Learners’ experiences of access arrangements at school have significance for transition to post-16 learning environments and future use of strategies. In looking at the provision of live captioning in educational contexts, it’s vital to consider whether, and how, it is used with younger learners, specifically young deaf and hard of hearing people, to understand the […]
A recent Jisc community survey on live captioning in UK further and higher education shows that use is growing and interest in experimenting with different tools is high, but it also points to some clear practical challenges. Feedback on issues such as accuracy, infrastructure, staff awareness and policy gaps offers useful insights that will help […]
Are Smart glasses digital innovation that will support inclusion and enhance the student experience? The term smart glasses as used here is a generic term to describe a range of wearable technology products. This includes assistive models such as those specifically for blind and low-vision users, as well as more commercially orientated glasses. Some of […]
Our last accessibility drop-in clinic featured a few of our Accessibility Community’s Leadership Team introducing themselves and talking a little bit about their areas of practice. You can view the recording and access the transcript on the accessibility drop-in clinic page (March 2021). Following on from this, Miranda Melcher, shares more of her thoughts and […]
One of our most popular accessibility drop-in clinics featured three practitioners sharing how they support staff with accessibility. View the recording and access the transcript on the accessibility drop-in clinic page (November 2020: Supporting teaching staff to create accessible content). Here, one of the presenters, Miranda Melcher, shares more detail on her approach. For more […]
Moving learning online is a major challenge for educators and students alike. Staying Home also needs to include staying safe online.
How safe are we communicating, working and learning via online platforms. What do we need to remember as we go all out for online delivery?
Julia Taylor, Jisc subject specialist in access and engagement reminds us about online safety.
The most compelling life stories are often ones that allow us to connect with the storyteller and for many, the pursuit of academic opportunities form the basis of their narrative With this in mind, how do educational institutions enable Deaf/Deafblind to pursue their story- underpinned by equality of access in their educational journey? In our […]
It seems tautological to write a blog post on open access and accessibility. Surely if something is open access then it is open to anyone and therefore accessible to anyone? Alistair McNaught argues that the link between open access and accessibility is more nuanced than you might expect. Authors and institutions need simple guidelines to […]
What digital skills do you need to do the job? In the fast changing, competitive landscape of employment, Digital Capability is seen as essential to developing a competent individual and an effective organisation. Defining the digital skills needed to do a job efficiently is only part of the challenge in education. Because technology offers so […]
As the start of the academic year is just around the corner we’ve pulled together some quick reminders and quick wins for you to consider when creating accessible resources, information and/or learning material. How do you make sure your Word documents are accessible? I use inbuilt heading styles (Heading 1, Heading 2 etc.) to structure […]