Firstly, immense thanks to members of the FEHE Digital Accessibility Working Group (DAWG) for identifying the need to clarify changes to the GDS sample statement and what it means for UK colleges and universities. Particular thanks are due to Rohan Slaughter for capturing detailed information about the changes outlined here, and to John Kelly and […]
As learners start back after COVID they will be entering a new hybrid teaching environment. Hopefully, much of it will be familiar and well within their experience and expectations, but there will be challenges, particularly for disadvantaged learners. This will be an ongoing process of developing more inclusive teaching environments that promise everyone the same […]
The focus should be on ‘difference’. Providing flexibility and choice as we redesign hybrid online learning post covid.
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Using podcasts in online learning
In this guest post, Miranda Melcher explores the potential of podcasts to provide students with a more diverse and inclusive learning experience. Miranda has taught in a variety of environments, including as a graduate teaching assistant in the departments of War Studies and Defense Studies at King’s College London, a fellow at the Ecole de […]
A community-led resource Members of the accessibility community MS Team have developed a crowdsourcing approach to collating third party statements to help everyone meet the requirements of the The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018. Under the regulations, public sector organisations need to produce accessibility statements for digital content, this includes […]
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Stay home – Stay Safe?
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 Covid-19 Pandemic is challenging the accepted mechanics of teaching delivery. Such an unexpected switch to online alternatives has inevitably focused teachers primarily on what needs to be taught right here, right now. Julia Taylor – Jisc subject specialist in inclusive practice reflects that as with the Covid-19 infection itself – there will be lessons for the longer term.
It seems logical to those of us working in higher education that students need to read for their degrees. Yet research indicates this isn’t so obvious to students themselves, with patterns of student reading not reflecting the approach and skills needed to succeed in HE. In this blog post, Michelle Malomo and Sarah Pittaway from the […]
Nothing is perfect and nothing stays the same for long. This is as true of the Disabled Students Allowance as anything else. In this first of two blog posts, Adam Tweed from AbilityNet reflects on some of the issues from an assessor perspective. How can organisations – and indeed government – evolve the system to […]
There’s a lot of activity going on in organisations to prepare for the web accessibility regulations. Alistar McNaught examines why appropriate ownership of the activity is vital. We have all been in the situation. The very urgent parcel that needs to catch the post. The unexpected traffic jams on the way to the post office. […]