduate credit available for an additional fee of $125 payable to Worcester State University

Cost

$295 ACCEPT members/$355 non-members

Registration Deadline

September 18, 2026