How to deliver and sustain accessible digital learning - for HE and FE professionals

Giving consistent student experiences at course and module level

Why you should attend

This session will help you:

Evaluate your course creation approach for accessibility  
Identify and build on the “accidental” inclusive practices that emerge from good teaching practices,  
Identify strengths, weaknesses and training needs using a range of evidence-based checks  
Consider how to bake digital accessibility considerations into templates, quality assurance and feedback  
Engage content creators and teaching and learning staff in recognising the importance of being accessible and inclusive by design.  
Improve the overall learning experience for all students  
Provide a holistic framework for auditing the accessibility of different courses/subject areas.

Who will benefit from this training

The intended audiences for this training include course leaders, heads of subject, digital teams, student experience, learning and teaching.

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13:00 - 15:00 GMT
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Attendees of the live training session will receive a Certificate of Attendance to add to their professional development training portfolio.

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You may also be interested in our Accessibility maturity model for HE and FE professionals.

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Course overview

For disabled students, now more than ever, an inclusive digital experience is crucial to their ability to participate in education on an equal footing.

The legal requirement to provide platforms and documents that are compliant with WCAG 2.1 AA has helped to move things forward, but a focus on compliance is only part of the solution.

Good accessibility practices make teaching and learning more effective for everyone. But, for the student experience to be seamless, there needs to be a focus on consistent good practices at course and module level.

Baking digital accessibility considerations into your course design and quality assurance processes will improve the learning experience for everyone and provide students with confidence to make an informed choice of provider, knowing that their accessibility needs have been considered proactively.

What you will learn

Attendees will:

Learn how digital accessibility principles closely align with a wide range of teaching excellence frameworks and approaches
Review the module level digital accessibility maturity framework
Discuss 10 areas of the framework
Review evidence for samples of modules from own institution and collate points for each area
Determine scoring at bronze, silver, gold level
Discuss barriers to progress and share best practice

Attendees will receive a link to a recording of the training to watch back at your leisure after the event. (And you’ll always have access to the latest advice as we will update the content on the link when the training is repeated in the future.)

"We’re about to pilot universal design for learning and bringing disability visibly into the curriculum with a set of modules and will use the scoring early in the process to review what they have built in for students in their module."

“An excellent and informative session”

“Very useful session and a nice model to use. It was good to know that others have similar issues and challenges”

"The course was great at raising ideas and concerns around accessibility that aren't part of our normal module and course review processes. The framework and discussion was incredibly useful in highlighting where we could improve and things we need to consider when designing and redesigning our modules."

"Invaluable for unpicking how to approach digital accessibility and develop an faculty strategy."

Meet your trainers - Alistair McNaught and Amy Low

Alistair McNaught

Alistair McNaught of McNaught Consultancy is well known for his skill in translating accessibility into the everyday practices of many institutional roles. He specialises in helping organisations get better return on digital investments by identifying the small changes that can make big differences to users. Alistair worked as a front-line teacher for 20 years then worked for national organisations supporting e-learning and accessibility in Further and Higher education.

Amy Low

Amy Low is Service Delivery Director at AbilityNet, and heads up our workplace, education and free services teams. Having spent 15 years working in a variety of leadership and transformation roles within serviced property and IT services, Amy joined AbilityNet in 2016, drawn by the opportunity to leverage technology to remove barriers to participation for disabled people and create a better digital experience for everyone. She works with a wide range of institutions and organisations providing services and support to ensure their digital practices are meeting the needs of the widest audience.

Important information

Class size: We limit the number of people on our training courses to ensure all attendees can engage with the presenter, ask questions and have an informative experience.

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