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Disability Network
CILIP Accessibility Award T
HE CILIP Disability Network believes it is important to showcase, recognise and shine a light on good practice
related to accessibility that has a meaningful and positive impact on information professionals, or patrons using a library, knowledge or information service.
This has been the driver for setting up the
CILIP Accessibility Award, in memory of Lynne Mackie. Lynne was an esteemed Librarian, working for Barts Health NHS Trust library who sadly died in December 2021, aged 30. This inaugural prize, in memory of
Lynne, has been made possible by the hard work of many people who knew and worked with Lynne – namely Helen Alper, Associate Director of Knowledge at Barts Health NHS Trust and Adam Tocock, Library Manager at Whittington Health NHS Trust as well as all of the very hardworking CILIP Disability Network committee members (Anna Adcock, Heather Berry, Carol Smith and Toni Velikova).
Nominations
We received an overwhelming number of amazing nominations. So many in fact that the judges felt they needed to have two awards: one for an individual and one for an organisation or group.
I was honoured to read the nominations which outlined the outstanding work being conducted by LIS professionals, working beyond their roles to create accessible environments. At the risk of sounding clichéd, every entry really was fantastic, and each person nominated should feel incredibly proud of the work they are doing.
The standard of entries was remarkably high. Given the very high standard, we also felt it was necessary to award highly commended certificates.
I would like to use this column to highlight in detail the splendid work that our nominees are doing. You will hear more about their work in coming issues. As a network, we intend to take all the good practice we have read about in the nominations and work with nominees and winners to produce a toolkit of best practice
December 2024
which we can share with library, knowledge and information services. If you would like to help with this work, we’d love to have you on the Disability Network Committee. Simply email
info.disability@cilip.org.uk to find out how to get involved.
A video of our online event, which took place on 6 December, can be found on the Disability Network page
https://tinyurl.com/ CILIPDNet.
Winners
My boundless thanks and appreciation go to the wonderful screenwriter and playwright Tim Price, for announcing our winners and taking the time to record a short video for us. If you have not seen it, I can highly recommend Nye (https://tinyurl. com/NyeNatT), which has a wonderful library scene we should all experience. You can find Tim’s work on BBC Sounds
(Acid Dream), Radio 4 in January (The Bolt) at the National Theatre (Nye, 3 July to 16 August 2025) and Wales Millennium Centre (Nye, 22-30 August 2025) The winner of the individual CILIP Accessibility Award in memory of Lynne Mackie 2024 is Yasir Haniff for his work at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Library in raising awareness of deafness and providing tips and techniques to overcome communication barriers. Leanne Dempsey from Kirkham Library
in Lancashire is highly commended for her work developing social stories. Tom Peach from York St John University is highly commended for his advocacy and support for students.
The winner of the service category of the
CILIP Accessibility Award in memory of Lynne Mackie 2024 is The Neurodivergent Library and Information Staff Network for their extensive work to support neuro- divergent talent in library and information staff in the UK and Ireland Hackney Community Library Service is highly commended for their outreach work which includes a telephone book group for homebound readers.
The entries and winners of the CILIP Accessibility Award, in memory of Lynne Mackie:
Yasir Haniff, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust – Winner (Individual).
Morag Clarkson is Co-Chair of the CILIP Disability Network.
Neurodivergent Library and Information Staff Network – Winner (Service).
Tom Peach, York St John University – Highly Commended.
Leanne Dempsey, Kirkham Library, Lancashire – Highly Commended.
Hackney Community Library Service, London Borough of Hackney – Highly Commended.
Kay Day, Arts University Bournemouth. Stacey Astil, Keyll Darree Library
Charlotte Taylor, Medway NHS Foundation Trust Knowledge and Library Service
John Gale, JET Library, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Zara Andrews, Library and Evidence Research Centre, Leeds General Infirmary
Jessica Wykes, City St George’s, University of London - Library Services
Accessible Formats team, Sheffield Hallam University
Lucy Reynolds and Karen Burdon, Cornwall Libraries, Chy Trevail, Bodmin Library
Naomi Majek, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Sarah Bajomee, Brixham Library, Torbay, Devon IP
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